Name Tevita Waranaivalu Role Footballer | Years Team Height 1.72 m | |
Full name Ratu Tevita Waranaivalu Date of birth (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 20) Current team Fiji national football team (Midfielder) | ||
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Tevita Waranaivalu (born 16 September 1995) is a Fijian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Rewa in the Fiji National Football League.
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Early career
Waranaivalu started playing football at an early age and was a football player for his high school team Saraswati College in Nausori. He came up through the Rewa FC youth system and made his first team debut at the age of 18 in 2013.
International career
Waranaivalu was a member of Fiji's U-20 national team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. It was the first time that Fiji had qualified for a FIFA event. During the tournament, he played all in three games, inlcuding in the historical 3-0 victory over Honduras.. Waranaivalu made his debut for the Fiji national football team in a 5-0 victory against Tonga on August 19, 2015. He was also part of the Fijian team at the 2016 OFC Nations Cup. On 16 July 2016, Waranaivalu was named in Fiji's 18-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.