Kishan Sami

Kishan Sami
Personal information
Full name Kishan Ravinesh Sami
Date of birth (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Varadoli, Ba, Fiji
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 Rewa
Youth career
–2017 Ba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Ba 29 (2)
2020 Manukau United 8 (0)
2021– Rewa 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Fiji U17 2 (0)
2018– Fiji U20 3 (1)
2019 Fiji U23 5 (0)
2018– Fiji 13 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Fiji
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Samoa
Bronze medal – third place2023 Solomon Islands
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 July 2019

Kishan Sami (born 13 March 2000) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a right back for Fiji Premier League club Rewa and the Fiji national team.

Club career

Sami started his career in the youth of Ba. In 2017 he made his debut for the first team. Soon after making his debut, Sami became a regular in the first 11. In 2018 he played all 3 matches in Ba's disappointing 2018 OFC Champions League campaign.

On 1 February 2020, Rakula went on a trial at Manukau United FC in New Zealand together with his teammate from Ba F.C. and the national team, Malakai Rakula. Both players signed a one-year deal with the club on 10 February 2020. They made their debut together on 13 March 2020 in a friendly match.

National team

In 2018 Sami was called up by coach Christophe Gamel for the Fiji national football team. He made his debut on March 22, 2018, in a 3–2 loss against the Philippines. He came in for Narendra Rao in the 69th minute of play. In 2019, he was selected for the 2019 Pacific Games. Fiji won a bronze medal.

International goals

Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 July 2019National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa Tuvalu6–110–12019 Pacific Games

Honours

Fiji

References

  1. ↑ "Kishan Sami". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Kishan Sami and Malakai Rakula ready for trials in New Zealand Archived 18 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine, oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog, 1 February 2020
  3. ↑ Fijian duo sign for New Zealand-based club Archived 21 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine, oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog, 10 February 2020
  4. ↑ Fijian duo debut for Manukau United[dead link], oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog, 13 March 2020
  5. ↑ "Youths learn from Malaysia tour". Fijisun. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kishan Sami". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  7. ↑ The Fiji Times. "2019 Pacific Games: Fiji men's win bronze in football competition". Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Fiji Football Association. "Bula Boys thrashes American Samoa". Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  9. ↑ The Fiji Times. "17th Pacific Games, Fiji football men's side win bronze". Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Fiji Football Association. "DIGICEL Fiji National Men's Football Team Reveals Captains and Final Squad for Pacific Games". Facebook. Retrieved 22 April 2026.