Osea Vakatalesau

{{Short description|Fijian footballer (born 1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Osea Vakatalesau

| image =

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| fullname = Osea Vakatalesau

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|01|15}}

| birth_place = Wailotua, Tailevu, Fiji{{cite web|url=http://fijilive.com/sports/news/2008/07/wailotua-brothers-team-up-for-blues/4161.Fijilive|title=Wailotua brothers team up for Blues|publisher=Fijilive|date=23 July 2008}}

| height = {{Height|m=1.92|precision=0}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Nadroga

| clubnumber = 15

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004

| youthclubs1 = Lautoka

| years1 = 2004–2005

| clubs1 = Lautoka

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| years2 = 2006–2008

| clubs2 = Ba

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| years3 = 2008

| clubs3 = → YoungHeart (loan)

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 14

| years4 = 2009–2010

| clubs4 = Lautoka

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2010–2011

| clubs5 = Hekari United

| caps5 = 20

| goals5 = 17

| years6 = 2011–2014

| clubs6 = Ba

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| years7 = 2014–2015

| clubs7 = Amicale

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| years8 = 2016

| clubs8 = Ba

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| years9 = 2017

| clubs9 = Lautoka

| caps9 = 65

| goals9 = 82

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2017

| nationalteam1 = Fiji

| nationalcaps1 = 19

| nationalgoals1 = 14

| ntupdate = 27 September 2014

| pcupdate = 27 August 2015

| clubs10 = Nadroga

| years10 = 2020—

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Osea Vakatalesau (born 15 January 1986) is a Fijian footballer who plays for Nadroga and the Fiji national team.

International career

Nicknamed Ozzy, he participated in South Pacific Games 2007 (where he was the tournament's top goalscorer with 10 goals) and the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament where he scored numerous goals for his country. He was the joint top goalscorer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with 12 goals along with Burkina Faso striker Moumouni Dagano.

Career statistics

= International goals =

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! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.rowspan="6" | 25 August 2007rowspan="6" |Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoarowspan="6" |{{fb|TUV}}16–0Winrowspan="6" |2007 South Pacific Games
2.16–0Win
3.16–0Win
4.16–0Win
5.16–0Win
6.16–0Win
7.27 August 2007Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa{{fb|COK}}4–0Win2007 South Pacific Games
8.rowspan="2" |1 September 2007rowspan="2" |Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoarowspan="2" |{{fb|TAH}}0–4Winrowspan="2" |2007 South Pacific Games
9.0–4Win
10.5 September 2007Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa{{fb|VAN}}3–0Win2007 South Pacific Games
11.rowspan="2" |17 November 2007rowspan="2" |Govind Park, Ba, Fijirowspan="2" |{{fb|NCL|1853}}3–3Drawrowspan="2" |2008 OFC Nations Cup
12.3–3Draw
13.19 August 2015Govind Park, Ba, Fiji{{fb|TON}}5–0WinFriendly
14.rowspan="2" |27 August 2015rowspan="2" |Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fijirowspan="2" |{{fb|ASA}}6–0Winrowspan="2" |Friendly
15.6–0Win
colspan=12|{{small|Correct as of 28 August 2015}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20120608181220/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300033712/report.html fifa.com] Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games 2008 OFC Nations Cup

Honours

References

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