Epeli Lairoti

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Epeli Lairoti
Personal information
Full name Epeli Lairoti
Date of birth (1995-06-03) 3 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Fiji
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Suva
Youth career
–2012 Ba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Ba
2015– Suva
International career
2017– Fiji 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Epeli Lairoti, sometimes spelled Leiroti, (born 3 June 1995) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Fijian club Suva and the Fiji national team.[1]

Club career[edit]

Lairoti started his career with Ba. After failing to break into the first team he moved Suva in 2015

National team[edit]

In 2017 Lairoti was called up by coach Christophe Gamel for the Fiji national football team. He made his debut on September 2, 2017, in a 0–0 draw against Indonesia. He came in for Narendra Rao in the 90th minute of play.

In 2023 he was called up again by Robert Sherman for the national team in preparation for the 2023 Pacific Games.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Epeli Lairoti". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ "DIGICEL Fiji National Men's Football Team Reveals Captains and Final Squad for Pacific Games". Fiji Football Association. Retrieved 10 November 2023.