Tevita Waranaivalu

Tevita Waranaivalu (born 16 September 1995) is a Fijian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Rewa in the Fiji National Football League.

Tevita Waranaivalu

Personal information
Full name	Ratu Tevita Waranaivalu
Date of birth	(1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Nausori, Fiji
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rewa
Number	12
Youth career
	Rewa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Rewa
2018–2022	Suva
2022-	Rewa
International career‡
2014	Fiji U-20	5	(0)
2015–2016	Fiji U-23	9	(1)
2015–	Fiji	28	(3)
	Fiji Futsal
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2024

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. In January 2018 he moved to Suva.

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, including in the historical 3–0 victory over Honduras.^[1] Waranaivalu made his debut for the Fiji national football team in a 5–0 victory against Tonga on 19 August 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.^[2]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 August 2015	Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fiji	American Samoa	4–0	6–0	Friendly
2.	24 March 2022	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Papua New Guinea	1–1	1–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	2 September 2024	HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji	Solomon Islands	1–0	1–0	Friendly