Osea Vakatalesau

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Osea Vakatalesau
Personal information
Full name	Osea Vakatalesau
Date of birth	(1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Wailotua, Tailevu, Fiji^[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Nadroga
Number	15
Youth career
0000–2004	Lautoka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Lautoka
2006–2008	Ba
2008	→ YoungHeart (loan)	13	(14)
2009–2010	Lautoka	1	(1)
2010–2011	Hekari United	20	(17)
2011–2014	Ba
2014–2015	Amicale
2016	Ba
2017	Lautoka	65	(82)
2020—	Nadroga
International career^‡
2005–2017	Fiji	19	(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2014

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.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 August 2007	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa	Tuvalu	16–0	Win	2007 South Pacific Games
2.				16–0	Win
3.				16–0	Win
4.				16–0	Win
5.				16–0	Win
6.				16–0	Win
7.	27 August 2007	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa	Cook Islands	4–0	Win	2007 South Pacific Games
8.	1 September 2007	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa	Tahiti	0–4	Win	2007 South Pacific Games
9.	1 September 2007	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa	Tahiti	0–4	Win	2007 South Pacific Games
10.	5 September 2007	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa	Vanuatu	3–0	Win	2007 South Pacific Games
11.	17 November 2007	Govind Park, Ba, Fiji	New Caledonia	3–3	Draw	2008 OFC Nations Cup
12.	17 November 2007	Govind Park, Ba, Fiji	New Caledonia	3–3	Draw	2008 OFC Nations Cup
13.	19 August 2015	Govind Park, Ba, Fiji	Tonga	5–0	Win	Friendly
14.	27 August 2015	Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fiji	American Samoa	6–0	Win	Friendly
15.	27 August 2015	Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fiji	American Samoa	6–0	Win	Friendly
Correct as of 28 August 2015^[2]

v t e Fiji squad – 2008 OFC Nations Cup third place
Tamanisau Mateinaqara Boletawa Kumar Finau Waqa Kainihewe Vula Singh Suwamy Lal Kalaou Ali Nawatu Kautoga Rao Tuvura R. Kumar S. Kumar Rabo Tiwa Erenio R. Chand M. Chand Bolatoga Vesikula Manuca Naquleca Dunadamu Krishna Dyer Vakatalesau Coach: Buzzetti

v t e Fiji squad – 2012 OFC Nations Cup
1 Tamanisau (c) 2 Suwamy 3 Posiano 4 Vula 5 Waqa 6 Singh 7 Bolatoga 8 Tiwa 9 Vakatalesau 10 Avinesh 11 Krishna 12 Tekiate 14 Tuilau 15 Dunadamu 16 Kautoga 17 Smith 18 Watkins 19 Finau 21 Tuinawaivuvu 22 Draunibaka 23 Mateinaqara Coach: Buzzetti

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