Scott Wara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Semi Scott Wara[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lautoka, Fiji | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Leek Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Fiji | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:43, 7 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:34, 6 September 2018 (UTC) | |||
Semi Scott Wara (born 22 September 1999) is a Fijian footballer who plays for English club Stoke City, as a defender.
Early and personal life
Wara was born in Lautoka, Fiji and moved to Staffordshire, England at a young age.[3] His father served with the British Army.[4] His brother Billy is a rugby player; Scott also played rugby at school before switching to football.[4]
Club career
Wara began his career with Stoke City, playing for the U21 team in the EFL Trophy.[4] He moved on a one-month loan to Leek Town in December 2017,[5] making two league appearances.[6][7]
International career
Wara is eligible to represent either Fiji or England at international level.[3] He received his first call-up to the Fiji senior national team in March 2018.[8] He made his debut on 5 September 2018, in a 1–1 draw against the Solomon Islands, appearing as a half-time substitute for Narendra Rao.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 October 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City U23 | 2017–18[2] | — | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[2] | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Stoke City | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Leek Town (loan) | 2017–18 | Northern Premier League Division One South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 5 September 2018[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | |||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- 1 2 "Scott Wara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 Scott Wara at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Fiji national coach visits Scott Wara to discuss international future". Oceania FC. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- 1 2 3 Peter Smith (7 October 2017). "How teenage defender went from throwing coconuts to rising star at Stoke". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ↑ Jim Hannah (22 December 2017). "Leek Town manager Neil Baker signs up Stoke City defender on loan". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Boxing day derby is a Christmas cracker". Leek Town F.C. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ↑ "Chapman spot on to extend winning run". Leek Town F.C. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ↑ "Scott Wara of Stoke City called up to Fiji squad for the first time". Oceania FC. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Solomons and Fiji draw even". OFC. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.