Narendra Rao

Narendra Rao (born 27 June 1995) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ba in the Fiji National Football League.

Narendra Rao
Personal information
Full name Narendra Junior Rao
Date of birth (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995
Place of birth Fiji
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ba
Number 17
Youth career
Ba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Ba
National team‡
2011 Fiji U-17 4 (2)
2013–2015 Fiji U-20 12 (1)
2017– Fiji 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2017

Career

Rao started playing football when he was in secondary school. He joined Ba when he was 14 years old and he made his debut in 2012 when he was 16 years old.[1]

International career

Rao made his debut in the Fiji jersey at the 2011 OFC U-17 Championship. This tournament was unsuccessful for Fiji as they managed to win only one time, a 9–0 victory against American Samoa. Rao managed to score two goals himself. After the U17's Rao went on to play with U20's, something that turned out to be a little bit more successful. In 2013 they only managed a second spot, however at the 2014 OFC U-20 Championship they reached the first place. This meant that they had qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. It was the first time that Fiji had qualified for a FIFA event. Rao played all games at the U20 World Cup, including in Fiji's historical 3–0 victory against Honduras.[2] In August 2017 he was called up for the Fijian national football team for two friendly matches in Indonesia. He made his debut on September 2, 2017 in a 0-0 draw against the Indonesia national football team.[3]

References
  1. "Vakatalesau returns". Fiji Football Association. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. "Fiji U20s shock 3–0 victory over Honduras". Radio New Zealand. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. "Match report Indonesia vs Fiji". Sky Spords. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.


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