Cema Nasau (born 15 November 1999) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ba FC and the Fiji women's national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 November 1999 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ba | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Ba | (9) | ||
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Fiji U20 | 5 | (4) |
2018– | Fiji | 23[1][2][3][4] | (26) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2024 |
Nasau is from Koroqaqa in Ba Province and plays for Ba F.C.[5] She started playing football in 2015.[6] In 2016 she was part of the Fiji women's national under-17 football team for the 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship.[7] In 2017 she was part of the Fiji women's national under-20 football team for the 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship.[8] In 2018 she was selected for the Fiji women's national football team for the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup.[9] In 2019 she was part of the team which won bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.[10]
In 2022 she won the golden boot and golden ball awards in the Women's Inter-District Championship.[11] During the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup she won two player of the match awards,[12] as well as best player of the tournament.[13][14]
In 2023 she will move to the Babasiga Lionesses.[11]
International goals
editNo. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 December 2017 | Port Vila, Vanuatu | Tonga | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2017 Pacific Mini Games |
2. | 4–0 | |||||
3. | 11 December 2017 | Solomon Islands | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
4. | 14 December 2017 | Vanuatu | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
5. | 19 November 2018 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Cook Islands | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
6. | 22 November 2018 | Tonga | 3–0 | 12–0 | ||
7. | 9–0 | |||||
8. | 10–0 | |||||
9. | 28 November 2018 | Maré, New Caledonia | Papua New Guinea | 4–1 | 5–1 | |
10. | 8 July 2019 | Apia, Samoa | American Samoa | 2–0 | 11–0 | 2019 Pacific Games |
11. | 3–0 | |||||
12. | 15 July 2019 | New Caledonia | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
13. | 18 July 2019 | Tonga | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
14. | 20 July 2019 | Cook Islands | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
15. | 2–0 | |||||
16. | 7 April 2022 | Sydney, Australia | Philippines | 1–6 | 2–7 | Friendly |
17. | 5 July 2022 | Lautoka, Fiji | Tonga | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
18. | 27 July 2022 | Suva, Fiji | Solomon Islands | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
19. | 2–1 | |||||
20. | 30 July 2022 | Papua New Guinea | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||
21. | 8 November 2022 | Canberra, Australia | Papua New Guinea | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 Pacific Women's Four Nations |
22. | 21 November 2023 | Honiara, Solomon Islands | Vanuatu | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2023 Pacific Games |
23. | 27 November 2023 | New Caledonia | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
24. | 7 February 2024 | Apia, Samoa | American Samoa | 5–0 | 10–0 | 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
25. | 6–0 | |||||
26. | 9–0 | |||||
27. | 16 February 2024 | New Zealand | 1–7 | 1–7 |
References
edit- ^ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Paulini Curuqara (2 March 2022). "Nasau misses mum, hails dad". Fiji Times. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Nasau Back On Oceania's Score Sheet". Fiji Sun. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
Nasau only discovered her passion for football two years ago
- ^ "Sport: PNG close in on U17 football semis as Vanuatu stay alive". RNZ. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Sport: Fiji footballers dedicate performance to former teammate". RNZ. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Sport: Fiji and NZ into Women's Nations Cup final". RNZ. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Fiji Women's soccer team take bronze at Pacific Games". Fiji Village. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Nasau's win for dad, siblings". Fiji Times. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Krishneel Nair (27 July 2022). "Cema Nasau is a very special player – Cole". Fiji Village. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Nasau is best player". Fiji Football Association. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Nasau wins Golden Ball in Nations Cup". Fiji Village. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.