Kishan Sami


Kishan Sami is a Fijian footballer who plays as a defender for Manukau United in New Zealand and the Fiji national team.

Club career

Sami started his career in the youth of Ba. In 2017 he made his debut for the first team. Soon after making his debut, Sami became a regular in the first 11. In 2018 he played all 3 matches in Ba's disappointing 2018 OFC Champions League campaign.
On 1 February 2020, Rakula went on a trial at Manukau United FC in New Zealand together with his teammate from Ba F.C. and the national team, Malakai Rakula. Both players signed a one-year deal with the club on 10 February 2020. They made their debut together on 13 March 2020 in a friendly match.

National team

In 2018 Sami was called up by coach Christophe Gamel for the Fiji national football team. He made his debut on March 22, 2018, in a 3–2 loss against the Philippines. He came in for Narendra Rao in the 69th minute of play.
In 2019, he was selected for the 2019 Pacific Games. Fiji won a bronze medal.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 July 2019National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa6–110–12019 Pacific Games