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Jarvis Vaai
Personal information
Full name Jarvis Vaai Filimalae
Date of birth (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Vaiala, Apia, Samoa[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nelson Suburbs
Number 18
Youth career
Kiwi
2022–202? Fluminense Peru
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Lupe o le Soaga
2020–2021 Havelock North
2024– Nelson Suburbs 6 (0)
International career‡
2018 Samoa U16 6 (7)
2019– Samoa 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 December 2024

Jarvis Vaai Filimalae (born 20 April 2003), commonly referred to as Jarvis Vaai, is a Samoan professional footballer who plays as a forward for New Zealand club Nelson Suburbs.

Club career

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Early career

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Vaai developed an interest in football at the age of seven, when his father Alastise became a referee with the Football Federation Samoa (FFS) and Vaai would accompany him to games.[2] He was enrolled in a number of footballing projects in Samoa, including Fun Football, where he was chosen to star in a commercial promoting the various programmes run by the FFS.[2]

Having played for Kiwi in his youth, Vaai played for both Samoan club Lupe o le Soaga and New Zealand club Havelock North in the 2020 season.[3][4] In January 2022, after a good season with Havelock North, he was invited to join a football centre in Peru linked with Brazilian professional side Fluminense.[5]

Nelson Suburbs

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In 2024 he returned to New Zealand, joining Southern League side Nelson Suburbs.

International career

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Vaai was called up to the Samoa under-16 squad for the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship, scoring five goals in the qualification round before adding two more in the competition proper.[6]

He was called up to the senior squad for the first time ahead of the 2019 Pacific Games, going on to make his debut at the age of sixteen and providing an assist for Matthew Chant in a 2–0 win against Tonga.[7]

In 2024, following a five-year absence from the team, Vaai was called up to the squad again for the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup.[8] Later in the same year, he scored his first goal for the nation in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification; the second in a 2–0 win against American Samoa.[9]

Personal life

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Vaai attended the Hastings Boys' High School in Hastings, New Zealand on a scholarship through an agreement with the FFS.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 6 September 2024.[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lupe o le Soaga 2020 Samoa National League – – 5[a] 0 – 5 0
Nelson Suburbs 2024 Southern League 6 0 – – 0 0 6 0
Career total 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 11 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the OFC Champions League

International

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As of 8 December 2024[13]
National team Year Apps Goals
Samoa 2019 2 0
2024 8 1
Total 10 1

International goals

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Scores and results list Samoa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Samoa goal.
List of international goals scored by Vaai
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2024 FFS Football Stadium Field 1, Apia, Samoa File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa 2–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  12. ^ J. Vaai at Soccerway (archived). Retrieved 6 September 2024.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  13. ^ Jarvis Vaai at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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