Esala Masi

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Esala Masi (born 9 March 1974) is a retired Fijian footballer, who played as a striker.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Club career

Masi began his football career at his hometown club Ba before he signed with National Soccer League (NSL) club Gippsland Falcons in January 1996.[11] The next year, Masi transferred to Wollongong Wolves and helped them win the 1999-2000 NSL title. He spent three seasons at Wollongong, gaining 77 appearances and 19 goals.[12]

After the NSL was disbanded in 2004, he played for several teams in Australia's state league and Malaysia.

In 2006, Masi joined National Premier Leagues Victoria side Oakleigh Cannons FC. In the 2007 season, he finished as the top scorer of the league, scoring 15 goals.[13]

In December 2008, Masi played against LA Galaxy in an exhibition match in New Zealand as part of an Oceania XI All-Star team.[14]

In December 2015, Masi was appointed the coach of Mitchelton FC reserve team.[15]

International career

Masi played international football for Fiji at Under-15, Under-20 and Under-23 levels. He made his full international debut on 7 June 1997 in a 1–0 loss against New Zealand in qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[16] However, his international career is not well documented. Therefore, his exact appearances and goals totals are unknown. According to an interview he gave to Queensland Soccer News, he appeared over 50 times for Fiji, and also won two Melanesia Cups.[17]

He was also captain for Fiji during the 2003 South Pacific Games. In the gold-medal match against New Caledonia, he scored Fiji's second goal from a 35-metre free-kick in a 2–0 victory.[18] Fiji won the gold medal with Masi finishing as the tournament's top scorer with eleven goals.

International goals

Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 15 June 1997 National Stadium, Suva, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = Papua New Guinea flag alias = Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg flag alias-1965 = Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965–1970).svg flag alias-1970 = Flag of Papua New Guinea 1970.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Maritime Element flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Maritime Element link alias-football = Papua New Guinea national soccer team size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–1 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification ||[19]

2. 25 September 1998 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Australia flag alias = Flag of Australia (converted).svg flag alias-1901 = Flag of Australia (1901-1903).svg flag alias-1903 = Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg flag alias-colonial = Australian Colonial Flag.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Australia.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Australia.svg flag alias-naval-1913 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg link alias-naval = Royal Australian Navy link alias-army = Australian Army flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Australia.svg link alias-air force = Royal Australian Air Force flag alias-air force-1948 = Air Force Ensign of Australia (1948–1982).svg flag alias-air force-1922 = Air Force Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg link alias-football = Australia men's national soccer team flag alias-marines=UCP 2RAR.svg link alias-marines=2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Australia.svg link alias-navy = Royal Australian Navy flag alias-military = Ensign of the Australian Defence Force.svg link alias-military = Australian Defence Force size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–3 ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–3 || 1998 OFC Nations Cup ||[20]

3. 4 October 1998 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia {{ Template:Yesno alias = French Polynesia flag alias = Flag of French Polynesia.svg flag alias-1946 = Flag of France.svg name alias-basketball = Tahiti link alias-basketball = Tahiti national basketball team name alias-beach soccer = Tahiti link alias-beach soccer = Tahiti national beach soccer team name alias-football = Tahiti link alias-football = Tahiti national football team name alias-futsal = Tahiti link alias-futsal = Tahiti national futsal team name alias-rugby union = Tahiti link alias-rugby union = Tahiti national rugby union team name alias-rugby sevens = Tahiti link alias-rugby sevens = Tahiti national rugby sevens team size = name = variant = altlink = national football team altvar = football

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |4–2 || rowspan=2|1998 OFC Nations Cup || rowspan=2|[21]

4. 3–0
5. 8 April 2000 National Stadium, Suva, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = Papua New Guinea flag alias = Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg flag alias-1965 = Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965–1970).svg flag alias-1970 = Flag of Papua New Guinea 1970.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Maritime Element flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Maritime Element link alias-football = Papua New Guinea national soccer team size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 5–0 || 2000 Melanesia Cup ||[22]

6. 11 April 2000 National Stadium, Suva, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = Vanuatu flag alias = Flag of Vanuatu.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing flag alias-army = Flag of Vanuatu Mobile Forces.svg link alias-army = Vanuatu Mobile Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| Unknown || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |4–1 || rowspan=2|2000 Melanesia Cup || rowspan=2|[23]

7. Unknown
8. 9 February 2001 Govind Park, Ba, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = Malaysia flag alias = Flag of Malaysia.svg flag alias-1895 = Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg flag alias-1948 = Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Malaysia.svg link alias-naval = Royal Malaysian Navy flag alias-air force = Royal Malaysian Air Force Flag.svg link alias-air force = Royal Malaysian Air Force flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Malaysia.svg link alias-civil = Malaysia flag alias-army = Flag of the Malaysian Army.svg link alias-army = Malaysian Army flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Malaysia.svg link alias-navy = Royal Malaysian Navy flag alias-military = Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Malaysian Armed Forces flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.svg link alias-coast guard = Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency flag alias-23px = Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| Unknown ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 || Friendly ||[24]

9. 7 April 2001 International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia {{ Template:Yesno alias = American Samoa flag alias = Flag of American Samoa.svg flag alias-1900 = Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg flag alias-1908 = US flag 46 stars.svg flag alias-1912 = US flag 48 stars.svg flag alias-1959 = US flag 49 stars.svg link alias-football = American Samoa men's national football team size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 || rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;" |13–0 || rowspan=4|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification || rowspan=4|[25]

10. 2–0
11. 9–0
12. 10–0
13. 16 April 2001 International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Tonga flag alias = Flag of Tonga.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Tonga.svg Tongan Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Tonga.svg Tongan Navy link alias-army = Tongan Land Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 || rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;" |8–1 || rowspan=4|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification || rowspan=4|[26]

14. 4–0
15. 5–0
16. 8–1
17. 1 July 2003 National Stadium, Suva, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = Tuvalu flag alias = Flag of Tuvalu.svg flag alias-1976 = Flag of Tuvalu (1976–1978).svg flag alias-1978 = Flag of Tuvalu (1978–1995).svg flag alias-oct1995 = Flag of Tuvalu (1995).svg flag alias-1995 = Flag of Tuvalu (1996–1997).svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |4–0 || rowspan=2| 2003 South Pacific Games|| rowspan=2|[27]

18. 2–0
19. 5 July 2003 Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = Kiribati flag alias = Flag of Kiribati.svg size = name = altlink = national football team

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 || rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;" |12–0 || rowspan=7|2003 Pacific Games || rowspan=7|[28]

20. 5–0
21. 6–0
22. 7–0
23. 8–0
24. 9–0
25. 10–0
26. 7 July 2003 Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = Solomon Islands flag alias = Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg flag alias-1893 = Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg flag alias-1906 = Flag of the Solomon Islands (1906–1947).svg flag alias-1947 = Flag of the Solomon Islands (1947–1956).svg flag alias-1956 = Flag of the Solomon Islands (1956–1966).svg flag alias-1966 = Flag of the Solomon Islands (1966–1977).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of the Solomon Islands.svg flag alias-government = Government Ensign of the Solomon Islands.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of the Solomon Islands.svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of the Solomon Islands.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 || 2003 Pacific Games ||[29]

27. 11 July 2003 National Stadium, Suva, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = New Caledonia flag alias = Flags of New Caledonia.svg flag alias-FLNKS = Flag of FLNKS.svg flag alias-local = Flag of FLNKS.svg flag alias-french = Flag of France.svg flag alias-1853 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg flag alias-merged = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg flag alias-football = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg flag alias-beach soccer = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg flag alias-futsal = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg flag alias-basketball = Flag of FLNKS.svg flag alias-baseball = Flag of FLNKS.svg size = size flag alias = 43x12px sizebig flag alias = 60x17px name = variant = altlink = national football team altvar = football

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 || 2003 Pacific Games ||[30]

28. 15 May 2004 Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa {{ Template:Yesno alias = American Samoa flag alias = Flag of American Samoa.svg flag alias-1900 = Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg flag alias-1908 = US flag 46 stars.svg flag alias-1912 = US flag 48 stars.svg flag alias-1959 = US flag 49 stars.svg link alias-football = American Samoa men's national football team size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 8–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 11–0 || |2006 FIFA World Cup qualification ||[31]

29. 17 May 2004 Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa {{ Template:Yesno alias = Samoa shortname alias = Samoa flag alias = Flag of Samoa.svg flag alias-colonial = Flag of the Samoa Trust Territory.svg size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification ||[32]

30. 12 August 2005 Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = India flag alias = Flag of India.svg flag alias-1880 = British Raj Red Ensign.svg flag alias-British = British Raj Red Ensign.svg flag alias-1931 = 1931 Flag of India.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of India.svg flag alias-army = Flag of Indian Army.svg link alias-army = Indian Army flag alias-naval-1879 = Flag of Imperial India.svg flag alias-naval-1884 = Flag of Imperial India.svg flag alias-naval-1928 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg flag alias-naval-1947 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg flag alias-naval-1950 = Naval Ensign of India (1950–2001).svg flag alias-naval-2001 = Naval Ensign of India (2001–2004).svg flag alias-naval-2004 = Naval Ensign of India (2004–2014).svg flag alias-naval-2014 = Naval Ensign of India (2014–2022).svg flag alias-naval-2022 = Naval Ensign of India (2022).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of India.svg flag alias-air force-1950 = Air Force Ensign of India (1950–2023).svg flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of India.svg flag alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard flag.svg link alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard link alias-naval = Indian Navy link alias-air force = Indian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of India.svg link alias-navy = Indian Navy flag alias-military = Flag of Indian Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Indian Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 || Friendly ||[33]

31. 14 August 2005 National Stadium, Suva, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = India flag alias = Flag of India.svg flag alias-1880 = British Raj Red Ensign.svg flag alias-British = British Raj Red Ensign.svg flag alias-1931 = 1931 Flag of India.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of India.svg flag alias-army = Flag of Indian Army.svg link alias-army = Indian Army flag alias-naval-1879 = Flag of Imperial India.svg flag alias-naval-1884 = Flag of Imperial India.svg flag alias-naval-1928 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg flag alias-naval-1947 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg flag alias-naval-1950 = Naval Ensign of India (1950–2001).svg flag alias-naval-2001 = Naval Ensign of India (2001–2004).svg flag alias-naval-2004 = Naval Ensign of India (2004–2014).svg flag alias-naval-2014 = Naval Ensign of India (2014–2022).svg flag alias-naval-2022 = Naval Ensign of India (2022).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of India.svg flag alias-air force-1950 = Air Force Ensign of India (1950–2023).svg flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of India.svg flag alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard flag.svg link alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard link alias-naval = Indian Navy link alias-air force = Indian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of India.svg link alias-navy = Indian Navy flag alias-military = Flag of Indian Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Indian Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 || Friendly ||[34]

Personal life

His uncle, the late Esala Masi Sr. was also a Fiji international football player in the 1960s; he died in 2010.[35] His cousin, Manoa Masi has also played in Australia and the national team.

Honours

Wollongong Wolves

Altona Magic

Mitchelton FC

Fiji

Individual

References

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