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Peter Ravai

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Peter Ravai
Personal information
Full name Peter Charles Tamani Ravai Ravitisai[1]
Date of birth (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
Kingborough Lions United FC
Youth career
2010–2011 Eintracht Bad Fallingbostel
2011–2012 HSV
2013–2016 Park Farm Rangers
2016–2019 Ashford United
2019–2020 Soccer Elite FA
2020–2022 Maidstone United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Rewa
International career
2022 Fiji U19 5 (0)
2023– Fiji U20 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Fiji
OFC U-19 Championship
Runner-up 2022 Tahiti
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Charles Tamani Ravai Ravitisai (born 25 March 2003), known as Peter Ravai, is a professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for Kingborough Lions United FC in Tasmania, Australia. Born in Scotland, he represents Fiji at youth level.[3][4][5][6]

Early life

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Ravai was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to Fijian parents.[7] His father was in the British Army, and he moved to Germany at a young age.[7]

Club career

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Early career

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At the age of seven, Ravai joined amateur side Eintracht Bad Fallingbostel, where he spent a season before being scouted by professional side Hamburger SV.[7][8] His family moved to England, and he played for the academies of Park Farm Rangers and Ashford United and spent a year with the Soccer Elite Football Academy, before joining Maidstone United in 2020.[7][9][10]

Kingborough Lions United FC

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In the 2026 Milan Lakoseljac Cup, Ravai came on a substitute and scored the winning penalty in a shootout.[11]

International career

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Ravai is eligible to represent Scotland having been born there and Fiji through his parents.[12][13][14][15]

Honours

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Fiji U20

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Fiji (FIJ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 7. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ Peter Ravai at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Ravai ready for Qatar mission". fijitimes.com.
  4. ^ "Hard playing surface is a challenge: Ravai". fijilive.com.
  5. ^ "Faith Keeps Ravai Going". fijisun.com.fj.
  6. ^ "Ravai confident of team's chances". fijifootball.com.fj.
  7. ^ a b c d "Peter Ravai: I would love to represent Fiji internationally". oceaniafootballcenter.org. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Ravai: I'll Keep On Trying Until I Get There". Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via PressReader.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ "English Based Footballer Ravai Keen On Fiji". fijisun.com.fj.
  10. ^ "Fiji camp will decide Ravai's fate". fijitimes.com.
  11. ^ Appleton, Molly. "Chaos at Lakoseljac Cup as penalties decide grand final". The Mercury (Hobart). Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  12. ^ "We want to prove people wrong: Ravai". fbcnews.com.fj.
  13. ^ "Peter Ravai - "We are not afraid of New Zealand or the Solomon Islands"".
  14. ^ "Fiji's football youth revolution is on". theroar.com.au.
  15. ^ "We are ready to create upsets: Ravai". fijilive.com.
  16. ^ Oceania Football Confederation. "2022 OFC U-19 Championship, Final Match Fiji vs New Zealand". Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  17. ^ Oceania Football Confederation. "New Zealand win OFC U-19 Championship 2022 with 3-0 victory over Fiji". Retrieved 24 April 2026.