Patrick Joseph (footballer)

Patrick Joseph (born 3 May 1998) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fijian club Nadi and the Fiji national team.[1]

Patrick Joseph
Personal information
Full name Patrick Neel Joseph
Date of birth (1998-05-03) 3 May 1998
Place of birth Nadi, Fiji
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nadi
Number 17
Youth career
–2016 Nadi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Nadi
National team
2015 Fiji U17 5 (0)
2016 Fiji U20 0 (0)
2019 Fiji U23 4 (3)
2019– Fiji 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Joseph came through the youth ranks of Nadi. In 2016 he made his debut for the first team. The first tournament that Joseph participated in was the Vodafone Fiji Fact in May 2017. In 2019 Joseph won his first prize for Nadi by winning the Fiji FACT in 2019. Joseph was named as Most Valuable Player of the tournament. [2]

National team

In 2019 Joseph was called up by coach Christophe Gamel for the Fiji national football team. He made his debut on March 18, 2019, in a 3–0 win against New Caledonia. He came in for Dave Radrigai in the 69th minute of play. After his debut Joseph was included in Gamel's squad for the 2019 Pacific Games were Joseph and his teammates managed to win a bronze medal. Joseph scored his first goal for the national team at the Pacific Games in a 4–4 draw against the Solomon Islands [3]


References
  1. "Fiji - P. Joseph - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. "Victory for dad". FijiFootball. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. "Patrick Joseph". NationalFootballTeams. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.


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