Cema Nasau (born 15 November 1999) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ba FC and the Fiji women's national team.

Cema Nasau
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 25)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ba (9)
International career
2017 Fiji U20 5 (4)
2018– Fiji 23[1][2][3][4] (26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2024

Nasau is from Koroqaqa in Ba Province and plays for Ba F.C.[5] She started playing football in 2015.[6] In 2016 she was part of the Fiji women's national under-17 football team for the 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship.[7] In 2017 she was part of the Fiji women's national under-20 football team for the 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship.[8] In 2018 she was selected for the Fiji women's national football team for the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup.[9] In 2019 she was part of the team which won bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.[10]

In 2022 she won the golden boot and golden ball awards in the Women’s Inter-District Championship.[11] During the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup she won two player of the match awards,[12] as well as best player of the tournament.[13][14]

In 2023 she will move to the Babasiga Lionesses.[11]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 December 2017 Port Vila, Vanuatu   Tonga 2–0 5–0 2017 Pacific Mini Games
2. 4–0
3. 11 December 2017   Solomon Islands 1–0 2–0
4. 14 December 2017   Vanuatu 1–1 1–2
5. 19 November 2018 Nouméa, New Caledonia   Cook Islands 1–0 3–0 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
6. 22 November 2018   Tonga 3–0 12–0
7. 9–0
8. 10–0
9. 28 November 2018 Maré, New Caledonia   Papua New Guinea 4–1 5–1
10. 8 July 2019 Apia, Samoa   American Samoa 2–0 11–0 2019 Pacific Games
11. 3–0
12. 15 July 2019   New Caledonia 2–0 4–0
13. 18 July 2019   Tonga 1–0 3–1
14. 20 July 2019   Cook Islands 1–0 3–1
15. 2–0
16. 7 April 2022 Sydney, Australia   Philippines 1–6 2–7 Friendly
17. 5 July 2022 Lautoka, Fiji   Tonga 4–0 5–0
18. 27 July 2022 Suva, Fiji   Solomon Islands 1–1 3–1 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup
19. 2–1
20. 30 July 2022   Papua New Guinea 1–2 1–2
21. 8 November 2022 Canberra, Australia   Papua New Guinea 1–0 2–0 2022 Pacific Women's Four Nations
22. 21 November 2023 Honiara, Solomon Islands   Vanuatu 1–0 3–2 2023 Pacific Games
23. 27 November 2023   New Caledonia 2–0 3–0
24. 7 February 2024 Apia, Samoa   American Samoa 5–0 10–0 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
25. 6–0
26. 9–0
27. 16 February 2024   New Zealand 1–7 1–7

References

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  1. ^ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ Paulini Curuqara (2 March 2022). "Nasau misses mum, hails dad". Fiji Times. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Nasau Back On Oceania's Score Sheet". Fiji Sun. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2022. Nasau only discovered her passion for football two years ago
  7. ^ "Sport: PNG close in on U17 football semis as Vanuatu stay alive". RNZ. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Sport: Fiji footballers dedicate performance to former teammate". RNZ. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Sport: Fiji and NZ into Women's Nations Cup final". RNZ. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Fiji Women's soccer team take bronze at Pacific Games". Fiji Village. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Nasau's win for dad, siblings". Fiji Times. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  12. ^ Krishneel Nair (27 July 2022). "Cema Nasau is a very special player – Cole". Fiji Village. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Nasau is best player". Fiji Football Association. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Nasau wins Golden Ball in Nations Cup". Fiji Village. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.