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Full name | Raphael Ohanua Lea'i Jr. | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 9 September 2003 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Honiara, Solomon Islands | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Adelaide City | |||||||||||||
Number | 8 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Kossa | |||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Marist | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2018 | Marist | 6 | (4) | |||||||||||
2019–2023 | Henderson Eels | 44 | (91) | |||||||||||
2023–2024 | Velež Mostar | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||
2024– | Adelaide City | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Solomon Islands U17 | 12 | (14) | |||||||||||
2022– | Solomon Islands | 23 | (12) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 |
Raphael Ohanua Lea'i Jr. (born 9 September 2003) is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who plays as a striker for NPL South Australia club Adelaide City and the Solomon Islands national team. He is the first Solomon Islands player to have played professional football in Europe.[1][2][3][4][5]