Epeli Lairoti, sometimes spelled Leiroti, (born 3 June 1995) is a

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who plays as a defender or

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for Fijian club

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and the Fiji national team.

Club career

Lairoti started his career with Ba. After failing to break into the first team he moved

in 2015

National team

In 2017 Lairoti was called up by coach

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for the

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. He made his debut on September 2, 2017, in a 0–0 draw against

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. He came in for Narendra Rao in the 90th minute of play. In 2023 he was called up again by Robert Sherman for the national team in preparation for the

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References

Fijian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Ba FA players Suva F.C. players Fiji men's international footballers Living people 1995 births {{Fiji-footy-bio-stub