Samuela Vuluma Vula (born 22 August 1984) is a

Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...

an former

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who played as a defender. He played for Fijian clubs including Rewa,

Lautoka Lautoka (, ) is the second largest List of cities and towns in Fiji#List, metropolitan area in Fiji. It is on the west coast of the island of Viti Levu, in the Ba Province of the Western Division, Fiji, Western Division. Lying in the heart of ...

Suva Suva (, ) is the Capital city, capital and the most populous city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rew ...

and

Labasa Labasa (, ) is a town in Fiji with a population of 28,500 at the 2010 census. Labasa is located in Macuata Province, in the north-eastern part of the island of Vanua Levu, and is the largest town on the island. The town itself is located on a ...

. He also won seven

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for the Fiji national team.

Club career

In 2009, Vula represented Lautoka F.C., while also serving as a military officer. In 2012, Vula earned several awards in a successful season playing for

. He was the player of the tournament in both the Fiji FACT and Courts IDC competitions. Following these awards, he was voted men's player of the year by the Fiji Football Association. In October of that year, Vula stated he intended to remain with Suva for the remainder of his career. In 2013, Vula was banned for five years and fined $5,000 for indiscipline during the 2013 edition of the Fiji FACT. He was accused of having verbally abused his own club's management team, as well as damaging property at the team base camp. Vula signed for

in 2014 for a fee of around $2,000. After a period away on peacekeeping duties with the military, he was back playing for Suva in 2016.

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* 1984 births Living people I-Taukei Fijian people Fijian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Fiji men's international footballers 2012 OFC Nations Cup players 2008 OFC Nations Cup players Rewa F.C. players Suva F.C. players {{Fiji-footy-bio-stub