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Soccer
Trailblazers
From cane fields to international stage. The grandchildren of Fiji’s girmitiya carry ancestral grit from Ba, Labasa and all over Fiji to international stadiums. They’ve forged a unique style—silky skill meets street-smart guile.
| Category | Name | Date | Tournament | Note | SourceURL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earliest verifiable Indo-Fijian caps (A-internationals) | Chandar Bhan Singh; Satish Dutta; Zikar Ali; John Icha Lal; Vinod Lal; Augustine Thoman; Ramen Narayan | 1963-08-29 to 1963-09-07 | South Pacific Games (Suva) | Fiji reached the final. Captain recorded as Chandar Bhan Singh. | https://www.fijitimes.com.fj/the-black-horse-of-fiji-soccer/ |
| First documented Indo-Fijian captain (A-tournament) | Chandar Bhan Singh | 1963-08 to 1963-09 | South Pacific Games (Suva) | Named captain in Fiji Times retrospective. | https://www.fijitimes.com.fj/the-black-horse-of-fiji-soccer/ |
| Earliest documented Indo-Fijian goals for Fiji | Zikar Ali; Satish Dutta | 1963-08-29 | SPG group: Fiji 3–1 PNG | Ali 30′, 33′; Dutta also scored. | https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/southpac63.html |
| First documented Indo-Fijian hat-trick for Fiji | Zikar Ali | 1963-09-01 | SPG semi: Fiji 5–0 Solomon Islands | Ali hat‑trick. | https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/southpac63.html |
| Most goals by an Indo-Fijian (and any Fijian) in an A-international | Dewan (Dwan/Divan) Chand – 8 goals | 1979-08-30 | SPG group: Fiji 24–0 Kiribati | Record Fiji win; Janeman scored 7 in same match. | https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/southpac79.html |
| Fiji men’s all-time top goalscorer | Roy Krishna (40+) | 2024-06-24 | OFC Nations Cup | Reached 40 international goals. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Krishna |
| First Fiji men’s Olympic goal | Roy Krishna | 2016-08-07 | Rio 2016 (U-23) vs Mexico | First Olympic goal for Fiji men. | https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/roy-krishna |
| Indo-Fijian national team coach (men) | John Icha Lal | 1977–1978 | Fiji national team | Former player and captain; later head coach. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Icha_Lal |