Joshua Laqeretabua

Joshua Laqeretabua (born 26 September 2005) is a Fijian footballer who currently plays for League One club Charlton Athletic. He is a Fiji youth international.^[2]

Joshua Laqeretabua

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Laqeretabua[1]
Date of birth	(2005-09-26) 26 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Charlton Athletic
Number	38
Youth career
2013–2023	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Charlton Athletic	2	(0)
International career‡
2023–	Fiji U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 3 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Laqeretabua joined the academy of Charlton Athletic at the under-9 level. He won the 2022–23 league championship with the under-18 side. In July 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the club, a two-year deal.^[3][4]

Laqeretabua made his competitive debut for Charlton's senior side on 5 September 2023 in a 3–4 2023–24 EFL Trophy loss to Crawley Town.^[5][6]

Laqeretabua made his first League One appearance for Charlton on 26 November 2024 – coming off the bench in the 87th minute – in a 1–0 win away at Burton Albion.^[7]

On 13 January 2025, Laqeretabua signed a new long-term contract with the Charlton Athletic, putting pen-to-paper on a three-and-a-half year deal keeping him at the club until 2028 with the addition of a club option of an extra year.^[8][9]

International career

Laqeretabua's parents are from Fiji's Tailevu Province. In 2022, he was identified as one of the promising Fijian footballers who would make up the next generation of the country's national team.^[10] In February 2023, at age seventeen, he accepted a call-up to the Fiji under-20 team for a training camp ahead of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, despite being on the radar of the English FA.^[11][12] About the call up, Laqeretabua said, "It has always been my dream to be called up to play for my parents' country of birth."^[13][14] He went on to be part of Fiji's final squad for the tournament, making two appearances.^[15][16][17]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Charlton Athletic	2023–24[18]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[a]	0	2	0
	2024–25[19]	League One	2	0	1	0	0	0	3[b]	0	6	0
	Charlton Athletic total		2	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	8	0
Career total			2	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	8	0

1. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy
2. Three appearances in the EFL Trophy