Sylvain Graglia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Cannes, France | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | A.S. Pirae | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | AS Cannes | ||
| 2009–2011 | FC Antibes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | A.S. Dragon | ||
| 2015–2017 | A.S. Tefana | ||
| 2017–? | A.S. Central Sport | (22) | |
| ? | AS Samine | ||
| 2020- | A.S. Pirae | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Tahiti | 4 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:02, 29 March 2017 (UTC) | |||
Sylvain Graglia (born 12 April 1989) is a French-born Tahitian footballer who plays as a striker for A.S. Pirae and the Tahiti national football team.[1]
Personal[edit]
Graglia is from Cannes in France. He moved to Tahiti in 2011 when his wife, who is a nurse, transferred to a French Polynesian hospital.[2]
Career[edit]
Youth[edit]
As a youth, Graglia played for FC Antibes and trained with AS Cannes.[2]
Club[edit]
Between 2012 and 2014, Graglia played for A.S. Dragon of Tahiti Ligue 1. He competed in the 2012–13 OFC Champions League with the club[3] and scored in a victory against Auckland City.[4] Following his tenure with Dragon, he transferred to fellow-Ligue 1 side A.S. Tefana.[1] With Tefana, he competed in 2014–15 Coupe de France and scored in a seventh round 1–2 defeat to Olympique Noisy-le-Sec.[5] He also competed with the club in the 2017 OFC Champions League[6] and scored in a 4–2 victory over Erakor Golden Star F.C. of Vanuatu.[7] He has also played in Tahiti for AS Samine.[8]
He is part of the squad of A.S. Pirae at 2021´s FIFA Club World Cup. [9]
International career[edit]
After living in Tahiti for five years beginning in 2011, Graglia became eligible to represent Tahiti.[2] He made his senior international debut on 7 November 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Solomon Islands. He scored his first two international goals in a 3–1 victory over Papua New Guinea in the same competition on 23 March 2017.[10][1]
International goals[edit]
Score and result list Tahiti's goal tally first.[1]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
23 March 2017 | Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |  Papua New Guinea |
1–1 |
3–1 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 |
2–1
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| Last updated 26 March 2017 | ||||||
International statistics[edit]
- As of match played 28 March 2017[1]
| Tahiti | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 2 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Les Tahitiens vous saluent bien" (in French). Le Parisien. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Crunch time for Dragon and Auckland". SHEFA FA. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Auckland City 1 – 3 Dragon". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Football – Ligue 1 Vini : Focus sur Sylvain Graglia, attaquant de Tefana" (in French). Fédération Tahitienne de Football.
- ^ "Into the unknown as trio debut". Vanuatu Independent. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "OFC Champions League 2017 - Group D". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "OFC profile". Oceania Football Confederatiom. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Carcará Net portuguese".
- ^ Jakanduo, Leo. "Tahiti comeback breaks PNG hearts". Papua New Guinea Football. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
External links[edit]
- Sylvain Graglia at National-Football-Teams.com
- OFC profile