Vaihei Samin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 September 2001[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Papeete, Tahiti[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fleury | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Paris FC | |||
| 2019–2020 | Fleury | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Fleury | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Tahiti | 3[3] | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vaihei Samin (born 15 September 2001) is a Tahitian footballer who plays as a forward for the Tahiti women's national team.
Samin is the daughter of former Tahiti goalkeeper Xavier Samin[4] and the granddaughter of women's football pioneer Leila Marmouyet.[5][6] She has played football since she was seven years old.[7] In Tahiti she played for A.S. Tefana.[8]
In 2017 she travelled to France to seek selection with a French team,[9] and was recruited by the Tours hope centre.[10] In 2019 she joined Division 1 Féminine team Fleury.[5][11]
She was selected for the Tahiti women's national team for the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa.[12] She declined selection for the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup in order to focus on her career in France.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Vaihei Samin". Footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ Vaihei Samin at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Match". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Samin aiming for new heights". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Vaihei Samin ou le ballon rond dans le sang" (in French). TNTV News. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Journée internationale du sport féminin : chez les Marmouyet, le football de mère en fille" (in French). TNTV News. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Football féminin – Focus sur Vaihei Samin « J'aime bien la danse mais moi c'est le foot ! »" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Trophées du Sport : Vaihei Samin, candidate n°12" (in French). Radio1. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Foot féminin – Sélection U17 : Vaihei Samin en métropole pour tenter sa chance" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Foot féminin – Vahei Samin : La jeune fille a été retenue au pôle espoirs de Tours" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Football : Vaihei Samin, "Tout le monde est en train de me parler d'équipe de France »" (in French). Sports Tahiti. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Football – Jeux du Pacifique : Du renfort pour nos sélections" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Les Vahine 'Ura à la conquête de la Nations Cup" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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