Vaihei Samin

Vaihei Samin
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23)[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

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  1. ^ a b c "Vaihei Samin". Footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ Vaihei Samin at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Match". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Samin aiming for new heights". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Vaihei Samin ou le ballon rond dans le sang" (in French). TNTV News. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Trophées du Sport : Vaihei Samin, candidate n°12" (in French). Radio1. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Foot féminin – Sélection U17 : Vaihei Samin en métropole pour tenter sa chance" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Football – Jeux du Pacifique : Du renfort pour nos sélections" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Les Vahine 'Ura à la conquête de la Nations Cup" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.