Bureta Faraimo
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| Faraimo playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2014. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | 16 July 1990 Wellington, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2014– | Parramatta Eels | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013 | United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As of 17 July 2016 | ||||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Bureta Faraimo (born 16 July 1990) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays at wing.
Early life
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Faraimo played his junior football for St. George, New Zealand.
Club career
New Zealand
In 2010, Faraimo trialed with the New Zealand Warriors Under 20s team but didn't get a contract.[2] Later that year, while playing for the Wainuiomata Lions, Faraimo was selected to play for the Wellington Orcas in the National Competition, scoring 12 tries in his first 3 games.[2]
Mackay Cutters
In 2011, Faraimo moved to Australia to play for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup for more rugby league exposure. In just half a season, Faraimo had scored 29 tries.[3]
Parramatta Eels
In November 2013, due to the exposure from the World Cup, Faraimo signed a 2-year contract with National Rugby League team, Parramatta Eels.[4]
In Round 21 of the 2014 NRL season, Faraimo made his NRL debut for the Eels against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[5] He scored two tries on debut in the Eels 32-12 win at Remondis Stadium.
On 21 September 2014, Faraimo was named at wing in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[6]
On 4 April 2015, Faraimo re-signed with the Eels on a 1-year contract.[7]
Representative career
In 2009 and 2010, Faraimo played for the New Zealand Residents.[2][8]
In 2011, Faraimo played for the Queensland Rangers team.[9]
In 2013, Faraimo was selected in the United States 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad, qualifying because his father was born on Swains Island, an island administered by the United States as part of American Samoa.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "Bureta Faraimo - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- 1 2 3 A stroll in the park for Faraimo and the Orcas stuff.co.nz, 13 August 2010
- ↑ Three reasons to fear Faraimo dailymercury.com.au, 18 May 2013
- ↑ "Bureta Faraimo is joining up with the Parramatta Eels | Mackay Daily Mercury". Dailymercury.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ↑ NRL. "NRL Late Mail: Round 21 - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ↑ NRL. "2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ↑ NRL. "Eels Re-Signing News - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ↑ NZ Residents 2010 nzrl.co.nz
- ↑
- ↑ 24-man squads for all RLWC2013 nations announced rlwc2013.com, 9 October 2013
- ↑ Mackay Cutters winger Bureta Faraimo on cusp of realising unlikely NRL dream dailytelegraph.com.au, 18 September 2013