Dauntae Mariner

Dauntae Mariner (born 25 January 2000) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a forward for Brisbane Strikers of the Football Queensland Premier League.[2]

Dauntae Mariner
Personal information
Full name Dauntae Peña Mariner[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000
Place of birth Campbelltown, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Brisbane Strikers
Number 16
Youth career
2013–2016 Brisbane Strikers
2016–2017 Blackburn Rovers
2017–2019 Vizela
2019–2020 Brisbane Roar
2021 Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Gold Coast Knights 17 (1)
2022 Logan Lightning 33 (2)
2023– Brisbane Strikers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:27, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Youth

Mariner began playing football at age six.[3] As a youth he played for Mounties Wanderers FC and Macarthur Rams FC.[4] He and his family moved from Sydney to Brisbane to play for Brisbane Strikers in 2013. After three years at the club, he went on trial with Blackburn Rovers of the English Championship. In May 2016 it was announced that he would join the club on a two-year deal.[5] Mariner was originally spotted by Blackburn as he toured England with an Australian schoolboy team. He was also invited to trials by Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[4]

In February 2018 Mariner was announced as one of several players signed to FC Vizela of the Portuguese Campeonato, the second tier of football in the country.[6] The following year he returned to Australia and joined the under-19 side of the A-League's Brisbane Roar. On matchday nineteen he scored a hat-trick against Sunshine Coast in his first match of the season with the club.[7][8] Following the season he moved to the academy of fellow A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.[9]

Senior

In the 2021 FFA Cup, Mariner scored a goal for Gold Coast Knights less than a minute after entering the match to defeat Edge Hill United and progress to the Round of 16.[10] For the 2022 season he moved to Logan Lightning FC of the same league.[11][12]

International career

Born in Australia, Mariner is of Samoan heritage. He visited Samoa for the first time in January 2017 to trial for the Samoa under-17 national team that would compete in the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship.[3] Later that month he was named to Samoa's final squad.[13][14]

Personal life

Mariner is the nephew of Tim Cahill and the cousin of Kyah Cahill.[10][15]

References
  1. "CONTABILIZAÇÃO DE CARTÕES AMARELOS". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. "Brisbane Strikers FC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. Filifilia Sevaaetasi, Sina. "Mariner: A Samoan soccer superstar". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. Davidson, John. "Cahill's nephew chases UK dream". Four Four Two. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. Pitman, Steve. "Strikers Junior Bound For Blackburn". National Premier Leagues. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. "FC Vizela contratou dois jogadores chineses" (in Portuguese). Radio Vizela. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. "POWER TEST AWAITS YOUNG ROAR". Brisbane Roar FC. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  8. "Brisbane Roar Youth vs. Sunshine Coast FC". Football Queensland. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. "Football Gold Coast Transfer Centre: United adds favourite". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  10. Paquette, Catherine. "TIM CAHILL'S NEPHEW SCORES WONDER GOAL IN FFA CUP". FTBL. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  11. "Round of 32 First Time Entrants". Australia Cup. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  12. "TRANSFER CENTRE". Football Queensland. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  13. Filifilia Sevaaetasi, Sina. "U17 Football Team Named". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  14. "OFC U-17 Championship Programme 2017". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  15. "Kyah Cahill to follow in dad Tim's footsteps at OFC U-19 Championship". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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