Vaihei Samin

Vaihei Samin (born 15 September 2001) is a Tahitian footballer who plays as a forward for the Tahiti women's national team.

Vaihei Samin
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-15) 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 1+[3] (0+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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
  1. "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. "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.


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