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| years3 = 2007–2010 | clubs3 = [[FC Lorient|Lorient]] | caps3 = 86 | goals3 = 19 |
| years3 = 2007–2010 | clubs3 = [[FC Lorient|Lorient]] | caps3 = 86 | goals3 = 19 |
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| years4 = 2010– | clubs4 = [[AS Nancy|Nancy]] | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 5 |
| years4 = 2010– | clubs4 = [[AS Nancy|Nancy]] | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 5 |
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| years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = → [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] (loan) | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 2 |
| years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = → [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] ''(loan)'' | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 2 |
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| years6 = 2012- | clubs6 = → [[Panthrakikos F.C.|Panthrakikos]] (loan) | caps6 = |
| years6 = 2012- | clubs6 = → [[Panthrakikos F.C.|Panthrakikos]] ''(loan)'' | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0 |
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| nationalyears1 = 2000–2001 |
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| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] |
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] |
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Revision as of 11:20, 27 November 2012
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marama Vahirua | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1980[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Papeete, Tahiti | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nancy | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Pirae | ||
| 1997–1998 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Nantes | 111 | (28) |
| 2004–2007 | Nice | 99 | (19) |
| 2007–2010 | Lorient | 86 | (19) |
| 2010– | Nancy | 25 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | → Monaco (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2012- | → Panthrakikos (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2001 | France U21 | 6 | (2) |
| 2012- | Tahiti | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 29 June 2012 (UTC) | |||
Marama Vahirua (born 12 May 1980) is a footballer who plays for Nancy in Ligue 1 as a Forward .
Career
Vahirua started his career at the famed youth academy of Nantes. He then went to Nice in August 2004, where he enjoyed two spectacular seasons, being reconverted to attacking midfielder in the process. After falling out with coach Frédéric Antonetti, he would leave the club in the Summer of 2007, joining fellow Ligue 1 Lorient. The striker of Lorient announced on 12 May 2010 that he would play the following season with Nancy, and signed a three-year-deal.[3] On 11 August 2011, he joined Ligue 2 side Monaco on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[4]
International career
Vahirua is a former France under-21 international, being given his chance by former senior team coach Raymond Domenech. After winning 2012 OFC Nations Cup, Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta told he had intentions to call him up for the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil and called Vahirua for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Solomon Islands and New Caledonia on September.[5]
Personal life
His cousin, Pascal Vahirua, is a former French international.
Honours
Club
- Nantes
Individual
References
- ^ "Marama Vahirua". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Marama Vahirua". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Vahirua agrees move to Nancy
- ^ "Vahirua prêté à Monaco". L'Équipe (in French). 11 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/f8eac7ce-318a-4f9a-b43a-a60ce0444b47/language/en-US/Default.aspx
External links
- Marama Vahirua – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Profile at Transfermarkt
- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Papeete
- French footballers
- Tahitian footballers
- People of French Polynesian descent
- France under-21 international footballers
- Association football forwards
- FC Nantes players
- OGC Nice players
- FC Lorient players
- AS Nancy players
- AS Monaco FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players