Bureta Faraimo

Bureta Faraimo (born 16 July 1990) is a New Zealand-born American Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for Hull F.C. in the Super League and has represented the United States at international competitions. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League.

Bureta Faraimo
Personal information
Born (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990
Wellington, New Zealand
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–16 Parramatta Eels 15 9 0 0 36
2017 New Zealand Warriors 0 0 0 0 0
2018– Hull F.C. 56 32 4 0 138
Total 71 41 4 0 174
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– United States 4 1 0 0 4
2019– United States 9s 1 1 1 0 6
As of 19 October 2019
Source: [1][2]

Early life

Faraimo was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and is of Tokelau and American Samoan descent.[3]

He played his junior rugby league 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.[4] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Parramatta Eels

In November 2013, due to the exposure from the World Cup, Faraimo signed a two-year contract with National Rugby League team, the Parramatta Eels.[6]

In round 21 of the 2014 NRL season, Faraimo made his NRL debut for Parramatta against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[7] He scored two tries on debut in the club's 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.[8]

On 4 April 2015, Faraimo re-signed with Parramatta on a one-year contract.[9]

On 3 May 2016, Faraimo played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents.[10]

On 2 May 2017, Faraimo played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents for the second year in a row.[11]

New Zealand Warriors

In July 2017, Faraimo joined the New Zealand Warriors for the remainder of the season, after being released from his Eels contract.[12] Although joining the Warriors for the remainder of 2017, he planned to join the Super League in 2018.[13] On 28 August 2017, he was named on the wing in the 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[14] He didn't play an NRL game for the Warriors.

Hull F.C.

In August 2017, he signed a 2-year contract with Super League side Hull FC, starting in 2018.[15]

Representative career

In 2009 and 2010, Faraimo played for the New Zealand Residents.[4][16]

In 2011, Faraimo played for the Queensland Rangers team.[17]

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.[18][19]

Faraimo competed in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup for the United States but due to the vastly inexperienced team, they were defeated in all three pool matches, losing 12-58 to Fiji, 0-46 to Italy and 0-64 to Papua New Guinea.[20]

References
  1. "Players - Love Rugby League". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. "Bureta Faraimo - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. "Mackay Cutters winger Bureta Faraimo on cusp of realising unlikely NRL dream". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. A stroll in the park for Faraimo and the Orcas stuff.co.nz, 13 August 2010
  5. Three reasons to fear Faraimo dailymercury.com.au, 18 May 2013
  6. "Bureta Faraimo is joining up with the Parramatta Eels | Mackay Daily Mercury". Dailymercury.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  7. NRL. "NRL Late Mail: Round 21 - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  8. NRL. "2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  9. NRL. "Eels Re-Signing News - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  10. NRL Digital Media. "UPDATED: 2016 ISP NSW Residents Team". NSWRL. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  11. NRL Digital Media. "UPDATED SQUAD | Intrust Super Premiership NSW Residents". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  12. "Parramatta Eels release Bureta Faraimo". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  13. Media, NRL Digital. "Outside back signed as injury cover". Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  14. Media, NRL Digital. "2017 Team Of The Year - ISP NSW". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  15. "Hull FC sign NRL duo for 2018 - Zero Tackle". 1 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  16. NZ Residents 2010 nzrl.co.nz
  17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. 24-man squads for all RLWC2013 nations announced rlwc2013.com, 9 October 2013
  19. Mackay Cutters winger Bureta Faraimo on cusp of realising unlikely NRL dream dailytelegraph.com.au, 18 September 2013
  20. Clarke, Paul (8 November 2017). "Why Faraimo's World Cup stats show he's right fit for Hull FC". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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