Etimoni Timuani

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|name = Etimoni Timuani

|image = Reme Timuani.jpg

|caption = Timuani with Tuvalu in 2011

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|14|df=y}}

|birth_place = Funafuti, Tuvalu

|height = 1.84 m

|position = Defender

|currentclub = Tofaga

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|years1 = 2008–

|clubs1 = Tofaga

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|years2 = 2011

|clubs2 = → Lakena United (loan)

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|years3 = 2012

|clubs3 = → Tofaga B

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|nationalyears1 = 2011

|nationalteam1 = Tuvalu (futsal)

|nationalcaps1 = 4

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2011–2018

|nationalteam2 = Tuvalu

|nationalcaps2 = 9

|nationalgoals2 = 1

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|nationalteam-update = June 2018

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Etimoni Timuani (born 14 October 1991 in Funafuti)[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/tuvalu/etimoni-timuani-302712 Etimoni Timuani | Profile]. iaaf.org. Retrieved on 2016-08-03.{{Cite web|title=Etimoni TIMUANI - Olympic {{!}} Tuvalu|url=https://www.olympic.org/etimoni-timuani|date=2017-06-23|website=International Olympic Committee|language=en|access-date=2020-05-08}} is a Tuvaluan sportsman. He is a footballer and sprinter specializing in the 100 m distance. Timuani is a father-of-two from Funafuti who works for the Tuvalu National Provident Fund, the national pension scheme.{{cite web|first=Alexandros|last=Tsathas| work=Honi Soit|title= In the running|date = 2 August 2016 |url=http://honisoit.com/2016/08/in-the-running/| accessdate=5 August 2016}}

Club career

Timuani played in 2011 for Lakena United. In 2012, he played for Tofaga. In 2014, he played for Manu Laeva. Timuani was the top goalscorer in the NBT Cup for B teams in 2012, with 8 goals.

The 2013 Tuvalu Games football champions were Tofaga. They won the final against Nauti 1–0, with him scoring the only goal.{{cite web|first= |last= |title = Tuvalu 2013 – Tuvalu Games|date =12 December 2013 |url= https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tuvalu2013.html|publisher= Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=16 December 2013}}

International career

=Futsal=

Timuani played in May 2011 with Tuvalu national futsal team at the Oceanian Futsal Championship. He played all four games.

=Football=

He made his debut for the Tuvalu national football team in the game against Samoa on 22 August 2011. He played five games for the Tuvalu national football team at the 2011 Pacific Games as a defender: against American Samoa,{{cite news|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/f99fd3c1-5cd6-4b5f-8173-de49e77abd30/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Tuvalu have defeated American Samoa 4–0 in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Noumea on day one of the XIV Pacific Games |date=27 August 2011 |accessdate=26 May 2015 |work=Oceania Football Confederation |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928072958/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/f99fd3c1-5cd6-4b5f-8173-de49e77abd30/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=28 September 2015 }} Vanuatu,{{cite news|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/e398f142-3548-44b1-9d48-d0843c42d369/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Vanuatu have beaten Tuvalu 5–1 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games |date=30 August 2011 |accessdate=30 August 2011 |work=Oceania Football Confederation |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908024029/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/e398f142-3548-44b1-9d48-d0843c42d369/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=8 September 2012 }} New Caledonia,{{cite news|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/4b857b0d-b477-49fe-a2fa-cf382ab46380/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=New Caledonia have defeated Tuvalu 8–0 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games |date=1 September 2011 |accessdate=26 May 2015 |work=Oceania Football Confederation |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218054751/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/4b857b0d-b477-49fe-a2fa-cf382ab46380/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=18 December 2014 }} Solomon Islands,{{cite news|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ddb7f286-e608-4ae7-9f98-9026094eb1b0/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Solomon Islands have beaten Tuvalu in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games |date=3 September 2011 |accessdate=26 May 2015 |work=Oceania Football Confederation |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218054811/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ddb7f286-e608-4ae7-9f98-9026094eb1b0/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=18 December 2014 }} and Guam.{{cite news|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/cd2b5dbd-cb0e-4751-8309-85ca10141cb8/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Guam and Tuvalu have drawn 1–1 in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games |date=4 September 2011 |accessdate=26 May 2015 |work=Oceania Football Confederation |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004061351/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/cd2b5dbd-cb0e-4751-8309-85ca10141cb8/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate= 4 October 2015 }}

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! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

3 June 2018

Coles Park, Haringey, England

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2018 CONIFA World Football Cup

=Athletics=

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| height = 184 cm[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/etimoni-timuani Etimoni Timuani] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802181747/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/etimoni-timuani |date= 2 August 2016 }}. rio2016.com

| weight = 72 kg

| sport = Track and field

| event = 100 m

| pb=11.72 (2015)

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Reme represented Tuvalu in Athletics at the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea.[http://pg2015.gems.pro/Result/ShowPerson.aspx?Person_GUID=00067988-e970-456c-b537-75f9baeb62fe&SetLanguage=en-GB&Gems_ScreenWidth=1680&Gems_ScreenHeight=1050&Gems_ScreenAvailWidth=1680&Gems_ScreenAvailHeight=1010 2015 Pacific Games - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea]. Pg2015.gems.pro (2015-07-13). Retrieved on 2016-08-03. He was however disqualified in the 100 m heats due to a false start. He competed in the Men's 100 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China with a time of 11.72 seconds in the preliminary heat.{{cite web|url=http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-100-M-pr----.RS6.pdf|title=Men's 100 metres qualification results|publisher=IAAF | accessdate=29 August 2015}} He qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 100 m event. He was the only Tuvaluan to represent Tuvalu in the Rio Olympics.{{cite magazine| magazine=Rolling Stone| title=The Underdogs: 15 Olympic Athletes That Could Shock the World| date=5 August 2016| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/sports/pictures/15-olympic-athletes-that-could-shock-the-world-w432770/etimoni-timuani-w432836| accessdate=5 August 2016| archive-date=19 August 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819165400/http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/pictures/15-olympic-athletes-that-could-shock-the-world-w432770/etimoni-timuani-w432836| url-status=dead}} He achieved a time of 11.81 seconds in the preliminary heat. He did not advance to the next round.{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-100m |title=Men's 100m - Standings |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |accessdate=27 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826084527/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-100m |archivedate=26 August 2016 }}