Jimi Maximin
{{short description|French rugby union footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Jimi Maximin
| image = Jimi_Maximin.jpg
| caption = Maximin in 2017
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|4|3}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| height = {{convert|2.05|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|136|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}}
| ru_currentteam = Section Paloise
| ru_currentposition = Lock
| youthyears1 = 2015–2018
| youthclubs1 = Montpellier HR
| years1 = 2015–2024
| clubs1 = Montpellier HR
| apps1 = 5
| points1 = 70
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = Section Paloise
| apps2 = 3
| points2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = → Stado Tarbes
| apps3 = 21
| points3 = 5
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = → Rouen NR
| apps4 = 26
| points4 = 5
| repyears1 = 2018–2018
| repyears2 = 2022–2023
| repteam1 = France U20
| repteam2 = French Barbarians
| repcaps1 = 1
| repcaps2 = 2
| reppoints1 = 0
| reppoints2 = 0
| ru_ntupdate = 9 August 2024
}}
Jimi Maximin (born 3 April 1999) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 club Pau.
Early life
Born in Paris, Maximin began playing rugby union at the age of 11 with RC Bonneval in Eure-et-Loir.{{Cite web |last=Cocoual |first=Damien |date=2018-04-19 |title=Rugby/Top 14 - Jimi Maximin : du RC Bonneval au Top 14 avec Montpellier HR |url=https://www.lechorepublicain.fr/bonneval-28800/sports/jimi-maximin-du-rc-bonneval-au-top-14-avec-montpellier-hr_12819091/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=L’Écho Républicain}} He later joined the academy of Montpellier Hérault Rugby the 2015–16 season. During his time in the youth teams of Montpellier, Maximin was selected to represent the France national under-20 rugby union team, where he played in the 2018 Six Nations tournament.
Club career
= Montpellier Hérault Rugby (2018–2020) =
Maximin made his Top 14 debut on March 10, 2018, in a match between Montpellier and Racing 92. His early performances highlighted his potential as a promising young lock in French rugby.
= Section Paloise (2020–present) =
In the summer of 2020, Maximin joined Section Paloise, based in Pau, Béarn.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-31 |title=Les petits nouveaux de la Section Paloise : Jimi Maximin, 2e ligne - France Bleu |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/rugby/les-petits-nouveaux-de-la-section-paloise-jimi-maximin-2e-ligne-1661852320 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=ici par France Bleu et France 3 |language=fr}} He spent the 2020–21 season with the club's Espoirs team, gaining valuable experience.
During the 2021–2022 season, Maximin was loaned to Stado Tarbes in the Nationale league, where he continued to develop his skills at the senior level.{{Cite web |title=Jimi MAXIMIN |url=https://www.section-paloise.com/equipe-pro/effectif/les-avants/deuxiemes-lignes/jimi-maximin |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=www.section-paloise.com}}
= Barbarians and Further Loans =
In June 2022, Maximin was selected for the French Barbarians' tour of the United States, where they played against the Eagles on July 1, 2022, in Houston.{{Cite web |title=Les Barbarians s'inclinent face aux États-Unis à Houston |url=https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/international/2021/international-les-barbarians-francais-s-inclinent-face-aux-etats-unis-a-houston_sto9014921/story.shtml |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=rugbyrama.fr |language=fr}} The Barbarians lost the match 26–21. He was called up again in November 2022 to join the French Barbarians squad to face Fiji at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.{{Cite web |title=Le groupe des Barbarians pour affronter les Fidji |url=https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/barbarians-le-groupe-pour-affronter-les-fidji_sto9212503/story.shtml |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=rugbyrama.fr |language=fr}}
In October 2022, Maximin was loaned again to Stado Tarbes for five weeks, balancing his training between Section Paloise and Tarbes.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-23 |title=Section Paloise : quel rendu pour les prêtés ? |url=https://www.larepubliquedespyrenees.fr/sport/rugby/rugby-section-paloise-quel-rendu-pour-les-pretes-7069515.php |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=La République des Pyrénées |language=fr-FR}}
== Rouen Normandie Rugby (2023) ==
In January 2023, Maximin was loaned to Rouen Normandie Rugby in the Pro D2 until the end of the 2022–23 season, during which he played 10 matches and scored one try.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-16 |title=Rugby/Section Paloise : Jimi Maximin prêté en Pro D2 |url=https://www.larepubliquedespyrenees.fr/sport/rugby/rugby-section-paloise-jimi-maximin-prete-en-pro-d2-13697372.php |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees |language=fr-FR}} In May 2023, he was again loaned to Rouen Normandie Rugby for the 2022–23 season, where he is played alongside his brother, {{Interlanguage link|Samuel Maximin|fr|Samuel Maximin}}, on loan from Montpellier HR.{{Cite web |last=LANUSSE |first=Arthur |date=2023-05-31 |title=Rugby - Pro D2 : les frères Maximin reviennent à Rouen ! |url=https://www.paris-normandie.fr/id418710/article/2023-05-31/rugby-pro-d2-les-freres-maximin-reviennent-rouen |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Paris Normandie |language=fr}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.section-paloise.com/equipe-pro/effectif/les-avants/troisiemes-lignes/loic-credoz Section Paloise profile]
- {{All.Rugby profile|loic-credoz}}
- {{EPCR profile}}
- {{ESPNscrum profile}}
- {{ItsRugby profile}}
{{Section Paloise squad}}
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