Joseph Namariau

{{Short description|Vanuatuan footballer (born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Joseph Namariau

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|12|df=y}}

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| height =

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2010

| clubs1 = Labasa F.C.

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| years2 = 2010–2014

| clubs2 = Tafea F.C.

| caps2 =

| goals2 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2012

| nationalteam1 = Vanuatu

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Joseph Namariau (born 12 January 1988) is a Vanuatuan former footballer who played as a forward.{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/27409.html |title=Joseph Namariau |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=9 March 2013}} He retired from playing football in 2014.

Namariau was educated at Lenakel Secondary school{{cite news |last=Nasse |first=Raymond |title=Namariau hands Loukatai FC new uniform |work=Vanuatu Daily Post |location=Port Vila |date=26 January 2019 |access-date=23 May 2023 |url=http://dailypost.vu/vanuatu_sports/namariau-hands-loukatai-fc-new-uniform/article_d17fae25-a42b-59b0-ae88-235d98820d1a.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710062632/http://dailypost.vu/vanuatu_sports/namariau-hands-loukatai-fc-new-uniform/article_d17fae25-a42b-59b0-ae88-235d98820d1a.html |archive-date=10 July 2019 |url-status=live}} and the University of the South Pacific.{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-2765/ |title=VANUATU – NAMARIAU JETS IN TO HELP SUVA |publisher=OFC |date=5 February 2007 |access-date=22 May 2023}}

He played for Suva with Seimata Chilia,{{cite web |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/football-change-2/ |title=Football change |publisher=Fiji Times |date=30 December 2017 |access-date=22 May 2023}}{{cite news |first=Atunaisa |last=Qiolevu |title=Capital finds a goal scorer |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bwh&AN=200604031030130042&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=7 June 2023 |url-access=subscription |work=Fiji Times |location=Suva |page=30 |date=3 April 2006 |via=EBSCOHost |id={{ProQuest|376822383}} }} then for Labasa F.C. in Fiji, and for Tafea F.C. in the Solomon Islands.{{cite web |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/nimariau-back-for-oleague/ |title=Nimariau back for O'League |publisher=Fiji Times |date=5 April 2014 |access-date=22 May 2023}}