Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 June 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Australia | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Charlestown Azzurri | ||
2021–2022 | Valentine Eleebana | ||
2022– | Newcastle Jets | ||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023 | Samoa U17 | 3 | (4) |
2023– | Samoa | 3 | (1) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:16, 27 November 2023 (UTC) |
Pharrell Trainor (born 20 June 2006) is a Samoan soccer player who plays as a forward for the Newcastle Jets and the Samoa national team.[1]
At the beginning of the 2021 season, Trainor moved from Charlestown Azzurri to the U15 squad of Valentine Eleebana.[2] In July 2021, he was selected to represent Northern NSW Football at the National Youth Championships.[3] In September of that year, he was selected to join the academy of A-League Men club Newcastle Jets.[2] He was a member of the Jets U18s as the prepared for the upcoming NSW League Two season in February 2023.[4]
Born in Australia, Trainor is of Samoan heritage.[5] His family is from the village of Magiagi Tai and he is the nephew of Satiu Simativa Perese, Chief Justice of Samoa.[6] He was selected to captain the national U17 team in the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship. He went on to score four goals in a victory over Tonga as Samoa advanced to the knockout stage.[7][8] He made his senior international debut on November 17, 2023, in a 1–0 defeat to the Solomon Islands at the 2023 Pacific Games.[9] In the team's next match, Trainor converted a penalty en route to a 10–0 victory over American Samoa.[10]
Scores and results list the Samoa's goal tally first.[9]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 November 2023 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | ![]() |
3–0 | 10–0 | 2023 Pacific Games |
Last updated 20 November 2023 |
Samoa national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2023 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 1 |