Etimoni Timuani


Etimoni Timuani 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.

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.

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 national [association football team|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, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Guam.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
13 June 2018Coles Park, Haringey, England1–11–32018 CONIFA [World Football Cup]

Athletics

Reme represented Tuvalu in Athletics at the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea. He was however disqualified in the 100 m heats due to a false start. He competed in the 2015 [World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|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. He qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 100 m event. He was the only Tuvaluan to represent Tuvalu in the Rio Olympics. He achieved a time of 11.81 seconds in the preliminary heat. He did not advance to the next round.

Honours

  • NBT Cup for B teams Top Scorer: 2012