Bureta Faraimo (born 16 July 1990) is a United States international

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footballer who plays on the for the

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in the

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. He has previously played for the

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and the

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in the

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, and

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...

in the

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Early life

Faraimo was born in

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, New Zealand, and is of

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n descent (Olohega) also known as

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which is apart of

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. He played his junior rugby league for St. George, New Zealand.

Club career

New Zealand

In 2010, Faraimo trialed with the

Under 20s team but didn't get a contract.A stroll in the park for Faraimo and the Orcas
''stuff.co.nz'', 13 August 2010 Later that year, while playing for the

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, Faraimo was selected to play for the

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in the National Competition, scoring 12 tries in his first 3 games.

Mackay Cutters

In 2011, Faraimo moved to Australia to play for the

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in the

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for more

exposure. In just half a season, Faraimo had scored 29 tries.

Parramatta Eels

In November 2013, due to the exposure from the

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, Faraimo signed a two-year contract with

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team, the

. In round 21 of the

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, Faraimo made his

debut for Parramatta against the

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. He scored two tries on debut in the club's 32–12 win at

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. On 21 September 2014, Faraimo was named at in the 2014

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Team of the Year. On 4 April 2015, Faraimo re-signed with Parramatta on a one-year contract. On 3 May 2016, Faraimo played for the New South Wales Residents against the

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. On 2 May 2017, Faraimo played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents for the second year in a row.

New Zealand Warriors

In July 2017, Faraimo joined the

for the remainder of the season, after being released from his Eels contract. Although joining the Warriors for the remainder of 2017, he planned to join the

in 2018. On 28 August 2017, he was named on the wing in the 2017

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Team of the Year. He didn't play an NRL game for the Warriors.

Hull F.C.

In August 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Super League side Hull FC, starting in 2018. He played 13 games for

in the 2020 Super League season including the club's semi-final defeat against

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as they got within one game of the grand final.

Castleford

In round 18 of the 2022 Super League season, Faraimo scored two tries in Castleford's 34-20 loss against Leeds at

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. In round 20 of the 2022 Super League season, Faraimo scored two tries for Castleford in a 46-18 victory over

In round 22 of the 2022 Super League season, Faraimo scored a

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in Castleford's 20-12 loss against St Helens.

Representative career

In 2009 and 2010, Faraimo played for the

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. In 2011, Faraimo played for the Queensland Rangers team. In 2013, Faraimo was selected in the

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squad, qualifying because his father was born on

, an island administered by the

as part of

. Faraimo competed in the

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for the United States, featuring in all three pool matches: losing 12–58 to

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, 0–46 to

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and 0–64 to

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. Faraimo returned to action for the United States two years later, playing in the

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before heading to

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, Florida for the nation's

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qualifier match against

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References

External links

Hull FC profile
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2017 RLWC profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Faraimo, Bureta 1990 births Living people Hull F.C. players Mackay Cutters players New Zealand people of Tokelauan descent New Zealand people of American Samoan descent New Zealand sportspeople of Polynesian descent New Zealand rugby league players Expatriate sportspeople in England Parramatta Eels players Rugby league players from Wellington City Rugby league wingers United States national rugby league team players Wainuiomata Lions players Wellington rugby league team players Wentworthville Magpies players