Carlos Tuimavave (born 10 January 1992) is a former

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international

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footballer who plays as a or for

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in the

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. He previously played for the

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and the

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in the

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Background

Tuimavave was born in

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, New Zealand, and is of Samoan and

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an descent. He played his junior football for the Mount Wellington Warriors while attending St. Patricks Catholic School and Sacred Heart College, both in east Auckland. Tuimavave is a first cousin of former

and

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player, Evarn Tuimavave, Adam Tuimavave- Gerrard who also played

and,

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who played for

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and

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. Tuimavave and cousins mentioned above are nephew’s of former

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and Samoan internationals,

Tony Tuimavave Antonio (Tony) Emil Tuimavave is a Samoan former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, who was the head coach of the Ponsonby Ponies from 2010, primarily as a also as a . He was nicknamed The Chief because he ...

and Paddy Tuimavave. Mike Setefano a known player in the league scene is Carlos Tuimavave’s step father. Setefano played for the Auckland City Vulcans in the 1994 Lion Red Cup, and toured New Zealand with

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in 1994. In 1995 he joined the

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, and was part of the team that won the

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. He was part of the Western Samoa 1992 Pacific Cup, and 1996 Pacific Challenge sides.

Playing career

Early career

When he was 16, Tuimavave moved to

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after being signed by the

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. Becoming homesick, he was offered the chance to join the

NYC squad in 2010. Carlos Tuimavave

From 2010 to 2012, he played for the Warriors' NYC team, playing in both the Warriors' 2010 and 2011 Grand Final victories. Forming a halves partnership with

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, Tuimavave was named the Man of the Match in the 2010 Grand Final and also won the Warriors' Young NYC Player of the Year award. In October 2010, he played for the

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against the

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. On 30 August 2011, he was named at five-eighth in the 2011 NYC Team of the Year. On 16 October 2011, he captained the Junior Kiwis. In 2012, he became the club's sixth player to appear in 50 NYC matches.

2012

In Round 22 of the

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, Tuimavave made his

debut for the Warriors against the

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, becoming the 177th player to play for the Warriors. He came on the field after 20 minutes filling in for the injured five-eighth, James Maloney. On 21 August 2012, he was named at five-eighth in the 2012 NYC Team of the Year. On 13 October 2012, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos for the third time. At the end of 2012, he was named one of the top ten young players of 2012 in an article by Lifestyle Uncut.

2013

In 2013, Tuimavave elected to play for

at senior level and made his international debut in their Pacific Rugby League International clash against

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in Penrith.

2014

In May 2014, Tuimavave played for Samoa in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International. He scored a try in Samoa's 32-16 test-match win. In June 2014, he signed a 2-year contract with the

starting in 2015. On 8 September 2014, he was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations, but didn't make the final 24-man squad.

2015

On 2 May, Tuimavave played for Samoa against Tonga in the 2015

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. In Round 12 of the

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, he made his Knights debut against his former club, the

. On 25 July, it was confirmed that Tuimavave would be heading off to play in England next season for

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side

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On 27 September, he played in the Knights' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the

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2016

Tuimavave was given the number 3 shirt for the Hull F.C. side in the 2016 season. He began his Hull FC career in a 60-20 friendly win over the

. On 27 August, he would go on to make history as he played in the

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Final for Hull F.C. against

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. Hull, having never won at

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in 8 attempts had to come back from 10-0 down with 20 minutes to go to win the game 12-10, giving him his first major trophy and going down in the history books as part of the first Hull team to win at Wembley.

2017

On 26 August 2017, Tuimavave won the

for a second year in a row in Hull's 18-14 win over the

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2018

Tuimavave played 18 games in the

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as Hull F.C. finished sixth on the table.

2019

Tuimavave played 23 games for Hull F.C. in the

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as the club finished sixth and missed the playoffs.

2020

Tuimavave played 17 games for Hull F.C. in the

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as the club got to within one game of the grand final. At the end of the 2020 season, Tuimavave won Hull FC's Player of the Year award, as well as scooping the Try of the Season for his effort against St Helens in Round 3.

2021

Tuimavave played 20 games for Hull F.C. and scored nine tries in the 2021 Super League season which saw the club finish 8th on the table and miss out on the playoffs.

2022

Tuimavave played a total of eight games for Hull F.C. in the 2022 Super League season which saw the club finish 9th on the table.

2023

Tuimavave played a total of 16 games for Hull F.C. for in the

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season as the club finished 10th on the table.

2024

During the 2024 Super League season, Tuimavave announced it would be his last with Hull F.C. He played a total of 15 games for the club as they finished second last on the table. On 16 November 2024, it was reported that he had signed for

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in the

on a two-year deal.

Statistics

Honours

Newcastle Knights

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: (1) 2015

Hull FC

: (2) 2016, 2017

References

External links

Hull F.C. profileSL profile
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