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Marlin Piana Personal information Full name Marlin Kikeba Piana Date of birth 17 July 1982 Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2003 Troyes B 52 (16) 2001–2002 Troyes 2 (0) 2003–2004 Oţelul Galaţi 11 (0) 2004 Sint-Truidense 5 (0) 2005 Lommel United 12 (5) 2006–2007 Clermont Foot 2007–2008 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2009– Ashton United 2 (0) National team 2002–2004 Congo DR 6 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Marlin Kikeba Piana (born July 17, 1982) is a Congolese footballer who plays for Ashton United F.C.
Piana began his career in France for Troyes AC in Ligue 1.[1]
He was part of the Congolese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.[2]
In February 2007, he was on trial at English League One side Leyton Orient.
In July 2009 Marlin joined Northern Premier League side Ashton United but soon suffered a nasty knee injury that ruled him out for the majority of the season.[3]
References
- ^ Marlin Piana French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
- ^ "Jubiläum für die DR Kongo" (in German). FIFA.de. 2003-09-17. http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/news/newsid=91794.html.
- ^ "Win at Ashton". Buxton FC Sport. 2009-08-31. http://www.buxtonfc.co.uk/newsItem.php?id=195. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
External links
- Marlin Piana profile
- Marlin Piana at National-Football-Teams.com
Congo DR squad – 2004 Africa Cup of Nations 
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Kinshasa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers
- 2004 African Cup of Nations players
- Troyes AC players
- FC Oţelul Galaţi players
- K. Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- Clermont Foot players
- Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players
- Ashton United F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Liga I players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Democratic Republic of the Congo football biography stubs
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