Marlin Piana

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Marlin Piana
Personal information
Full name Marlin Kikeba Piana
Date of birth (1982-07-17) 17 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2003 Troyes B 52 (16)
2001–2002 Troyes 2 (0)
2003–2004 Oțelul Galați 11 (0)
2004 Sint-Truidense 5 (0)
2005 Lommel United 12 (5)
2006–2007 Clermont Foot
2007–2008 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2009–2010 Ashton United
2011 Congleton Town [1] 2 (1)
2011–2012 Ashton United
2012–2013 Prescot Cables
International career
2002–2004 Congo DR 7 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marlin Kikeba Piana (born 17 July 1982) is a Congolese former footballer.

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Career

Piana began his career in France for Troyes AC in Ligue 1. [2]

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. [3]

In February 2007, he was on trial at English Football League One side Leyton Orient.

In July 2009, Piana joined Northern Premier League side Ashton United but suffered a knee injury that ruled him out for the majority of the season. [4] He left the club in September 2010.

He later returned to Ashton United for a second spell.

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References

  1. "Betway".
  2. Marlin Piana – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  3. "Jubiläum für die DR Kongo" (in German). FIFA.de. 17 September 2003. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
  4. "Win at Ashton". Buxton FC Sport. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2009.