Pothin Poma
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| Full name | Pothin Terry James Tein Poma[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ponérihouen, New Caledonia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Vénus | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Hienghène Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Vénus | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | New Caledonia U20 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | New Caledonia U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | New Caledonia | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Tahiti | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Pothin Terry James Tein Poma (born 13 December 1997) is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Tahiti Ligue 1 club Vénus and the Tahiti national team.[2]
Poma represented New Caledonia internationally at both youth and senior levels prior to 2017. In 2024, he switched his national allegiance to Tahiti, which he represented at the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Born in Ponérihouen, New Caledonia, Poma started his career in the youth of Hienghène Sport.[3] In 2015, he moved to the first team and made his debut. In 2018, he moved to Vénus in Tahiti.[4]
National team
[edit | edit source]New Caledonia
[edit | edit source]In 2017, Poma was called up for the New Caledonia national team. He made his debut on 26 November 2017 in a 1–1 draw against Estonia, coming on as a substitute for Joseph Tchako in the 80th minute.[5]
Tahiti
[edit | edit source]In 2024, after five years residency in French Polynesia, Poma became eligible to represent Tahiti and changed his national allegiance and made himself available for the team. He was named in Tahiti national team's squad for the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup.[6][7] He made his debut with Tahiti on 22 June 2024, in the OFC Men's Nations Cup group stage game against Fiji. He played full 90 minutes and was named as the "man of the match" although his team lost 0–1.[8]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Tahiti
- OFC Nations Cup third place: 2024[9]
See also
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- Living people
- 1997 births
- New Caledonian men's footballers
- French Polynesian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- New Caledonia men's international footballers
- Tahiti men's international footballers
- Dual internationalists (men's football)
- Hienghène Sport players
- A.S. Vénus players
- 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- New Caledonian football biography stubs