Carlos Tuimavave (born 10 January 1992) is a

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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

Also see '' :Tuimavave family.'' 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

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while attending St. Patricks School and Sacred Heart College, both in east Auckland. Tuimavave is a cousin of former

and

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player,

Evarn Tuimavave Evarn Tuimavave (born 28 June 1984) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played as a . Playing career Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuimavave played his junior football for the Pt Chev Pirates, Richmond Rovers and ...

, and nephew 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 Paddy Tuimavave is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1980s and 1990s and represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa. Background He is related to Evarn and Tony, who have both also played for the New Zea ...

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

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squad in 2010. Carlos Tuimavave

From 2010 to 2012, he played for the Warriors'

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

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

matches.

2012

In Round 22 of the 2012 NRL season, 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

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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 Polynesian Cup. In Round 12 of the 2015 NRL season, 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

side

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 2018 Super League season as Hull F.C. finished sixth on the table.

2019

Tuimavave played 23 games for Hull F.C. in the 2019 Super League season as the club finished sixth and missed the playoffs.

2020

Tuimavave played 17 games for Hull F.C. in the 2020 Super League season 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.

Honours

Newcastle Knights

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: (1) 2015

Hull FC

: (2) 2016, 2017

References

External links

Hull F.C. profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuimavave, Carlos 1992 births Living people Hull F.C. captains Hull F.C. players Junior Kiwis players Mount Wellington Warriors players New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand Warriors players Newcastle Knights players People educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland Rugby league centres Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Auckland Samoa national rugby league team players Samoan rugby league players Samoan sportspeople Carlos