Tremaine Rimene-Albrett (born 1 January 2002) is a

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who currently plays for Douglas Villa AFC and the Cook Islands national team.

Club career

As a youth, Rimene-Albrett was successful in several sports before eventually deciding to focus primarily on football. He joined Douglas Villa AFC, then known as Douglas Villa Magpies, at age 14. The team went undefeated in the local league in 2019 and earned promotion to the Capital League Four, the seventh tier of the

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. That season, he captained the side and scored in the promotion play-off against Otaki Purutaitama. In the team's first match in their new league the following season, the player scored two goals, including a long-range shot from 50m, en route to a win over Western Suburbs. The win continued a streak of thirty-eight consecutive victories dating back to April 2018. The club won again on the following matchday with Rimene-Albrett opening the scoring in a 2–1 victory over

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. During the 2021 season, the club earned another promotion, this time to the Capital League Two starting in 2022, with Rimene-Albrett as a prominent member of the club. In March 2022 it was announced that Rimene-Albert would join

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of the Capital Premier. He participated in league matches with the club, including a 3–1 victory over

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in Round Two and a 1–0 victory over

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later in April 2022. Later in the 2022 season, he moved to

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of the

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. He made one league appearance for the club's first team that season, in additional to playing for the reserve side. His lone league appearance came on 25 May 2022 as a substitute in a draw with

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. By 2023, Rimene-Albrett had returned to Douglas Villa in the Capital League Two. He scored a

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in a 7–1 victory over

in April 2023. The win was the club's first in the league that season. Five days later, the striker scored his second hattrick in as many matches as the club defeated

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10–2. After scoring two goals in the final eight minutes of a 2–2 draw with

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in late May, Douglas Villa manager Mark Taylor said of him, "Rimene-Albrett was a threat; he was causing them problems throughout, and when he came alive, he was really effective." On 5 August 2023, the player scored another two goals against Stokes Valley FC to secure second place in the league and earn promotion to the Capital League One the next season. In total, Rimene-Albrett scored fifteen league goals in 2023, the third-highest in the league. Following the campaign, he was given the Goal of the Season award at the annual

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awards ceremony for his long-range bicycle kick into the top right corner in a 4–2 win over Stokes Valley to secure promotion. He became the first-ever Douglas Villa player to earn an international call-up while with the club when he was selected by the Cook Islands in November 2023.

International

As a 21-year-old, Rimene-Albrett was called up to the Cook Islands national team for the

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. He would have the opportunity to make his debut in the team's group stage matches against

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and

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. He made his debut against Tonga in the team's opening match on 21 November 2023. After entering the match as a second-half substitute, he scored the game-winning goal in the eighth minute of

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to secure the 2–1 victory.

International goals

''Scores and results list the Cook Islands' goal tally first.''

International career statistics

Waka ama

Rimene-Albrett also participates in

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. At age 15, he was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2018 Va'a World Sprint Club Championships, the sport's biggest event, held in

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in July 2018.

Personal

Rimene-Albrett attended

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in his hometown of Masterton. He is the son of

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player Patrick Harding-Rimene, all-time top scorer for Wairarapa Bush. He is of

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descent through his maternal grandmother who was born on

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rimene-Albrett, Tremaine Living people 2002 births Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Cook Islands men's international footballers Cook Island men's footballers Wairarapa United players Miramar Rangers AFC players Sportspeople from Masterton People educated at Makoura College New Zealand men's association footballers