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Marlin Piana
Personal information
Full name Marlin Kikeba Piana
Date of birth (1982-07-17) 17 July 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 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 is a former professional footballer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was born on July 17, 1982. Marlin played as a forward, which means he was one of the players who tried to score goals for his team.

Marlin Piana's Football Journey

Marlin Piana started his football journey in France. He played for a team called Troyes AC in their top league, Ligue 1. This was a big step for him at the beginning of his career.

Playing for His Country

Marlin also represented his country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in international matches. He was part of their team for the 2004 African Nations Cup. This is a major tournament where national teams from Africa compete. His team played in the first round of the competition.

Time in England

In 2007, Marlin had a trial with an English team called Leyton Orient. A trial is when a player trains with a team to see if they would be a good fit.

Later, in 2009, Marlin joined Ashton United, another team in England. Unfortunately, he got a knee injury that kept him from playing for most of that season. He left the club in 2010 but later returned for a second time to play for Ashton United.

External Links

  • Marlin Piana at Soccerway
  • Marlin Piana – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived 2012-10-01)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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