Bureta Faraimo


Bureta Faraimo is a New Zealand-born American Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays on the for Hull F.C. in the Super League and has represented the United States at international competitions. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League.

Early life

Faraimo was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and is of Tokelau and American Samoan descent.
He played his junior rugby league for St. George, New Zealand.

Club career

New Zealand

In 2010, Faraimo trialed with the New Zealand Warriors Under 20s team but didn't get a contract. Later that year, while playing for the Wainuiomata Lions, Faraimo was selected to play for the Wellington Orcas in the National Competition, scoring 12 tries in his first 3 games.

Mackay Cutters

In 2011, Faraimo moved to Australia to play for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup for more rugby league exposure. In just half a season, Faraimo had scored 29 tries.

Parramatta Eels

In November 2013, due to the exposure from the World Cup, Faraimo signed a two-year contract with National Rugby League team, the Parramatta Eels.
In round 21 of the 2014 NRL season, Faraimo made his NRL debut for Parramatta against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He scored two tries on debut in the club's 32-12 win at Remondis Stadium.
On 21 September 2014, Faraimo was named at in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.
On 4 April 2015, Faraimo re-signed with Parramatta on a one-year contract.
On 3 May 2016, Faraimo played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents.
On 2 May 2017, Faraimo played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents for the second year in a row.

New Zealand Warriors

In July 2017, Faraimo joined the New Zealand Warriors for the remainder of the season, after being released from his Eels contract. Although joining the Warriors for the remainder of 2017, he planned to join the Super League in 2018. On 28 August 2017, he was named on the wing in the 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year. He didn't play an NRL game for the Warriors.

Hull F.C.

In August 2017, he signed a 2-year contract with Super League side Hull FC, starting in 2018.

Representative career

In 2009 and 2010, Faraimo played for the New Zealand Residents.
In 2011, Faraimo played for the Queensland Rangers team.
In 2013, Faraimo was selected in the United States 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad, qualifying because his father was born on Swains Island, an island administered by the United States as part of American Samoa.
Faraimo competed in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup for the United States but due to the vastly inexperienced team, they were defeated in all three pool matches, losing 12-58 to Fiji, 0-46 to Italy and 0-64 to Papua New Guinea.