Sylvain Graglia Explained

Sylvain Graglia (born 12 April 1989) is a French-born Tahitian footballer who plays as a striker for A.S. Pirae and the Tahiti national football team.^[1]

Personal

Graglia is from Cannes in France. He moved to Tahiti in 2011 when his wife, who is a nurse, transferred to a French Polynesian hospital.^[2]

Career

Youth

As a youth, Graglia played for FC Antibes and trained with AS Cannes.^[2]

Club

Between 2012 and 2014, Graglia played for A.S. Dragon of Tahiti Ligue 1. He competed in the 2012–13 OFC Champions League with the club^[3] and scored in a victory against Auckland City.^[4] Following his tenure with Dragon, he transferred to fellow-Ligue 1 side A.S. Tefana.^[1] With Tefana, he competed in 2014–15 Coupe de France and scored in a seventh round 1–2 defeat to Olympique Noisy-le-Sec.^[5] He also competed with the club in the 2017 OFC Champions League^[6] and scored in a 4–2 victory over Erakor Golden Star F.C. of Vanuatu.^[7] He has also played in Tahiti for AS Samine.^[8]

He is part of the squad of A.S. Pirae at 2021´s FIFA Club World Cup.^[9]

International career

After living in Tahiti for five years beginning in 2011, Graglia became eligible to represent Tahiti.^[2] He made his senior international debut on 7 November 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Solomon Islands. He scored his first two international goals in a 3–1 victory over Papua New Guinea in the same competition on 23 March 2017.^{[10] [1]}

International goals

Score and result list Tahiti's goal tally first.^[1]

	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
	23 March 2017	Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea				2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Last updated 26 March 2017

International statistics

^[1]

Tahiti
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	2	0
2017	2	2
Total	4	2

External links

• • OFC profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: NFT profile. National Football Teams. 26 March 2017.
2. Web site: Les Tahitiens vous saluent bien. Le Parisien. 26 March 2017. French. 14 November 2014.
3. Web site: Crunch time for Dragon and Auckland. SHEFA FA. 26 March 2017.
4. Web site: Auckland City 1 – 3 Dragon. Oceania Football Confederation. 26 March 2017. 17 April 2013.
5. Web site: Football – Ligue 1 Vini : Focus sur Sylvain Graglia, attaquant de Tefana . Fédération Tahitienne de Football . French.
6. Web site: Into the unknown as trio debut. Vanuatu Independent. 26 March 2017.
7. Web site: OFC Champions League 2017 - Group D. Oceania Football Confederation. 26 March 2017.
8. Web site: OFC profile. Oceania Football Confederatiom. 29 March 2017.
9. Web site: Carcará Net portuguese.
10. Web site: Jakanduo. Leo. Tahiti comeback breaks PNG hearts. Papua New Guinea Football. 26 March 2017.