*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:16, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
Meriel started playing soccer at the age of nine on Tahitian club A.S. Vénus. Five years later, he went to France to join the youth academy at Angers SCO, where he stayed for three years. While in France, Meriel also played for US Jeanne d'Arc Carquefou competing in the lower leagues, before returning home at 18. Upon his return home Meriel, like many of his national team colleagues, was forced to get another job and become a semi-professional athlete. Metiel earned a bachelor in economy and administration, becoming an auditor for consulting group KPMG.[3]
On the Confederations Cup, Meriel had his first cap as the starting goalkeeper for Tahiti's in the squad's final game against Uruguay in Recife. While Tahiti lost 8-0, Meriel was applauded once he saved a penalty kick from the eventually sent-off Andres Scotti.[4][5]
ReferencesEdit
^(PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 7 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
^"Profile". Football Database. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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^"Confederations Cup: Tahitian delight at penalty save". BBC Sport. 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
^. Archived from the original on August 4, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
gilbert, meriel, born, november, 1986, soccer, player, from, tahiti, currently, playing, vénus, tahiti, national, football, team, part, tahitian, squad, 2013, fifa, confederations, brazil, personal, informationfull, name, date, birth, 1986, november, 1986, pla. Gilbert Meriel born 11 November 1986 is a soccer player from Tahiti currently playing for A S Venus and for the Tahiti national football team He was part of the Tahitian squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil 2 Gilbert MerielPersonal informationFull nameGilbert Meriel 1 Date of birth 1986 11 11 11 November 1986 age 36 Place of birthTahitiHeight1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Position s GoalkeeperTeam informationCurrent teamA S VenusNumber1Youth career1995 2000A S Venus2000 2003Angers2003 2006CarquefouSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2006 2008Carquefou2010 2011A S Tefana2011 2014AS Central Sport2014 A S VenusInternational career 2012 Tahiti4 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals National team caps and goals correct as of 20 16 23 June 2013 UTC Meriel started playing soccer at the age of nine on Tahitian club A S Venus Five years later he went to France to join the youth academy at Angers SCO where he stayed for three years While in France Meriel also played for US Jeanne d Arc Carquefou competing in the lower leagues before returning home at 18 Upon his return home Meriel like many of his national team colleagues was forced to get another job and become a semi professional athlete Metiel earned a bachelor in economy and administration becoming an auditor for consulting group KPMG 3 On the Confederations Cup Meriel had his first cap as the starting goalkeeper for Tahiti s in the squad s final game against Uruguay in Recife While Tahiti lost 8 0 Meriel was applauded once he saved a penalty kick from the eventually sent off Andres Scotti 4 5 References Edit Squad lists for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 PDF Federation Internationale de Football Association FIFA 7 June 2013 Archived from the original PDF on June 12 2013 Retrieved 20 June 2013 Profile Football Database Retrieved 6 June 2013 Archived copy Archived from the original on June 18 2013 Retrieved July 17 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Confederations Cup Tahitian delight at penalty save BBC Sport 2013 06 23 Retrieved 2016 06 24 FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Uruguay 8 0 4 0 Tahiti Summary FIFA com Archived from the original on August 4 2013 Retrieved July 17 2013 External links EditGilbert Meriel FIFA competition record archived Gilbert Meriel at National Football Teams com Gilbert Meriel at Soccerway Facebook Account Gilbert Meriel This biographical article relating to French Polynesian association football is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gilbert Meriel amp oldid 1164118890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
