{{Short description|Congolese footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marlin Piana | image = | full_name = Marlin Kikeba Piana | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|7|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Kinshasa, Zaire | height = 1.81 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2003 | clubs1 = Troyes B | caps1 = 52 | goals1 = 16 | years2 = 2001–2002 | clubs2 = Troyes | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2003–2004 | clubs3 = Oțelul Galați | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2004 | clubs4 = Sint-Truidense | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005 | clubs5 = Lommel United | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 5 | years6 = 2006–2007 | clubs6 = Clermont Foot | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2007–2008 | clubs7 = Ironi Kiryat Shmona | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 2009–2010 | clubs8 = Ashton United | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 2011 | clubs9 = Congleton Town<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.congletontownfc.co.uk/club/159688/Players/view/2025414|title=Betway}}</ref> | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2011–2012 | clubs10 = Ashton United | caps10 = | goals10 = | years11 = 2012–2013 | clubs11 = Prescot Cables | caps11 = | goals11 = | nationalyears1 = 2002–2004 | nationalteam1 = Congo DR | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}
'''Marlin Kikeba Piana''' (born 17 July 1982) is a Congolese former footballer.
==Career== Piana began his career in France for Troyes AC in Ligue 1.<ref>{{LFP|id=piana-marlin}}</ref>
He was part of the Congolese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=FIFA.de |title=Jubiläum für die DR Kongo |url=http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/news/newsid=91794.html |language=German |date=2003-09-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133829/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/news/newsid=91794.html |archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref>
In February 2007, he was on trial at English Football League One side Leyton Orient.
In July 2009, Piana joined Northern Premier League side Ashton United but suffered a knee injury that ruled him out for the majority of the season.<ref name="Win at Ashton">{{cite news |url=http://www.buxtonfc.co.uk/newsItem.php?id=195 |publisher=Buxton FC Sport |title=Win at Ashton |date=2009-08-31 |accessdate=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721062126/http://www.buxtonfc.co.uk/newsItem.php?id=195 |archivedate=2011-07-21}}</ref> He left the club in September 2010.
He later returned to Ashton United for a second spell.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20130221120048/http://www.footgoal.net/ficheetranger.php?id_joueur=1335&id_comp=54 |date=February 21, 2013 |title=Marlin Piana at Footgoal.net}} * {{NFT}} * {{Soccerbase|37744}} * {{Soccerway|230137}} * {{LFP|id=piana-marlin|archive2=20121001214808}}
{{DR Congo squad 2004 African Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piana, Merlin}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Kinshasa Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players Category:ES Troyes AC players Category:ASC Oțelul Galați players Category:Sint-Truidense VV players Category:Clermont Foot 63 players Category:Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Category:Ashton United F.C. players Category:Congleton Town F.C. players Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Liga I players Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England Category:Northern Premier League players Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Romania Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Prescot Cables F.C. players Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen
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