{{Short description|Footballer (born 2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Pharrell Trainor | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|6|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Australia | height = 1.89 m | position = Forward | currentclub = TSV Schott Mainz | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = 2020–2021 | youthclubs1 = Charlestown Azzurri | youthyears2 = 2021–2022 | youthclubs2 = Valentine Eleebana | youthyears3 = 2022–2023 | youthclubs3 = Newcastle Jets | youthyears4 = 2023–2024 | youthclubs4 = Viktoria 06 Griesheim | youthyears5 = 2024– | youthclubs5 = Schott Mainz | years1 = | clubs1 = | caps1 = | goals1 = | nationalyears1 = 2023 | nationalteam1 = Samoa U17 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | nationalyears2 = 2023– | nationalteam2 = Samoa | nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | club-update = 14:35, 25 November 2023 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 15:25, 18 November 2024 (UTC) }}
'''Pharrell Trainor''' (born 20 June 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Regionalliga Südwest club TSV Schott Mainz. Born in Australia, he plays for the Samoa national team.<ref name="Soccerway profile">{{cite web |title=Soccerway profile |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/pharrell-trainor/888512/ |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref>
== Club career == At the beginning of the 2021 season, Trainor moved from Charlestown Azzurri to the U15 squad of Valentine Eleebana.<ref name="selected for the Jets">{{cite web |title=Pharrell Trainor is another one of Valentines youth players that have been selected for the Jets in 2022. |url=https://www.facebook.com/valentineeleebanafc/posts/pharrell-trainor-is-another-one-of-valentines-youth-players-that-have-been-selec/3388062211420476/?locale=sw_KE |publisher=Valentine Eleebana FC |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref> In July 2021, he was selected to represent Northern NSW Football at the National Youth Championships.<ref name="2021 National Youth Championships">{{cite web |title=Players selected to represent NNSW at the 2021 National Youth Championships |url=https://www.northernnswfootball.com.au/sites/nnswf/files/2022-11/68-2021%20Players%20Selected%20to%20Represent%20NNSW%20at%202021%20National%20Youth%20Championships.pdf |publisher=Northern NSW Football |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref> In September of that year, he was selected to join the academy of A-League Men club Newcastle Jets.<ref name="selected for the Jets"/> He was a member of the Jets U18s as the prepared for the upcoming FNSW Boys Youth League One season in February 2023.<ref name="U18s Newcastle Jets">{{cite web |last1=Tsamouras |first1=George |title=U18s Newcastle Jets return to training for the 2023 season |url=https://georgetsamourasfootballjourney.com/2023/01/14/u18s-newcastle-jets-return-to-training-for-the-2023-season/ |publisher=George Tsamouras Football Journey |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref> In October 2023, he was selected to join the squad of SC Viktoria 06 Griesheim in Germany. In the summer transfer window of 2024 Pharrell signed a one-year contract with TSV Schott Mainz.
== International career == Born in Australia, Trainor is of Samoan heritage.<ref name="Heritage players">{{cite web |last1=Ewart |first1=Richard |title=Heritage players underpinning Samoa's bid to rise up the OFC rankings |url=https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/samoa-soccer-scout/101875250 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref> His family is from the village of Magiagi Tai and he is the nephew of Satiu Simativa Perese, Chief Justice of Samoa.<ref name="Samoa Defeats Tonga">{{cite web |last1=Limā |first1=David |title=Samoa Defeats Tonga 6-0 in Second Match of OFC U17 Championship |url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/samoa-defeats-tonga-6-0-in-second-match-of-ofc-u17-championship/ |publisher=Samoa Global News |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref> He was selected to captain the national U17 team in the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship. He went on to score four goals in a victory over Tonga as Samoa advanced to the knockout stage.<ref name="Trainor puts on a show">{{cite web |last1=Saltori |first1=Rafael |title=Samoa thrashes Tonga as Pharrell Trainor puts on a show in OFC U-17 Championship |url=https://oceaniafootballcenter.org/2023/01/15/samoa-thrashes-tonga-as-pharrell-trainor-puts-on-a-show-in-ofc-u-17-championship/ |publisher=Oceania Football Center |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="Captain's Knock from Trainor">{{cite web |title=Captain's Knock from Trainor as Samoa Beat Tonga |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/captains-knock-from-trainor-as-samoa-beat-tonga/ |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref> He made his senior international debut on November 17, 2023, in a 1–0 defeat to the Solomon Islands at the 2023 Pacific Games.<ref name="NFT profile">{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/de/player/92926/Pharrell_Trainor.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref> In the team's next match, Trainor converted a penalty en route to a 10–0 victory over American Samoa.<ref name="Samoa-American Samoa">{{cite web |title=Samoa-American Samoa |url=https://sol2023.gems.pro/gems_local/Temp/ScoreSheet_f9ebd460-0932-45be-9eb0-a80aea9f999e_20231120084924373.pdf |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref> ==Career statistics== ===International goals=== ''Scores and results list the Samoa's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT profile"/> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 20 November 2023 || Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands || {{fb|ASM}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 10–0 || 2023 Pacific Games |- | 2. || 22 June 2024 || HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji || {{fb|PNG}} || align=center|'''1'''–2 || align=center| 1–2 || 2024 OFC Nations Cup |- | colspan="7"|<small>Last updated 22 June 2024</small> |}
===International career statistics=== {{updated|match played 18 November 2024}}<ref name="NFT profile"/> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | Samoa national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2023||3||1 |- |2024||5||1 |- !Total||8||2 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|92926/Pharrell_Trainor}} * {{Soccerway|pharrell-trainor/888512}} * {{GSA player|pharrell-trainor/582457}} * [https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=199492635&client=0-10182-150676-518842-26407332 Charlestown Azzurri stats]
{{Samoa squad 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup}}
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