Tino Fa'asuamaleaui

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Tino Faasuamaleaui
Personal information
Full nameTino Fa'asuamaleaui
Born (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 21)
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–20 Melbourne Storm 27 7 0 0 28
2021– Gold Coast Titans 22 3 0 0 12
Total 49 10 0 0 40
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
2019 Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Queensland 6 0 0 0 0
As of 4 June 2021
Source: [1]

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (/ˈfəsuːəməlaʊi/) (born 16 February 2000) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who captains the Gold Coast Titans playing as a lock and prop forward in the NRL.

He previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League between 2019 and 2020. He has also played for the Prime Minister's XIII as well as the Queensland Maroons in the State of Origin series.

Background[]

Fa'asuamaleaui was born in Orange, New South Wales, Australia and is of Samoan descent. His father, Fereti Fa'asuamaleaui, was contracted to the Sydney City Roosters and played reserve grade for them in the mid-1990s.[2]

Fa'asuamaleaui was raised in Widgee, Queensland, where he attended James Nash State High School, Gympie. He played his junior rugby league for the and was then signed by the Brisbane Broncos as a teenager.[3]

Playing career[]

Early career[]

In 2016, Fa'asuamaleaui played for the Central Crows in the Cyril Connell Cup and was selected to represent the Queensland under-16 side.[4]

In 2017, after starting the season with the Sunshine Coast Falcons Mal Meninga Cup side, he signed with Melbourne, playing for their NYC side.[5][6] In June, he was selected for the Queensland under-18 side[7]

In 2018, Fa'asuamaleaui began the season playing for the Storm's Queensland Cup feeder side, the Sunshine Coast Falcons, before switching to the club's other feeder, the Easts Tigers, midway through the year.[5] In June, he was again selected for the Queensland under-18 side.[8] In July, he came off the bench in the Queensland under-20's first ever win over New South Wales.[9] In October, he scored two tries in the Junior Kangaroos 40–24 win over the Junior Kiwis.[10]

2019[]

In Round 16 of the 2019 NRL season, Fa'asuamaleaui made his NRL debut for Melbourne against the St. George.[11] On 7 October, Fa’asuamaleaui was named on the bench for the U23 Junior Australian side. He then followed up by making his international test debut for Toa Samoa. On 19 December, Fa'asuamaleaui signed a three-year deal with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2021.

2020[]

Fa’asuamaleaui played off the bench in Melbourne's 2020 NRL Grand Final win over the Penrith Panthers in a 26-20 win. At the Melbourne Storm Player of the Year Awards in October 2020, he was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award.[12]

After the grand final, he was rewarded by making his Queensland Maroons debut in the 2020 State of Origin series Game 1 at the Adelaide Oval.

2021[]

He made his club debut for the Gold Coast in round 1 of the 2021 NRL season against the New Zealand Warriors. In round 6, he was placed on report for an illegal shoulder charge during the club's 36-0 loss against Manly-Warringah and suspended for two games.[13]

He played 23 games for the Gold Coast in the 2021 NRL season including the club's elimination final loss against the Sydney Roosters.[14] On 23 November, he signed a $3.3 million contract extension to remain at the Gold Coast until the end of the 2026 season.[15]

2022[]

On the 3 February, he was named as captain of the Gold Coast Titans.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Just call me Tino: QLD U18s". 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Gympie's 12 all-time greatest sporting exports". Courier-Mail. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Queensland Under 16 team". 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b "QRL icon Scott Sattler hails Storm teenager Tino Fa'Asuamaleaui as 'one to watch'". Courier-Mail. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Rd.26 NYC Team Announcement". 29 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Queensland Under 18 team". 12 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Queensland Under 18 team". 21 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Rising stars feature for Queensland Under 20s". 2 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Junior Roos defeat Junior Kiwis despite incredible try". 13 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Round 16 NRL team announcements". NRL.com. 3 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Skipper crowned Player of the Year". melbournestorm.com.au. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Hetherington accepts five-match ban; Trio taking on judiciary". www.nrl.com. 20 April 2021.
  14. ^ "'He's taken it hard': Shattered Titans rally around Herbert after blowing win". www.nrl.com. 11 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Titans lock in Tino on $3.3M extension; Knights re-sign gun winger: Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au.
  16. ^ "Tino Fa'asuamaleaui announced as new Titans captain". National Rugby League. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

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