Trent Loiero
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Born | Nambour, Queensland, Australia | 27 February 2001|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 26 May 2021 Source: [1] |
Trent Loiero (born 27 February 2001) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.
Background[]
Loiero played his junior rugby league for the Kawana Dolphins and attended Mountain Creek State High School, Sunshine Coast before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.[2] He is of Italian descent.
Playing career[]
In 2018 and 2019, Loiero played for the Sunshine Coast Falcons Mal Meninga Cup and Hastings Deering Colts sides.[3][4] On 5 June 2019, he played for Queensland under-18 in their 34–12 win over New South Wales.[5] Later in 2019, he made his Queensland Cup debut for the Falcons.[6] On 20 September 2019, he scored a try for the Falcons in their Hastings Deering Colts Grand Final win over the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.[7]
In February 2020, Loiero played for the Storm at the 2020 NRL Nines in Perth.[8] On 22 February 2020, he played in the Storm's pre-season trial against the New Zealand Warriors in Palmerston North.[9]
2021[]
In Round 4 of the 2021 NRL season, Loiero made his NRL debut for the Melbourne club against the Brisbane Broncos. He had his debut jersey (cap 212) presented to him by Ryan Hinchcliffe.[10]
References[]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Why 2021 can be a breakout year for Trent Loiero". Sunshine Coast Daily. 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup player of the year". QRL. 3 October 2019.
- ^ "My goal is to play more Intrust Super Cup". QRL. 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Under 18 team named". QRL. 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Teenager poised for debut in Queensland Cup". Queensland Times. 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Smoothy stars in Falcons' Grand Final victory". 18th Man. 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Storm opts for youth in NRL Nines squad". Melbourne Storm. 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Final Squad - Storm v Warriors". Melbourne Storm. 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Round 4 Late Mail: Storm, Broncos finalise teams". Melbourne Storm. 2 April 2021.
External links[]
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Melbourne Storm players
- Rugby league players from Nambour, Queensland
- Rugby league second-rows
- Sunshine Coast Falcons players