Trent Loiero

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Trent Loiero
Personal information
Born (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 20)
Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021– Melbourne Storm 6 2 0 0 8
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[]

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Why 2021 can be a breakout year for Trent Loiero". Sunshine Coast Daily. 25 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup player of the year". QRL. 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ "My goal is to play more Intrust Super Cup". QRL. 7 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Queensland Under 18 team named". QRL. 26 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Teenager poised for debut in Queensland Cup". Queensland Times. 19 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Smoothy stars in Falcons' Grand Final victory". 18th Man. 29 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Storm opts for youth in NRL Nines squad". Melbourne Storm. 11 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Final Squad - Storm v Warriors". Melbourne Storm. 20 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Round 4 Late Mail: Storm, Broncos finalise teams". Melbourne Storm. 2 April 2021.

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