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Joseph Ualesi
Australian rugby league footballer
Joseph Ualesi (born 17 September 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row and lock.
Ualesi playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2013. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 30) Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 2 December 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Ualesi is of Samoan descent[2] and played his junior rugby league for Fairfield United, before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.
Early career
From 2011 to 2013, Ualesi played for the Parramatta Eels' NYC team.[3][4]
2013
In Round 26 of the 2013 NRL season, Ualesi made his NRL debut for the Eels against the Newcastle Knights.[5][6] On 13 October, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[7]
2015
On 11 July, Ualesi re-signed with the Eels on a 1-year contract.[8]
2018
In 2018, Ualesi was released by Parramatta after only making one appearance for the club in five seasons.[9]
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- "U | NYC DATABASE". Nycdatabase.org. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- "rleague.com has been shutdown". Rleague.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- "NRL 2013 - Round 26 - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- "Round 26: Late Mail - Parramatta Eels". Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- "Junior Kangaroos team named". NRL.com. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- "Eels re-sign seven players | NRL | Zero Tackle". Zerotackle.com. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- "Parramatta Eels 2018 Preview ยป League Unlimited". 13 February 2018.