Brayden Wiliame

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Brayden Wiliame
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Personal information
Full nameBrayden Joji Wiliame
Born (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31)
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionCentre, Second-row, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Parramatta Eels 6 3 0 0 12
2015–16 Manly Sea Eagles 23 7 0 0 28
2017–19 Catalans Dragons 77 35 0 0 140
2020–21 St. George Illawarra 17 6 0 0 24
Total 123 51 0 0 204
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– Fiji 9 4 0 0 16
2019– Fiji 9s 3 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– USA Perpignan 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]
As of 22 June 2022

Brayden Wiliame (born 17 December 1992) is a rugby union footballer who plays as a centre and second-row forward for USA Perpignan in France .

He has previously played for the Parramatta Eels, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL, and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League, and played as a winger earlier in his career.

Background

Wiliame was born in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia and is of Fijian-Rotuman descent.

He played his junior football for the Woy Woy Roosters, Umina Bunnies and Central Coast Harold Matthews Cup and S. G. Ball Cup squads, before signing a 3-year contract with the Melbourne Storm.

Playing career

2010-2012

From 2010 to 2012, Wiliame played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team.[3]

In June 2010, Wiliame played for the New South Wales Under-18s team.[4]

In October 2010, Wiliame played for the junior Fiji team.[5]

2013

In 2013, Wiliame joined the Parramatta Eels. In round 13 of the 2013 NRL season, Wiliame made his NRL debut for the Parramatta Eels against the Sydney Roosters.[6][7] He played six games for Parramatta in the 2013 NRL season as the club finished last on the table for a second consecutive year. At the end of 2013, Wiliame was released by the Parramatta Eels and joined the Newcastle Knights for the 2014 NRL season.[8]

2014

On 1 October 2014, Wiliame signed a two-year contract with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2015.[9]

2015

He made his debut for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in round 3 of the 2015 NRL season against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[10]

2016

After playing on the wing in the opening two rounds of the 2016 NRL season, Wiliame was demoted to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles' New South Wales Cup team to allow for the return from injury of fullback Brett Stewart. He was recalled to the side for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles' Anzac Day match against the Newcastle Knights in Newcastle following a broken collar bone suffered by winger Jorge Taufua a week earlier against Parramatta. Wiliame crossed for his first NRL try of the season. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ran out 26-10 winners over the bottom placed Newcastle.[11][12]

After 23 first grade games with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Wiliame was granted a release from his contract with the club on 9 November 2016 in order to take up a two-year deal with the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.[13]

2018

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[14]

2019

On 17 December 2019, Wiliame signed a two-year deal to join St. George Illawarra starting in the 2020 NRL season.[15]

2020-2021

On 16 September 2021, it was announced that Williame had been released by St. George Illawarra.[16]

International career

On 2 May 2015, Wiliame played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2015 Melanesian Cup.[17]

On 7 May 2016, Wiliame played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2016 Melanesian Cup.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Brayden Williame". Love Rugby League. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Brayden Williame - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Brayden Williame - Player". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ^ "NSWRL Under 18's Team Announcement". Western Sydney Academy. leaguenet.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ^ Tokalau, Torika (10 October 2010). "Junior Bati initiative to boost 2013 WC". Fijilive. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Round 13: NRL Late Mail". Parramatta Eels. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Brayden Willieme - Player". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  8. ^ Riccio, David (8 December 2013). "Parramatta Eels work to erase bitter memories of 2013's wooden spoon season". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Promising trio added to Sea Eagles roster". Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. 1 October 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  10. ^ "LATE MAIL: Leary out, Horo in". Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  11. ^ Brady, Jack (25 April 2016). "Injuries strike as Manly down Newcastle". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016.
  12. ^ "The Lurker: Revealed - You won't believe who Manly want to re-sign". www.sportingnews.com.
  13. ^ "Catalans sign Brayden Wiliame". Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016.
  14. ^ Bower, Aaron (25 August 2018). "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  15. ^ Chisholm, Ed (17 December 2019). "St. George Illawarra confirms signing of centre Brayden Williame on two-year deal". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Bulldogs' backline boost as rising star re-signs; Eels hooker seals UK exit: Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au. 16 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  18. ^ Gabor, Martin (7 May 2016). "PNG stuns Fiji in a thriller". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

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