Ken Maumalo

Ken Maumalo
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Maumalo
Born (1994-07-16) 16 July 1994
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– New Zealand Warriors 64 14 0 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Samoa 4 3 0 0 12
2018 New Zealand 2 1 0 0 4
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [1]

Kenneth Maumalo (born 16 July 1994) is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL. He primarily plays as a winger.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Maumalo has four brothers and one sister. He is of Samoan descent, originating from Lalomanu Aileipata.[2] Maumalo attended Southern Cross Campus in South Auckland.

Maumalo is the first cousin of Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona.

Playing career

Early years

He played junior football for the Papatoetoe Panthers and Counties Manukau Stingrays before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors.[3] Maumalo played for New Zealand Residents under-18s in 2012.[4] Maumalo played for the Warriors' NYC team in 2013 and 2014 before moving to the Warriors' New South Wales Cup team in 2015. Maumalo played in the 2014 Holden Cup grand final against the Brisbane Broncos off the interchange bench in the 34-32 victory.[5]

2015

On 16 January 2015, Maumalo was named in the Warriors' 2015 Auckland Nines squad.[6] After impressing in pre-season trials, he was expected to make his NRL debut in round one before being ruled out with a hamstring injury.[7] Maumalo made his NRL debut in round 10 of the 2015 NRL season, against the Parramatta Eels on the wing at Parramatta Stadium.

2016

On October 8, 2016, Maumalo made his International debut for Samoa in their historical test match against Fiji in Apia. He scored two tries in Samoa's 18–20 loss.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Ken Maumalo rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ↑ "nesianpower101 - Instagram Post". Imagala.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  3. ↑ NRL. "Ken Maumalo". Warriors. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Warriors survive Broncos scare to win Holden Cup". NRL.com. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  6. ↑ NRL Ladder (2015-01-16). "WARRIORS NAME 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Two players ruled out". warriors.co.nz. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Brilliant Bati comeback steals Pacific Test win". NRL.com. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
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