Brayden Wiliame

Brayden Wiliame (born 17 December 1992) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre, wing and can also play as fullback or second-row forward for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League.

Brayden Wiliame
Personal information
Born (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, 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 34 0 0 136
2020– St. George Illawarra 4 1 0 0 4
Total 110 45 0 0 180
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–17 Fiji 7 2 0 0 8
2019– Fiji 9s 3 0 0 0 0
As of 20 October 2019
Source: [1][2]

He has previously played for the Parramatta Eels and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL, and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.

Background

Wiliame was born in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia and is of Fijian 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

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]

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]

On 1 October 2014, Wiliame signed a two-year contract with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2015.[9] He made his debut for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in round 2 of the 2015 NRL season against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[10]

After playing on the wing in the opening two rounds of the 2016 NRL season, Wiliame was dropped to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles' New South Wales Cup team to allow for the return from injury of fullback Brett Stewart. With the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles losing both games to the Bulldogs and the Wests Tigers respectively, Wiliame remained winless in all first grade games and talk spread among Manly fans and the media that he was cursed. 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 Eels. Wiliame crossed for his first NRL try of the season and broke his NRL duck as Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ran out 26-10 winners over the bottom placed Newcastle.[11]

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.[12]

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[13]

On 17 December 2019, Wiliame signed a two-year deal to join St. George Illawarra starting in the 2020 NRL season.[14]

International career

On 2 May 2015, Wiliame played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2015 Melanesian Cup.[15]

On 7 May 2016, Wiliame played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2016 Melanesian Cup.[16]

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. "Catalans sign Brayden Wiliame". Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  16. 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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