Jake Mamo
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| Born | 6 June 1994 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | |||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2014– | Newcastle Knights | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Jake Mamo (born 6 June 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays fullback, wing and centre.
Background
Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Mamo played his junior football for Ourimbah, St Edwards and the Entrance Tigers before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. As a youngster, Mamo played for the New South Wales Country Under 16s team.
Playing career
In 2013 and 2014, Mamo played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.
At the end of 2012, Mamo won the Brian Carlson Club-Andrew Johns Medal as the Knights' best under-17 player.[1]
At the end of 2013, Mamo won the Knights' NYC Players' Player of the Year award and re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.[1][2]
In Round 7 of the 2014 NRL season, Mamo made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Brisbane Broncos.[3]
In 2014, Mamo played for the New South Wales Under 20s team and scored three tries, the first hat-trick ever to be scored in an Under 20s State of Origin match, as well as winning the Darren Lockyer medal for Man of the Match.[4]
On 2 September 2014, Mamo was named at fullback in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year.[5]
On 22 September 2014, Mamo was named in the Junior Kangaroos train-on squad.[6]
Personal life
Mamo is of Maltese descent.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jake's break: Mamo to debut against Broncos | Newcastle Herald". theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "KNIGHTS INSIDER: Matt Gidley - Knights". newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "LATE MAIL: Knights v Broncos - Knights". newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ http://www.watoday.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/mitchell-moses-stars-as-nsw-win-under-20s-origin-clash-20140503-zr41x.html
- ↑ http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/holden-team-year-announced/
- ↑ http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2014/09/22/nyc_duo_in_junior_kangaroo_train_on_squad.html
- ↑ "Malta to face Greece and the Czech Republic - timesofmalta.com". timesofmalta.com. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
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