Dean Ieremia

Dean Ieremia (born 20 August 2001) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Dean Ieremia
Personal information
Born (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001
Fagaloa, Upolu, Samoa
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021– Melbourne Storm 21 9 0 0 36
Source: [1]
As of 23 July 2022

Background

Ieremia was born in Fagaloa, Samoa and raised in Melbourne, Australia. While living in Melbourne, he was educated at Sunbury Downs College[2] and then at Mount Ridley College, Craigieburn.[3]

Ieremia played his junior rugby league for the Sunbury Tigers and graduated through the Victorian Thunderbolts system before signing with Melbourne Storm.[4]

Playing career

Ieremia made his NRL debut for Melbourne against Cronulla-Sutherland. He became the fourth player to graduate from the NRL Victoria junior system. Ieremia played a total of 10 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season and scored six tries as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership. Ieremia did not play in the club's finals campaign where Melbourne suffered a shock 10-6 loss against eventual premiers Penrith.[5] On 22 February 2023, it was announced that Ieremia would miss the entire 2023 NRL season after rupturing his ACL during a pre-season trial game against the New Zealand Warriors.[6]

References

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