Joe Chan

Joe Chan (born 10 March 2002) is a French[3] professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Joe Chan
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Chan
Born (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Weight15 st 8 lb (99 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021–22 Catalans Dragons 26 9 0 0 36
2023– Melbourne Storm 1 0 0 0 0
Total 27 9 0 0 36
Source: [1][2]
As of 31 August 2023

He previously played for Catalans Dragons in the Super League and Saint-Esteve in the Elite One Championship.

Background

Chan is of Chinese-Māori heritage[4] and is the son of former New Zealand international Alex Chan and brother of Tiaki Chan.[5] He played his junior rugby league for St Clair Comets, before moving to Catalans Dragons.

Career

In 2021 he made his Catalans debut in the Challenge Cup against the Warrington Wolves.[6] On 22nd April 2022 he signed a two year contract to play for the Melbourne Storm for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Chan made his NRL debut in round 27 of the 2023 NRL season for the Melbourne Storm against Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. Being presented with jersey (cap number 233), Joe along with his father and former Melbourne Storm (cap number 71), Alex Chan are the first father-son Storm duo.

Chan went onto win the 2023 Queensland Cup with Storm feeder club the Brisbane Tigers where he came off the interchange bench in their 22–18 grand final victory over Burleigh.[7] He would also be recognised as the Tigers Rookie of the Year at the club's annual awards.[8]

Honours and achievements

Individual:

Club:

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Itsrugby
  3. NothingButLeague
  4. "Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Website". Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  5. "Catalans Dragons 6-16 Warrington Wolves: Clinical Wolves move into Challenge Cup semi-finals". Sky Sports. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. "Challenge Cup: Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves". BBC. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  7. Brinums, Jorja (17 September 2023). "Tigers pounce to create history with grand final win over Bears". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. "2023 season awards for Hostplus Cup and Hastings Deering Colts Tigers". thetigers.com.au. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.