Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui
{{Short description|Australian rugby league player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|12|01|df=y}}
|birth_place = Gympie, Queensland, Australia
|height = 191cm
|weight = 110kg
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|Gold Coast Titans}}
|year1start = 2023
|year1end = present
|appearances1 = 17
|tries1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 4
|source = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/iszac-fa-asuamaleaui/summary.html Rugby League Project]
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| relatives = Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (brother)
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Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ə|s|uː|ə|m|ə|l|aʊ|i}}) (born 1 December 2001) is a professional rugby league player who plays for the Gold Coast Titans as a {{rlp|pr}} in the National Rugby League (NRL). He is the brother of Tino Fa'asuamaleaui.
Background
Fa'asuamaleaui was born in Gympie, Queensland, Australia to a Samoan father and an Australian mother. His father, Fereti Fa'asuamaleaui, was contracted to the Sydney City Roosters and played reserve grade for them in the mid-1990s,{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/20182/05/30/just-call-me-tino/|title = Just call me Tino: QLD U18s|date = 29 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7644400/faasuamaleaui-commits-to-kangaroos-dream/ |title=Fa'asuamaleaui commits to Kangaroos dream |publisher=Newcastle Herald |first=George |last=Clarke |date=4 March 2022}} having previously represented Samoa in rugby union.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/16/tino-credits-tough-love-from-father-for-stellar-rise/ |title=Right, said Fred: Tino credits 'tough love' from father for stellar rise |publisher=NRL.com |first=Joel|last=Gould|date=16 October 2020|access-date=6 June 2022}} Iszac was educated at James Nash State High School, Gympie.{{cite web | url=https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/04/07/rising-star-reveals-why-he-chose-to-represent-queensland-despite-being-born/ | title=Rising star reveals why he chose to represent Queensland despite being born in NSW }}
Playing career
Fa'asuamaleaui played his junior rugby league for the Gympie Devils and was then signed by the Gold Coast Titans in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/gympies-12-all-time-greatest-sporting-exports/3631575/ |title=Gympie's 12 all-time greatest sporting exports |publisher=Courier-Mail |date=26 January 2019 |access-date=30 November 2021}} In 2021 and 2022, Fa'asuamaleaui played for the Titans' Queensland Cup feeder side, the Burleigh Bears. In 2023, despite still being on a development contract, Fa’asuamaleaui was elevated to the Gold Coast Titans first grade side.{{cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2022/11/04/faasuamaleaui-locked-in-long-term-with-titans/|title=Fa'asuamaleaui locked in long-term with Titans|website=www.titans.com.au|date=4 November 2022}}
Fa’asuamaleaui made his first grade debut in his side's 38–34 victory over the Melbourne Storm at Robina Stadium in round 3 of the 2023 NRL season.{{cite web|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/storm-titans-juggle-injury-replacements-054421983.html?|title=Storm, Titans juggle injury replacements for NRL clash|website=sports.yahoo.com|date=17 March 2023}}
He played a total of 13 games for the Gold Coast in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-gold-coast-titans-season-review/nel398u2vn7faognqvwnq7g4#:~:text=Did%20the%20Titans%20over%2Ddeliver,out%20of%20the%20finals%20picture./|title=NRL 2023: Gold Coast Titans season review|website=www.sportingnews.com|date=5 September 2023 }}
Statistics
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Team !Games !Tries !Pts |
| 2023
| rowspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Titans|16}} Gold Coast Titans |13 |1 |4 |
| 2024
|1 | | |
| 2025
|1 | | |
| |Totals
|15 |1 |4 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.titans.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/gold-coast-titans/iszac-faasuamaleaui/ Gold Coast Titans profile]
- [https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-premiership/titans/iszac-faasuamaleaui/ NRL profile]
{{Gold Coast Titans squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fa'asuamaleaui, Iszac}}
Category:Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Burleigh Bears players
Category:Gold Coast Titans players