Jeremiah Simbiken
Personal information
Born (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000
Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Dolphins 32 18 0 0 72
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Papua New Guinea 2 0 0 0 0
2023 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 10 November 2023

Jeremiah Simbiken (born 17 August 2000) is an Australia-based Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Papua New Guinea at international level.

Background

Simbiken was born in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.[2]

Playing career

International career (2022)

In 2022, Simbiken was named in the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England,[3] and made his international début for PNG against Wales in October 2022.

Club career

In the 2022 Queensland Cup state competition, Simbiken debuted for the Redcliffe Dolphins and scored a total of thirteen tries in sixteen matches.[4]

NRL career

Dolphins (2023-present)

On 25 August 2022, Simbiken signed a three-year deal with the Dolphins (NRL) club, seeing him hold development contract status with them in 2023.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jeremiah Simbiken - Career Stats & Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ https://postcourier.com.pg/nrl-bound/
  3. ↑ Darbyshire, Drew (4 October 2022). "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". LoveRugbyLeague.
  4. ↑ "Jeremiah Simbiken".
  5. ↑ From the verge of walking away, Simbiken earns NRL contract
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