Nelson Asofa-Solomona

Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Asofa-Solomona playing for Storm-Sharks team in 2014.
Personal information
Born (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996
Wellington, New Zealand
Height 200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– Melbourne Storm 27 1 0 0 4
As of 26 June 2016
Source: [1]

Nelson Asofa-Solomona (born 29 February 1996) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row and prop. His size and style of play has seen him being compared to Sonny Bill Williams.[2][3][4]

Early years

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Asofa-Solomona grew up playing rugby union for Upper Hutt Rugby Football Club before playing rugby league. He played his junior rugby league for the Upper Hutt Tigers and Wellington Orcas junior representative team whilst playing rugby union at Wellington College. He was then signed by the Melbourne Storm at 15-years of age.

Playing career

2014

In 2014, Asofa-Solomona played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team.[5] On 2 September, he was named at second-row in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year.[6] On 18 October, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos at second-row in the Kiwis' 15-14 win at Mount Smart Stadium.[7]

2015

In 2015, Asofa-Solomona graduated to the Storm's Queensland Cup team, Sunshine Coast Falcons.[8] In Round 8 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, playing off the interchange bench in the Storms' 12-10 loss at AAMI Park.[9][10][11] On 2 May, he again played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos, playing at prop in the Kiwis' 22-20 loss at Cbus Super Stadium.[12][13] In Round 20 against the St George Illawarra Dragons, he scored his first NRL career try in the Storm's 22-4 win at McLean Park.[14] He finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in 12 matches and scoring 1 try.[15]

2016

On 1 February, Asofa-Solomona was named in the Storm's 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Nelson Asofa-Solomona - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  2. ↑ "Meet Nelson! The Next SBW?". Seven Sharp. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Tony Webeck; Jack Brady (27 Jan 2015). "#Top10Tuesday: Rookies set to shine at Nines". NRL.com. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Auckland Nines 2015: How your NRL club can have success in the pre-season tournament". FOX SPORTS. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "NYC Trump Storm 38-8". Rabbitohs.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  6. ↑ "Holden Cup Team Of The Year Announced". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  7. ↑ "2014 JUNIOR KIWIS TEAM ANNOUNCED". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  8. ↑ "Feeder Team Update - Round 7 - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  9. ↑ "Late mail: Round 8 - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  10. ↑ "Craig Bellamy is Weighing Up Whether to Pick Veteran Tom Learoyd-Lahrs and Teenage Monster Nelson Asofa-Solomona". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  11. ↑ "Biting Allegation Against Jesse Bromwich Sours Storm 22-4 Win Over Dragons". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  12. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  13. ↑ "Junior Roos hold on in thriller". NRL.com. 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  14. ↑ "Biting Allegation Against Jesse Bromwich Sours Storm 22-4 Win Over Dragons". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  15. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  16. ↑ "Storm name youthful Nines squad". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.

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