Daniel Kilioni

Daniel Kilioni (born 22 February 1993) is a Tongan professional rugby union player.^[1]

Daniel Kilioni

Date of birth	(1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Havelu, Tonga
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	213 lb (97 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–16 FC Grenoble 32 (30) 2016–17 US Carcassonne 5 (5) 2017–20 FC Grenoble 22 (15) 2021– CM Floirac () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–18 Tonga 4 (0)

Rugby career

Born in Havelu, Tonga, Kilioni is a winger, based in France since 2013.^[2] He started as a junior at FC Grenoble and signed a professional contract with the Top 14 club in 2016. Except for one season on loan with US Carcassonne, Kilioni remained in Grenoble until 2020, after which he joined CM Floirac.^[3]

International

Kilioni made his debut for Tonga against Fiji in Suva during the 2016 Pacific Nations Cup and was capped as a substitute a week later against Georgia. He gained a further two caps in 2018, including a match against Wales at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. In 2019, Kilioni was flown to Japan for Tonga's final two World Cup pool matches, replacing injured winger Nafi Tuitavake, who had suffered a broken arm.^[4]

See also

• List of Tonga national rugby union players