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Dean Ieremia
Samoan rugby league footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dean Ieremia (born 20 August 2001) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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Background
Ieremia was born in Fagaloa, Samoa and raised in Melbourne, Australia. While living in Melbourne, he was educated at Sunbury Downs College[2] and then at Mount Ridley College, Craigieburn.[3]
Ieremia played his junior rugby league for the Sunbury Tigers and graduated through the Victorian Thunderbolts system before signing with Melbourne Storm.[4]
Playing career
Ieremia made his NRL debut for Melbourne against Cronulla-Sutherland. He became the fourth player to graduate from the NRL Victoria junior system. Ieremia played a total of 10 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season and scored six tries as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership. Ieremia did not play in the club's finals campaign where Melbourne suffered a shock 10-6 loss against eventual premiers Penrith.[5]
2023
On 22 February 2023, it was announced that Ieremia would miss the entire 2023 NRL season after rupturing his ACL during a pre-season trial game against the New Zealand Warriors.[6]
2024
On 29 September 2024, he played for North Sydney in their NSW Cup Grand Final loss against Newtown.[7]
2025
On 16 January 2025, Ieremia had been ruled out for six months after he suffered an Achilles rupture during pre-season training.[8]
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