Trent Loiero

Trent Loiero (born 27 February 2001) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock and second-row forward for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Trent Loiero

Personal information
Born	(2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 24) Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2021– Melbourne Storm 92 10 0 0 40 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2025 Queensland 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 24 July 2025

Background

Loiero played his junior rugby league for the Kawana Dolphins and attended Mountain Creek State High School, Sunshine Coast before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.^[2] Loiero is of Italian descent.^[3]

Playing Career

Early career

In 2018 and 2019, Loiero played for the Sunshine Coast Falcons Mal Meninga Cup and Hastings Deering Colts sides.^[4][5] On 5 June 2019, he played for Queensland under-18 in their 34–12 win over New South Wales.^[6] Later in 2019, he made his Queensland Cup debut for the Falcons.^[7] On 20 September 2019, he scored a try for the Falcons in their Hastings Deering Colts Grand Final win over the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.^[8]

Melbourne Storm

In February 2020, Loiero played for the Melbourne Storm at the 2020 NRL Nines in Perth,^[9] and in the Storm's pre-season trial against the New Zealand Warriors in Palmerston North.^[10]

In Round 4 of the 2021 NRL season, Loiero made his NRL debut for Melbourne against the Brisbane Broncos. He had his debut jersey (cap 212) presented to him by Ryan Hinchcliffe.^[11] He would score his first NRL try in his second match against the Canberra Raiders.^[12]

Loiero continued to develop through the season, making six NRL appearances,^[13] with the Queenslander upgraded to the club's top-30 squad.^[14]

Loiero made 17 appearances for Melbourne during the 2022 season, making an impact from the interchange bench. He scored two tries for the season, and signed a contract extension until the end of the 2025 season.^[15][16]

2023

In 2023, Loiero earnt a starting role for Melbourne following the departures of a number of forwards to the Dolphins.^[17] Loiero played 26 games for Melbourne in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished third on the table. Loiero played in Melbourne's preliminary final loss against Penrith.^[18]

2024

Loiero played a total of 26 matches for Melbourne in the 2024 NRL season. He played in Melbourne's 2024 NRL Grand Final loss against Penrith.^[19] On 18 December, the Melbourne outfit announced that Loiero had re-signed with the club until the end of 2028.^[20]

Queensland Maroons

On 19 May, Trent Loiero was selected to officially make his origin debut on 28 May 2025, coming off the bench.^[21][22] He had previously been selected in the 2024 game 2 extended squad.^[23]

Statistics

Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2021	Melbourne Storm	6	2	8
2022		17	2	8
2023		26	2	8
2024		26
2025		13	1	4
	Totals	88	7	28

source:^[24]