Tino Fa'asuamaleaui


Tino Fa'asuamaleaui is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL. He will join the Gold Coast Titans in 2021.
He has also played for the Prime Minister's XIII.

Background

Fa'asuamaleaui was born in Orange, New South Wales, Australia and is of Samoan descent. His father, Fereti, was contracted to the Sydney City Roosters and played reserve grade for them in the mid-1990s.
Fa'asuamaleaui was raised in Widgee, Queensland, where he attended James Nash State High School, Gympie. He played his junior rugby league for the Gympie Devils and was then signed by the Brisbane Broncos as a teenager.

Playing career

Early career

In 2016, Fa'asuamaleaui played for the Central Crows in the Cyril Connell Cup and was selected to represent the Queensland under-16 side.
In 2017, after starting the season with the Sunshine Coast Falcons Mal Meninga Cup side, he signed with the Melbourne Storm, playing for their NYC side. In June, he was selected for the Queensland under-18 side
In 2018, Fa'asuamaleaui began the season playing for the Storm's Queensland Cup feeder side, the Sunshine Coast Falcons, before switching to the club's other feeder, the Easts Tigers, midway through the year. In June, he was again selected for the Queensland under-18 side. In July, he came off the bench in the Queensland under-20's first ever win over New South Wales. In October, he scored two tries in the Junior Kangaroos 40–24 win over the Junior Kiwis.

2019

In Round 16 of the 2019 NRL season, Fa'asuamaleaui made his NRL debut for Melbourne Storm against the Dragons. On 7 October, Fa’asuamaleaui was named on the bench for the U23 Junior Australian side. He then followed up by making his international test debut for Toa Samoa. On 19 December, Fa'asuamaleaui signed a 3 year deal with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2021.