22 Facts About Agnatius Paasi

Agnatius Paasi was born on 30 November 1991 and is a Tongan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for St Helens in the Super League and Tonga at international level.

Agnatius Paasi previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in two separate spells, and the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.

At age 17, Agnatius Paasi moved to Australia on a scholarship to play for Keebra Park State High School where they won the Arrive Alive Cup in 2009.

Agnatius Paasi played some Australian rules football for the school.

Agnatius Paasi was offered a contract with the Wests Tigers under 20's, but complications with his visa saw him return to New Zealand, where he again played for the Mangere East Hawks before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors.

In 2011, Agnatius Paasi played for the Warriors Toyota Cup Under-20s team.

On 6 October 2011, Agnatius Paasi was named 18th man for the Junior Kiwis.

In 2012, Agnatius Paasi moved on to the Warriors New South Wales Cup team, the Auckland Vulcans, and he played for the Vulcans in 2013.

At the start of 2014 Agnatius Paasi wasn't contracted to any NRL team but was given a chance to play in the Warriors pre-season games, earning a contract with the Warriors NSW Cup side.

Agnatius Paasi was named as the Warriors NSW Cup Player of the Year.

In November, Agnatius Paasi signed a train and trial contract with the Gold Coast Titans, starting from 2015.

Agnatius Paasi finished his impressive year with him playing in 18 matches and scoring 2 tries.

In February, Agnatius Paasi was named in the Titans 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad, where he was named in the Team of the Tournament.

Agnatius Paasi was described as, "undoubtedly the weekend's biggest surprise packet" and perhaps the best player of the Nines.

Agnatius Paasi enjoyed a solid 2016 NRL season with him playing in all the Titans 25 matches and scored 5 tries.

On 5 November 2017, Agnatius Paasi was released from his final year of his contract with the Titans to join his former club the New Zealand Warriors on a 2-year deal, starting from 2018.

On 13 November, it was announced that Agnatius Paasi had signed for St Helens on a two-year deal starting in 2021.

Agnatius Paasi was knocked out in the second half of the game after a collision with Salford player Pauli Pauli.

Agnatius Paasi was awarded Man of the Match on his Challenge Cup debut, spearheading his team's victory over Leeds.

On 24 September, Agnatius Paasi played for St Helens in their 2022 Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds.

Agnatius Paasi played 16 matches for St Helens in the 2024 Super League season which saw the club finish sixth on the table.

Agnatius Paasi played in St Helens golden point extra-time playoff loss against Warrington.