19 Facts About Daniel Saifiti

Daniel Saifiti was born on 1 May 1996 and is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League.

Daniel Saifiti is of Fijian and Samoan descent and moved to the Central Coast at a young age.

Daniel Saifiti played his junior rugby league for the Terrigal Sharks and The Entrance Tigers, before joining the Newcastle Knights in 2015.

Daniel Saifiti is the identical twin brother of Knights prop forward Jacob Daniel Saifiti.

In 2015, Daniel Saifiti played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.

In round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Daniel Saifiti made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Gold Coast Titans, playing alongside his brother Jacob, becoming the first twins in Australian rugby league's 108-year history to debut together.

Daniel Saifiti finished his debut season with Newcastle making 20 appearances as the club finished last on the table.

Daniel Saifiti played 23 games for the Knights in the 2017 season, before having his contract extended until the end of 2020.

Daniel Saifiti played 21 games for Newcastle in the 2018 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table.

Daniel Saifiti was selected in the starting side for Game 2 of the 2019 State of Origin series.

Daniel Saifiti was selected for New South Wales in the 2020 State of Origin series.

For round 1 of the 2021 NRL season, Daniel Saifiti was announced as a Knights co-captain alongside Jayden Brailey.

Daniel Saifiti was selected for game one of the 2021 State of Origin series.

Daniel Saifiti played in the first two games during the series but was ruled out of the third due to injury.

Daniel Saifiti caused a shock when he ruled himself of World Cup selection for Fiji, citing covid and injury issues earlier in the year as the reason.

Daniel Saifiti played 19 games for Newcastle in the 2022 NRL season as the club missed the finals finishing 14th on the table.

Daniel Saifiti played a total of 22 games for Newcastle in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 5th on the table.

Daniel Saifiti played in Newcastle's golden point extra-time victory over Canberra in week one of the finals.

Late in the 2024 season, Daniel Saifiti was given permission by the Knights to negotiate with a new club for the 2025 season.