30 Facts About Greg Eden

Greg Eden has previously played for the Castleford Tigers, the Huddersfield Giants and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL, and the Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship.

Greg Eden has spent time on loan and dual registration at the Salford Red Devils in the Super League and at the Gateshead Thunder in League 1.

Greg Eden made his senior debut for Castleford against the Warrington Wolves on 1 July 2011, scoring and assisting a try.

Greg Eden signed for the Huddersfield Giants from the Castleford Tigers in the winter of 2011 and made an immediate impact in the Super League, establishing himself as first choice fullback at the Huddersfield Giants within weeks of the season beginning.

Greg Eden was rewarded with a long-term deal until the end of the 2015 season.

Greg Eden moved to Hull Kingston Rovers in the winter of 2012, signing a three-year deal.

Greg Eden made 39 appearances for the club across 2 seasons, scoring 24 tries.

On 25 April 2014, Greg Eden joined the Salford Red Devils on a 1-month loan deal.

Greg Eden made 2 appearances for Gateshead in 2014, through their dual-registration arrangement with Hull KR.

On 1 September 2014, Greg Eden signed with Brisbane Broncos, boosting their Fullback ranks after the Broncos showed great interest in him.

Greg Eden spent the 2015 season with the Broncos affiliate club Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.

In June 2016 Greg Eden agreed upon a two-year contract with hometown Super League side Castleford Tigers for the upcoming season starting in 2017.

Greg Eden was given the squad number 5 prior to the start of the season, and played the majority of matches on Castleford's left wing.

Greg Eden scored 38 Super League tries in his first season back at Castleford, including 5 hat-tricks against Leeds twice, Widnes, Leigh and Warrington.

Greg Eden topped the try scoring charts and was named in the Super League Dream Team for this season.

Greg Eden played at fullback in the 2017 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford, after Zak Hardaker was suspended two days before the game following a failed drugs test.

Greg Eden scored a hat-trick against Hull KR and finished the season with 8 tries in 8 appearances.

Greg Eden scored a late length-of-the-field interception try on 12 August 2021 to seal Castleford's first league win away to St Helens in 31 years.

Greg Eden scored a hat-trick against Hull FC in his first appearance of the 2022 season.

Greg Eden was voted the Fans' Man of the Match for his first 2 games of the year.

In round 22 of the 2023 Super League season, Greg Eden scored a hat-trick against Wakefield Trinity to reach 150 career tries.

Greg Eden played 15 games for Castleford in the Super League XXVIII season and scored nine tries as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation.

On 13 January 2025 Greg Eden confirmed on Instagram that he had left Featherstone Rovers.

In September 2012 Greg Eden was selected in the England Knights squad.

Greg Eden scored his 100th try for Castleford on 14 April 2022 against Wakefield Trinity, becoming the 12th player to achieve this in the club's history and just the 2nd in the Super League era.

Greg Eden reached this figure after just 94 appearances for the Tigers, making him the fastest player to reach a century for the club.

Greg Eden's 100 tries for Castleford in 94 appearances places him second for the fastest century at a single club in Super League, behind Josh Charnley's 100 in 91 games for the Wigan Warriors.

Greg Eden became the first player to achieve this for Castleford in the Super League era.

Greg Eden holds the record for fastest hat-trick in rugby league history; his treble against Leigh on 29 May 2017 took just 4 minutes 59 seconds, beating Shaun Johnson's record 6 minutes 30 seconds for the New Zealand Warriors against the Canberra Raiders in 2013.

Greg Eden is believed to hold the record for the most consecutive hat-tricks; in 2017, he scored trebles in 4 successive matches, which is believed to be a first in the professional game.