17 Facts About Jamayne Isaako

Jamayne Isaako was born on 5 June 1996 and is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a goal-kicking winger for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League.

At the 2023 Dally M Awards, Isaako received the Ken Irvine Medal for being the "Top Tryscorer of the Year".

In 2014 and 2015, Jamayne Isaako played at five-eighth for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' NYC team.

In 2016, Jamayne Isaako joined the Brisbane Broncos Under 20's team in round 9.

In 2017, Jamayne Isaako graduated to the Broncos Queensland Cup team, Souths Logan Magpies.

On 19 July 2018, Jamayne Isaako extended his contract with the Broncos to the end of the 2024 season, after rejecting a rich offer from the Sydney Roosters because he ultimately believed the Broncos offered the best opportunity to pursue his long-term positional goal of playing fullback.

Jamayne Isaako finished his exciting 2018 NRL season with him playing in all of the Broncos twenty-five matches, scoring eleven tries and kicking ninety-seven goals, being the club's highest point scorer with 239 points.

On 26 September 2018, at the 2018 Dally M Awards, Jamayne Isaako received the Rookie of the Year award and his magnificent match winning try against the Sydney Roosters in round 11 was named as the Try of the Year.

On 1 October 2018, Jamayne Isaako was named in the New Zealand squad for their tour of Great Britain.

At the start of 2022 NRL season, Jamayne Isaako played one match and kicked two goals for Brisbane.

Jamayne Isaako commenced a three-year contract with the Dolphins in 2023, and played in every match that year.

In round 1 of the 2023 NRL season, Jamayne Isaako made his club debut for the Dolphins on the wing in their inaugural NRL game.

At the 2023 Dally M Awards held at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Jamayne Isaako was awarded the Ken Irvine Medal for being the "Top Tryscorer of the Year", named as the "Top Pointscorer of the Year" and Winger of the Year.

In October, Jamayne Isaako was selected to represent New Zealand in the 2023 Pacific Championships.

Jamayne Isaako represented New Zealand in all three of their 2024 Pacific Championships matches.

Jamayne Isaako played every game for the Dolphins in the 2024 NRL season and finished as the club's top point scorer and the second highest NRL point-scorer for that year.

On 26 October 2018, their son Isaiah Jamayne Isaako was born at Mater Mother's Hospital in South Brisbane, Australia, and their daughter Iylah was born on 23 February 2021.