1. Jayden Nikorima was born on 5 October 1996 and is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who is a player stand-off for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League.
17 Facts About Jayden Nikorima
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Jayden Nikorima's older brother Kodi Nikorima is a professional rugby league footballer, playing for the Dolphins in the NRL.
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Jayden Nikorima moved to Brisbane, Australia as a 10-year old and played his junior football for the Aspley Devils before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.
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In 2013, Jayden Nikorima played for the Queensland Under-18s and the Australian Schoolboys representative teams respectively.
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In 2014 and 2015, Jayden Nikorima played for the Brisbane Broncos Holden Cup team.
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On 28 April 2014, Jayden Nikorima was named as 18th man for the Queensland Under-20s team.
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On 25 August 2015, it was announced that Jayden Nikorima had signed with the Sydney Roosters on a 3-year deal starting from 2016, after months of speculation as to which club Jayden Nikorima would end up at.
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On 14 September 2015, Jayden Nikorima was named on the interchange bench in the 2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year.
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Jayden Nikorima made his first team debut for the Sydney Roosters in the World Club Series against match St Helens.
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Jayden Nikorima's season was hampered by hamstring injuries, which limited his appearances to just seven first grade games.
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In December 2017 Jayden Nikorima failed a second drug test and was sacked by the Sydney Roosters.
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Jayden Nikorima would avoid imprisonment, instead serving a 12-month community corrections order after being convicted and fined $5,000.
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Jayden Nikorima was signed with Brisbane Broncos feeder club, Redcliffe Dolphins in late 2018, joining the club in 2019 to play in the Queensland Cup.
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On 1 February 2022, Jayden Nikorima was named to make his New Zealand Maori debut against the Indigenous All Stars.
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In round 16, Jayden Nikorima made his Melbourne Storm debut against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles after playing his last NRL match over 2,264 days ago.
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Jayden Nikorima had his Storm debut jersey presented to him by teammate Cameron Munster.
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On 30 September 2023, it was reported that Jayden Nikorima had signed for French side Catalans Dragons on a two-year deal.