26 Facts About Joseph Paulo

Joseph Paulo has played for both Samoa and the United States at international level.

Joseph Paulo previously played for the Penrith Panthers, Parramatta Eels and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL, and St Helens in the Super League.

Joseph Paulo has played for the NRL All Stars and New South Wales City sides.

Joseph Paulo was raised in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is the younger brother of former professional rugby league footballer, and convicted criminal Junior Paulo.

Joseph Paulo attended Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown, and represented the Australian Schoolboys team.

Joseph Paulo would go on to play in 8 matches in his debut year, but played for the Panthers NYC team.

Joseph Paulo was named in the Samoan squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

Joseph Paulo finished the season with him playing in 14 matches and scoring 2 tries.

Joseph Paulo was named as part of the Samoan side for the Pacific Cup.

Joseph Paulo finished the 2010 NRL season with him playing in 7 matches for Penrith.

Joseph Paulo only played in one match for Penrith in 2011, in round 15 against the Newcastle Knights.

Joseph Paulo instead played for the Windsor Wolves in the New South Wales Cup until he made a mid-year transfer to the Parramatta Eels.

Joseph Paulo played at five-eighth and lock for the Tomahawks in their 2013 World Cup qualifying matches against South Africa and Jamaica, kicking 10 goals in the victories.

On 16 June 2012, Joseph Paulo re-signed with the Eels, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2014 NRL season.

Joseph Paulo finished the season having played a full season of first grade, appearing in 23 matches for the Eels in the 2012 NRL season as the club finished last for the first time since 1972.

Joseph Paulo finished the 2013 NRL season having played in all of the Eels 24 matches, scoring a try and kicking 6 goals as the club finished last on the table for a second consecutive year.

Joseph Paulo captained the United States national rugby league team in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, playing at five-eighth, scoring 2 tries and kicking 6 goals in their campaign, in which they reached the quarter finals.

Joseph Paulo finished the 2014 NRL season with him playing in all of the Eels 24 matches, scoring a try and kicking 3 goals.

On 30 October 2014, Joseph Paulo extended his contract with the Eels to the end of the 2016 NRL season after rejecting offers from the Canberra Raiders.

On 13 February 2015, Joseph Paulo was selected on the interchange bench for NRL All Stars to play against the Indigenous All Stars in the 2015 All Stars match at Cbus Super Stadium.

Joseph Paulo finished the 2015 NRL season having played in 14 matches for the Eels.

On 2 November, Joseph Paulo was released from the final year of his Eels contract to sign a two-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting in 2016.

On 28 January 2016, Joseph Paulo was named in the Sharks 2016 Auckland Nines squad.

Joseph Paulo made 10 appearances for Cronulla in the 2017 NRL season but spent the majority of his playing time with Cronulla's feeder club, the Newtown Jets, in the New South Wales Cup.

Joseph Paulo played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.

On 10 October 2021, Joseph Paulo played for Toulouse in their victory over Featherstone in the Million Pound Game which saw the club promoted to the Super League for the first time in their history.