Alofiana Khan-Pereira

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Alofiana Khan-Pereira
Personal information
Born (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 (age 23)
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023– Gold Coast Titans 444400176
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023–24 Prime Minister's XIII 22008
2024 Indigenous All Stars 11004
Source: [1]
As of 13 October 2024

Alofiana Khan-Pereira (born 1 November 2001) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Background

Khan-Pereira was born in Lismore, New South Wales, the son of a Samoan, Māori father and Pakistani, Indigenous Australian mother. [2] [3] His mother Sylvia has roots from the Bundjalang people. [4] He moved to the Gold Coast at nine years of age [5] where he attended rugby league nursery Keebra Park State High School and played junior rugby league for the Burleigh Bears. [6] Khan-Pereira is eligible to represent Queensland in State of Origin. [7]

Playing career

Early career

In 2016, Khan-Pereira was a part of the GIO Cup winning Keebra Park team alongside future Titans teammates Tanah Boyd and David Fifita. [8] In 2018, Khan-Pereira signed a development contract with the Gold Coast Titans. [9]

In 2022, Khan-Pereira enjoyed a breakout Queensland Cup season for the Burleigh Bears, scoring 25 tries in just 19 games including three hat-tricks and a four-try effort against the Mackay Cutters. [10]

2023

Khan-Pereira's efforts of the previous season were noticed by Gold Coast Titans coach Justin Holbrook who brought him into the Gold Coast Titans side and underwent pre-season training with their first grade team. In a trial match against the Dolphins, Khan-Pereira scored four tries. [11]

In round 1 of the 2023 NRL season, Khan-Pereira made his first grade debut in his side's 22−10 victory over the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval. [12] In round 3, Khan-Pereira scored two tries for Gold Coast in their 38−34 upset victory over the Melbourne Storm at Robina Stadium. [13] In round 7, Khan-Pereira scored two tries for the Gold Coast in their 43−26 loss against the Brisbane Broncos in the South East Queensland derby. In round 9, Khan-Pereira scored two tries for the Gold Coast in a 26−10 upset victory over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. [14] The following week, Khan-Pereira scored two tries for the Gold Coast in their 26−24 victory over Parramatta. [15] In round 20, Khan-Pereira scored two tries for the Gold Coast in their narrow 25-24 loss against Parramatta. [16] Khan-Pereira became the first player at the Titans to score 20 tries in a season.

2024

In round 16, Khan-Pereira equaled a club try record for a single game set by Jordan Atkins in 2008 by scoring four in the Gold Coast's 66-6 win against the New Zealand Warriors. It was also the biggest victory by the Gold Coast Titans in their history and the biggest win by any of Gold Coast team since the first one entered the competition in 1988. [17] In round 21, he scored two tries in Gold Coast's comeback victory over the Dolphins. [18] In round 25, Khan-Periera scored a hat-trick in the Gold Coast's 48-22 loss against the Sydney Roosters. [19] He played 21 games for the Gold Coast throughout the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table. Khan-Pereira finished as the competitions top try scorer for the year with 24 tries. [20]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesTriesPts
2023 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 232080
2024212496
2025---
Totals4444176

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