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Full name | Jake Steven Maizen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Australia | 4 January 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 9 May 2025 |
Jake Maizen (born 4 January 1997) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or winger for the Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship.
Maizen previously played for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup.[ citation needed ]
He played in six games, and scored four tries for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the 2022 Queensland Cup.[ citation needed ]
On 8 November 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Whitehaven R.L.F.C. in the RFL Championship on a one-year deal. [3]
On 9 May 2025 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship on a 18-month deal. [4] In July 2025 Maizen was issued with a backdated three-month ban for an anti-doping rule violation relating to a positive test for cocaine in July 2024. [5] [6]
In 2022, Maizen was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [7] Maizen made his debut for Italy in the opening match of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup against Scotland scoring a hat-trick in Italy's 28–4 victory. [8]