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| Born | 2 August 1997 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 4 August 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Phillip Sami (born 2 August 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger and centre for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL. Sami has also represented his home state, Queensland, in the State of Origin series.
Sami was born in Ipswich, Queensland, to Samoan parents. [2]
He played his junior rugby league for the Springfield Panthers, Goodna Eagles, and for Eastern Suburbs Tigers. Sami attended Ipswich State High School.
In 2015, Sami played for the Eastern Suburbs Tigers in the Mal Meninga Cup. In 2016 and 2017, he played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team. [3] [4]
On 31 May, he was selected in the Queensland under-20 rugby league team. [5]
In round 15 of the 2017 NRL season, Sami made his NRL debut for the Titans against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. [6] [7] In September, he was named at centre in the NYC Team of the Year. [8]
In round 4 of the 2018 season, he scored his first hat-trick of tries against the Brisbane Broncos, with the Gold Coast winning 26-14 at Suncorp Stadium. [9]
In round 23 of the 2019 NRL season, Sami set a new record for the fastest Gold Coast Titans player in history by running 35.9 km/h in a chase-down of Josh Addo-Carr.
Sami made a total of 16 appearances for the Gold Coast in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured a horror year on and off the field. During the halfway mark of the season, head coach Garth Brennan was sacked by the club after a string of poor results. The Gold Coast managed to win only 4 games for the entire season and finished last claiming the Wooden Spoon. [10] [11]
Sami started the first five games of the year at fullback under new coach Justin Holbrook due to injuries by AJ Brimson and Tyrone Roberts. In round 4, Sami scored the match winning try against Wests Tigers in a 28-23 win from a Brian Kelly kick ending the Gold Coast's 364 day winning drought. [12] Sami debuted for Queensland in Origin 1 in Adelaide playing on the wing in a 18-14 win. Sami played game 2 as well, however was dropped for Origin 3 following a poor performance in game 2. [13]
Sami played 18 games for the Gold Coast in the 2021 NRL season including the club's elimination final loss against the Sydney Roosters. [14]
Sami played a total of 14 games for the Gold Coast and scored six tries in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 13th on the table. [15]
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