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| Born | 8 October 1997 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 20 April 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Taniela Paseka (born 8 October 1997) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Paseka was born in Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand and is of Tongan descent.
He played his junior rugby league for All Saints Liverpool junior and attended Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield.
Paseka played in the Under 20s for the Wests Tigers before joining Manly for the 2018 season, he also appeared in a Musashi ad. [2]
In round 6 of the 2018 NRL season, Paseka made his Manly début in the National Rugby League against the Wests Tigers. [3] Paseka played a total of 13 games for Manly in 2018 as the club endured one of their worst seasons on the field finishing 15th on the table and narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon. [4]
Paseka made 13 appearances for Manly in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished sixth on the table. Paseka missed out on playing in the club's finals campaign with a knee injury he sustained in round 25 against Parramatta. [5]
Paseka played 18 games for Manly-Warringah in the 2020 NRL season as they finished a disappointing 13th on the table. [6]
Paseka played 24 games for Manly in the 2021 NRL season including the club's preliminary final loss against South Sydney. [7]
Paseka made 11 appearances for Manly in the 2022 NRL season. The club would finish 11th on the table and miss out on the finals. [8]
On 25 July, it was announced that Paseka would miss the remainder of the 2023 NRL season with a medial ligament injury which he suffered during Manly's 30-26 victory over Cronulla in the battle of the beaches game. [9]
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