Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer
Jeremiah Simbiken Born (2000-08-17 ) 17 August 2000 (age 24) Goroka , Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New GuineaHeight 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) Position Second-row , lock
As of 4 December 2024
Jeremiah Simbiken (born 17 August 2000) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League and Papua New Guinea at international level.
Background
Simbiken was born in Goroka , Papua New Guinea but is originally from Wewak in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea . Simbiken moved to Australia when he was 10 years old.[ 2] [ 3]
Playing career
International career (2022)
In 2022, Simbiken was named in the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England,[ 4] and made his
international début for PNG against Wales in October 2022.[ 5]
Club career
In the 2022 Queensland Cup state competition, Simbiken debuted for the Redcliffe Dolphins and scored a total of thirteen tries in sixteen matches.[ 6]
In 2024 Simbiken won the Queensland Cup starting in the second row for the Norths Devils in their grand final win against the Redcliffe Dolphins .[ 7] Two weeks later he helped the Devils win the NRL State Championship , scoring the opening try against the Newtown Jets [ 8]
Dolphins (2023-24)
On 25 August 2022, Simbiken signed a three-year deal with the Dolphins (NRL) club, seeing him hold development contract status with them in 2023 until 2024.[ 9]
Castleford Tigers
On 4 December 2024, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Simbiken from the 2025 season.[ 10]
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