Jonus Pearson

Jonus Pearson (born 28 May 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.

Jonus Pearson
Personal information
Born (1995-05-28) 28 May 1995
Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–18 Brisbane Broncos 11 4 0 0 16
2019 St. George Illawarra 10 2 0 0 8
2020– Gold Coast Titans 1 0 0 0 0
Total 22 6 0 0 24
As of 18 November 2020
Source: [1]

He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League.

Background

Pearson was born on Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Yeppoon Seagulls, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.

Playing career

2015

In 2015, Pearson played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team.[2]

2016

In 2016, Pearson graduated to the Broncos' Queensland Cup team, Redcliffe Dolphins.[3] In Round 23 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Broncos against the Parramatta Eels,[4][5] scoring two tries.[6] In September, he re-signed with the Broncos on a 1-year contract until the end of 2017.[7]

2018

At the end of 2018 he signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons on a two-year deal after 11 intermittent appearances for Brisbane between 2016 and 2018.

2019

Pearson made 10 appearances for St George in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished second last on the table after a horror year on and off the field. On 18 December, it was announced that St George had released Pearson from the final year of his contract so he could join the Gold Coast on a two-year deal.[8]

References
  1. "Jonas Pearson - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. "P". Nyc Database. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. NRL. "Intrust Super Cup: Round 1 teams". QRL. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. "Updated team lists: Broncos v Eels". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. NRL Digital Media. "Late Mail - Broncos v Eels". Broncos. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  6. "Broncos return to form to beat Eels". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  7. Broncos.com.au (26 August 2016). "Broncos re-sign NRL rookies". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  8. "Gold Coast Titans sign Jonus Pearson". Sporting News.
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