Semi Valemei

Semi Valemei (born 20 January 1999) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.

Semi Valemei
Personal information
Born (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999
Labasa, Macuata Province, Fiji
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– Canberra Raiders 10 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 Fiji 9s 1 0 0 0 0
As of 17 November 2020
Source: [1]

Background

Born in Labasa, Fiji, Valemei attended Seaqaqa Central College and Natabua High School, where he played rugby union.

In 2017, he was scouted by former NRL player Wise Kativerata and moved to Australia to play rugby league. He moved to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, playing for the Caloundra Sharks before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.[2][3]

Playing career

In 2018, Valemei played for the Raiders' Jersey Flegg Cup feeder side, Mounties.[4] In 2019, he played for Mounties in the New South Wales Cup and for the Raiders' in the Jersey Flegg Cup, scoring a hat-trick in their Grand Final loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[5] In October 2019, he represented Fiji at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[6]

2020

In Round 10 of the 2020 NRL season, Valemei was named to make his NRL debut against the Sydney Roosters.[7]

He played in all three of Canberra's finals matches including the preliminary final defeat to Melbourne. He played a total of ten games in his debut season.[8]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Semi ready for Raiders". Fiji Times. 23 May 2020.
  3. "Results - Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Daily. 12 June 2017.
  4. "Team Lists: Mounties". Canberra Raiders. 17 July 2018.
  5. "South Sydney crowned 2019 Jersey Flegg Cup champions". NSWRL. 29 September 2019.
  6. "Nines World Cup squads announced". Fox Sports. 17 October 2019.
  7. "Semi Valemei to make NRL debut". Canberra Raiders. 15 July 2020.
  8. "Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart storms out of press conference after one question". wwos.nine.com.au.
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