Jake Maizen (born 4 January 1997) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or winger for the Whitehaven RLFC in the RFL Championship.

Jake Maizen
Personal information
Full nameJake Steven Maizen
Born (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 27)
Australia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Fullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021–22 Sunshine Coast Falcons 20 9 0 0 16
2022–2023 Halifax Panthers 21 8 0 0 32
2024– Whitehaven R.L.F.C. 4 3 0 0 0
Total 45 20 0 0 48
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Italy 3 4 0 0 16
Source: [1]
As of 8 November 2023

Background

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Maizen is of Italian descent.[2]

Playing career

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Club career

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Maizen previously played for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup.[citation needed]

He played in six games, and scored four tries for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the 2022 Queensland Cup.[citation needed]

Whitehaven R.L.F.C.

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On 8 November 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Whitehaven R.L.F.C. in the RFL Championship on a one-year deal.[3]

International career

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In 2022, Maizen was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[4] Maizen made his debut for Italy in the opening match of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup against Scotland scoring a hat-trick in Italy's 28–4 victory.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ Zero Tackle profile
  3. ^ "Italy World Cup ace makes Championship switch for 2024: 'I'm grateful for the opportunity'". Love Rugby League. 8 November 2023.
  4. ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  5. ^ "Relive Scotland's World Cup loss to Italy". BBC Sport. 15 October 2022.
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