Corey Makelim

Corey Makelim is a United States international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Championship.

Corey Makelim
Personal information
Born (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Sheffield Eagles 38 8 0 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– United States 6 0 0 0 0
2019– United States 9s 3 0 0 0 0
As of 19 October 2019
Source: [1][2]

Career

He was selected to represent the United States national team in the 2017 World Cup.[3] Makelim played for Australian side the Parramatta Eels at youth level. He then moved on to play for the Mount Pritchard Mounties and the Wentworthville Magpies from 2016 to 2017. On the 16 March 2018 English side the Sheffield Eagles announced the signing of the fullback on a two-year deal.[4] In 2019 he helped the Eagles, by scoring a try, to win the inaugural 1895 Cup as they defeated Widnes Vikings 36–18 in the final.[5]

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References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Full squads for every team at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup". Daily Telegraph. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. "USA international Makelim joins Eagles". Sheffield Eagles. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. "Sheffield Eagles beat Widnes Vikings 36–18 to win inaugural 1895 Cup". BBC Sport. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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