Bailey Biondi-Odo (born 6 December 2001) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a or for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the

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Background

Biondi-Odo was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia, and is of

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Papua New Guinean Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

, Italian and

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descent.

Playing career

In round 16 of the

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, Biondi-Odo made his debut for the

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against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles which ended in a 66–0 defeat at Western Sydney Stadium. In round 18 of the

, he scored his first try in the

during Canterbury's 32–24 loss against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Biondi-Odo made nine appearances for Canterbury in the

as the club finished last on the table and collected the Wooden Spoon.

References

External links

Canterbury Bulldogs profile
2001 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian people of Papua New Guinean descent Australian people of Italian descent Australian people of English descent Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Indigenous Australian rugby league players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Mount Isa {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub