Dean Ieremia (born 20 August 2001) is a Samoan professional

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footballer who plays as a er for the

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in the

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Background

Ieremia was born in

Fagaloa Afagaloa is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the south coast of the island in the electoral constituency (''faipule district'') of Palauli West which is part of the larger political district of Palauli Palauli is a ...

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and raised in

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. While living in Melbourne, he was educated at

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and then at Mount Ridley College, Craigieburn. Ieremia played his junior rugby league for the Sunbury Tigers and graduated through the Victorian Thunderbolts system before signing with

Playing career

Ieremia made his

debut for

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against Cronulla-Sutherland. He became the fourth player to graduate from the

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junior system. Ieremia played a total of 10 games for Melbourne in the

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and scored six tries as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership. Ieremia did not play in the club's finals campaign where Melbourne suffered a shock 10-6 loss against eventual premiers Penrith. On 22 February 2023, it was announced that Ieremia would miss the entire

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after rupturing his ACL during a pre-season trial game against the

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References

External links

Melbourne Storm profile
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