Iliess Macani (born 6 December 1993) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the

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in the Betfred Super League. He previously played for the

. Macani came through the London Broncos Scholarship and Academy teams and also played for the London Skolars juniors.

Background

Macani was born in Tottenham, London, England.

Playing career

London Broncos

Macani made his

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début for the

on 9 August 2013 against St Helens scoring a try. He went on to make 1 more appearance that season against Hull Kingston Rovers. In 2014, Macani made 14

appearances for the London Broncos in 2014 scoring four tries with his standout performance being away at Leeds Rhinos impressing the nation at . On 4 July 2014, Iliess Macani signed a two-year contract extension with the

to keep him at the club until the end of the 2016 season. The 2015 season was Macani's best season to date with the winger playing 28 games and scoring 12 tries. The 21 year old was rewarded by the head coach, Andrew Henderson with the number 5 shirt for the 2016 season.

London Skolars

Iliess Macani also featured for his junior club, the London Skolars in the Kingstone Press Championship 1 on dual registration from First:Utility Super League club,

playing 7 times and scoring 4 tries.

Bradford Bulls

Iliess Macani signed for the Bradford Bulls. On 3 January 2017, Bradford Bulls were placed into liquidation by administrators and the contracts of players and staff were terminated. However Macani re-signed with the new club. Iliess featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield and Keighley. Iliess Macani

Macani went on to featured in 25 games at his time with the Bradford side and scored ten tries during the 2017 Season.

Sheffield Eagles

At the end of the season he signed a one-year deal with

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. He was the third signing by the Sheffield outfit ahead of the 2018 season. He featured in the pre-season friendly against Bradford Bulls.

London Skolars

On 14 October 2019, he confirmed that he had committed to the London Skolars for another year after the loan period ended in 2018. He scored four tries in five games for the Skolars in 2018. Macani scored 11 tries in 21 games for the Skolars in 2019. He played in two games for the Skolars, without scoring a try in 2020. Macani played in nine games for the Skolars, without scoring a try in 2021.

London Broncos (re-join)

On 15 October 2021, it was reported that he had rejoined the

in the

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He scored 15 tries in 28 games for the London outfit in 2022. On 15 October, he played in the London Broncos upset Million Pound Game victory over Toulouse Olympique.

References

External links

London Broncos profileSuper League profileSheffield Eagles profileBradford Bulls profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Macani, Iliess 1993 births Living people Bradford Bulls players English people of Algerian descent English rugby league players London Broncos players London Skolars players People from Tottenham Sportspeople from the London Borough of Haringey Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league centres Rugby league players from London Rugby league wingers Sheffield Eagles players