Makali P. Aizue (born 1977) is a Papua New Guinean former professional

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footballer who last played as a for

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in Kingstone Press League 1.

Personal life

Aizue was born in

Goroka Goroka is the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a town of approximately 19,000 people (2000), above sea level. It has an airport (in the centre of town) and is on the " Highlands Highway", about 285 km from ...

Eastern Highlands Province Eastern Highlands is a highlands province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Goroka. The province covers an area of 11,157 km², and has a population of 579,825 (2011 census). The province shares a common administrative boundary w ...

, Papua New Guinea.

Club career

Goroka Lahanis

Aizue started playing for the

Goroka Lahanis The Goroka Lahanis are a semi professional Papua New Guinean rugby league team from Goroka in the Eastern Highlands Province. They currently compete in the Papua New Guinea National Rugby League The Papua New Guinea National Rugby League Co ...

from 1998 to 2001.

Hull Kingston Rovers

Aizue joined

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challen ...

in 2007 after leaving the Lahanis. He played for 43 games over 4 years.

Halifax RLFC

Aizue went to Halifax in 2011 and became the first prop choice for the club. He left the club in September 2012.

Dewsbury Rams RLFC

Aizue joined

Dewsbury Rams The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their hometo ...

in 2013 till the end of 2015.

Doncaster RLFC

Aizue has signed for

for the 2016 season.

Representative career

Papua New Guinea

Aizue was selected in the PNG training squad and eventually for the PNG squad for the

2008 Rugby League World Cup The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 1954, and the first since the 2000 tournament. The tournament was held in Australia from 26 October, culminating in the final ...

. He played for Papua New Guinea in the

2010 Four Nations The 2010 Rugby League Four Nations tournament was played in Australia and New Zealand in October and November 2010. The tournament was the second time the Four Nations had been held, following on from the 2009 edition held in England and France. ...

tournament.

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Red-carded Aizue banned and fined
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