Jake Mamo


Jake Mamo is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and on the for the Warrington Wolves in the Betfred Super League.
He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL and Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.

Background

Mamo was born in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, is of Maltese descent.
He played his junior rugby league for the Ourimbah Wyoming Magpies, St Edwards Bears and The Entrance Tigers, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Early career

At the end of 2012, Mamo won the Brian Carlson Club-Andrew Johns Medal as the Knights' best under-17 player. In 2013 and 2014, he played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. At the end of 2013, he won the Knights' NYC Players' Player of the Year award and re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.

2014

On 15 and 16 February, Mamo played for the Knights in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines. After Knights' regular winger Akuila Uate suffered a knee injury, Mamo was selected to make his NRL debut in Round 7 of the 2014 NRL season against the Brisbane Broncos at Hunter Stadium, playing on the wing in the Knights' 32-6 loss. On 3 May, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team and scored three tries in New South Wales' 30-8 win, the first hat-trick ever to be scored in an under-20s State of Origin match, as well as winning the Darren Lockyer medal for Man of the Match. In Round 14 against the Sydney Roosters, he scored his first NRL career try in the Knights' 29-12 loss at the Sydney Football Stadium. On 2 September, he was named at fullback in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year. He finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in 7 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Knights in the season. On 18 October, he played on the wing for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis at Mt Smart Stadium, scoring a try in the Kangaroos' 14–15 loss.

2015

On 31 January and 1 February, Mamo played for the Knights in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. He finished the tournament as equal top try-scorer with 4 tries alongside Solomone Kata, Jack Bird, Justin O'Neill, Bryson Goodwin and Matt King. On 8 May, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract. He spent the first half of the season playing in the Knights' New South Wales Cup team before earning a recall back to the first-grade team in Round 15 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He scored a try in the match in which the Knights later lost 30-28 at Hunter Stadium. On 27 September, he played at fullback in the Knights' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Wyong Roos. On 4 October, he played at fullback in the Knights' 2015 NRL State Championship match against Queensland Cup premiers Ipswich Jets, where in the second half, he left the field concussed after being blindsided by a punch from Jets forward Billy McConnachie following a scuffle with Jets hooker Matt Parcell. The Knights went on to lose the match 26-12. Mamo finished off the 2015 season having played in 9 matches and scoring 4 tries for the Knights as the club finished last.

2016

In February, Mamo played for the Knights in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines. He finished the 2016 season having played in 13 matches and scoring 5 tries. The club would finish last again in 2016 with all of Mamo's 13 games ending in defeat. In December, he signed a two-year contract with Super League side Huddersfield Giants, after gaining a release from the final year of his Knights contract.

2017

In April 2017, Mamo made his debut for the Giants against Catalans Dragons. After scoring a try, he went on to win Man of the Match, despite the team losing 29-22.

2018

Mamo played 16 times for Huddersfield in 2018, scoring 5 tries. His last appearance for the Giants was in the 22-12 defeats at the home if Catalan Dragons in September 2018.
In November 2018, Warrington Wolves announced the signing of Mamo on a 1 year deal. His initial one-year deal with the Warrington Wolves was announced at the club's 2019 kit launch in November 2018.

2019

Mamo made his first appearance for the Warrington Wolves in the Ryan Atkins testimonial game against the Widnes Vikings, scoring a hat-trick in the process
He played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final victory over St. Helens at Wembley Stadium.