Siosifa Talakai
Siosifa Talakai is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.Background
Talakai was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Tongan descent.
He played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.Playing career
Early career
In 2015 and 2016, Talakai played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' NYC team.2016
On 7 May, Talakai played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos. In round 13 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for South Sydney against the Gold Coast Titans, scoring a try with his first touch. He was contracted to South Sydney until the end of 2016.2017
Talakai was hampered by a knee injury during the 2017 season limiting him to only 8 appearances for the entire season.2018
Talakai departed Souths mid season in 2018 to sign a contract to join the Penrith Panthers. Talakai was unable to break into the first grade team and spent the remainder of the year playing for Penrith's Intrust Super Premiership NSW side.In 2019, Talakai joined Newtown after being released by Penrith at the end of 2018.
Talakai played for Newtown in their Canterbury Cup NSW grand final victory over the Wentworthville Magpies at Bankwest Stadium.2020
In round 4 of the 2020 NRL season, Talakai made his debut for Cronulla-Sutherland as they won their first game of the year defeating North Queensland 26-16 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
