Jake Marketo
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| Born | 17 February 1989 Wollongong, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Michael Marketo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jake Marketo (born 17 February 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Intrust Super Cup. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. Marketo also had a short stint playing rugby union for the Timișoara Saracens in the SuperLiga CEC Bank in Romania. He primarily plays as a lock or second-row but can also play at hooker.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Marketo is the son of former Balmain Tigers player Michael Marketo. He played his junior rugby league for Holy Cross Rhinos.[3]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Rugby league
[edit | edit source]Marketo made his NRL debut for the Dragons in round 11 of the 2010 NRL season, coming off the bench in a 22–14 loss at home to the Canberra Raiders.
Marketo just played one NRL game for the Dragons in 2017 and was axed from the Dragons squad at the end of the year.
Rugby Union
[edit | edit source]Marketo signed with Romanian rugby union club Timișoara Saracens in November 2017.[4][5] He played as a centre.
Return To Rugby League
[edit | edit source]After a few weeks training for the Timișoara Saracens, Marketo decided to return to Australia. He signed with the Townsville Blackhawks for the 2018 season.
References
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External links
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- St. George Illawarra Dragons profile Archived 12 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Townsville Blackhawks profile Archived 11 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian rugby union players
- Illawarra Cutters players
- New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players
- Redcliffe Dolphins players
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from Wollongong
- Rugby league second-rows
- St. George Illawarra Dragons players
- Townsville Blackhawks players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen