Iliess Macani
Iliess Macani (born 6 December 1993) is an English rugby league footballer who plays for the London Skolars in the Betfred League 1. He plays primarily as a winger or fullback at equal abilities and can also play as a centre.
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| Full name | Iliess Macani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 December 1993 Tottenham, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 11 lb (94 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the London Broncos. Macani came through the London Broncos Scholarship and Academy teams and also played for the London Skolars juniors.[3]
Playing career
London Broncos
Macani made his Super League début for the London Broncos on 9 August 2013 against St. Helens scoring a try.[4] He went on to make 1 more appearance that season against Hull Kingston Rovers.
In 2014, Macani made 14 Super League appearances for the Broncos in 2014 scoring 4 tries with his standout performance being away at Leeds Rhinos impressing the nation at fullback.
On 4 July 2014, Iliess Macani signed a 2-year contract extension with the London Broncos to keep him at the club until the end of the 2016 season.[5]
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, London Broncos 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 Giants and Keighley Cougars. Macani went on to featured in 25 games at his time with the Bulls and scored 10 tries during the 2017 Season.
Sheffield Eagles
At the end of the season he signed a 1 year deal with Sheffield Eagles. He was the third signing by the Eagles ahead of the 2018 season.[6] He featured in the pre-season friendly against Bradford Bulls.
London Skolars
On 14 Oct 2019 he confirmed that he had committed to London Skolars for another year after the loan period ended[7]
References
- http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Ilies-Macani/
- Rugby League Project
- "Iliess Macani – London through and through". London Broncos. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/rugby/fixturesandresults/5094.php/
- http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/rugby/fixturesandresults/5094.php
- "Eagles make Macani third new signing ahead of 2018". Sheffield Eagles. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "ILIESS MACANI HAS AGREED A NEW ONE-YEAR DEAL". www.skolarsrl.com. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
