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Born | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia | 4 November 2002|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 19 March 2023 |
Krystian Mapapalangi (born 4 November 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Mapapalangi was born in Burwood, New South Wales. He is of Tongan descent.[2]
Mapapalangi played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' Harold Matthews Cup team in 2018 and the S. G. Ball Cup side in 2019.[3] In 2020, he joined the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' S. G. Ball Cup team.[3] Mid-way through 2021, he joined the Newcastle Knights.[4]
Ahead of the 2022 season, Mapapalangi signed a 2-year contract to be a development player with the Knights' NRL squad.[5] In August, his contract was extended until the end of 2024 and upgraded into the top 30 squad.[6] In round 23 of the 2022 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Canberra Raiders.[4]