Josh Addo-Carr
 Addo-Carr playing for the Tigers in 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Joshua Addo-Carr[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1995 Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 9 July 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Josh Addo-Carr (born 28 July 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He plays at wing and fullback. He previously played for the Wests Tigers.
Background
Born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Addo-Carr is of Indigenous Australian descent[3] and played his junior rugby league for the La Perouse Panthers and Moore Park. He was then signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Addo-Carr is the grandson of Australian boxer Wally Carr.[1]
Playing career
Early career
In 2014 and 2015, Addo-Car played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' NYC team.[4] On 23 September 2015, he signed a 1-year contract with the Wests Tigers starting in 2016.[5]
2016
In Round 7 of the 2016 NRL season, Addo-Carr made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the Melbourne Storm,[6][7] scoring a try on debut.[8] On 6 June, he signed a 3-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2017.[9] In September, he was named on the wing in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Josh Addo-Carr - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Addo-Carr on track for NRL debut". NRL.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "A". Nyc Database. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ WestTigers.com.au (23 September 2015). "Wests Tigers sign Addo-Carr". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Wests Tigers v Storm". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ NRL. "Late Changes: NRL Round 7 vs. Storm - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Storm clinch golden point victory". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Melbourne Storm sign Josh Addo-Carr". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ NSWRL.com.au (26 March 2016). "2016 Intrust Super Cup Team of the Year". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 23 September 2016.