Jake Maizen
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| Full name | Jake Steven Maizen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 9 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jake Maizen (born 4 January 1997) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who last played as a centre or winger for the Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship.
Background
[edit]Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Maizen previously played for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup.[citation needed]
He played in six games, and scored four tries for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the 2022 Queensland Cup.[citation needed]
Whitehaven R.L.F.C.
[edit]On 8 November 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Whitehaven R.L.F.C. in the RFL Championship on a one-year deal.[3]
Widnes Vikings
[edit]On 9 May 2025 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship on a 18-month deal.[4] In July 2025 Maizen was issued with a backdated three-month ban for an anti-doping rule violation relating to a positive test for cocaine in July 2024.[5][6]
International career
[edit]In 2022, Maizen was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[7] Maizen made his debut for Italy in the opening match of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup against Scotland scoring a hat-trick in Italy's 28–4 victory.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ Zero Tackle profile
- ↑ "Italy World Cup ace makes Championship switch for 2024: 'I'm grateful for the opportunity'". Love Rugby League. 8 November 2023.
- ↑ Aaron Bower (9 May 2025). "Widnes Vikings land deal for World Cup star in significant coup". Love Rugby League.
- ↑ Bower, Aaron (2 July 2025). "Widnes Vikings star given backdated UK Anti-Doping ban for cocaine use". Love Rugby League.
- ↑ "UKAD Statement - Jake Maizen". Rugby Football League. 2 July 2025.
- ↑ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
- ↑ "Relive Scotland's World Cup loss to Italy". BBC Sport. 15 October 2022.
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