Brayden Wiliame (born 17 December 1992) is a former

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footballer who last played as a er and forward for

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in the

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(NRL). He has previously played for the

Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and ...

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Manly club debuted in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League seaso ...

and

St George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons are an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) since 1999 after a j ...

in the (NRL), and the

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in the

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. Wiliame is currently the coach of the

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's NRLW squad.

Background

Wiliame was born in

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, Australia and is of Fijian descent. He played his junior football for the Woy Woy Roosters, Umina Bunnies and Central Coast

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and

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squads, before signing a 3-year contract with the

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Playing career

2010-2012

From 2010 to 2012, Wiliame played for the

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team. In June 2010, Wiliame played for the

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Under-18s team. In October 2010, Wiliame played for the junior

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team.

2013

In 2013, Wiliame joined the

. In round 13 of the

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, Wiliame made his

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debut for the

against the

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. He played six games for Parramatta in the

as the club finished last on the table for a second consecutive year. At the end of 2013, Wiliame was released by the

and joined the

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for the

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2014

On 1 October 2014, Wiliame signed a two-year contract with the

starting in 2015.

2015

He made his debut for the

in round 3 of the

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against the

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2016

After playing on the wing in the opening two rounds of the

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, Wiliame was demoted to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' New South Wales Cup team to allow for the return from injury of fullback

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. He was recalled to the side for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles'

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match against the

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following a broken collar bone suffered by winger Jorge Taufua a week earlier against

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. Wiliame crossed for his first NRL try of the season.

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ran out 26-10 winners over the bottom placed Newcastle. After 23 first grade games with

, Wiliame was granted a release from his contract with the club on 9 November 2016 in order to take up a two-year deal with the

in the

2018

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the

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2019

On 17 December 2019, Wiliame signed a two-year deal to join St. George Illawarra starting in the

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2020-2021

On 16 September 2021, it was announced that Williame had been released by St. George Illawarra.

2022

On 11 November, Wiliame signed a two-year deal to join the

starting in 2023.

2023

Wiliame was limited to only two matches for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. On 11 Oct 2023 he announced his retirement from professional rugby league.

Coaching career

On 7 April 2025, the

announced that Wiliame had signed a two year deal and would coach their NRLW squad. Wiliame previously worked with the

Pathways team.

International career

On 2 May 2015, Wiliame played for

against

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in the 2015 Melanesian Cup. On 7 May 2016, Wiliame played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2016 Melanesian Cup.

References

External links

St. George Illawarra Dragons profileCatalans Dragons profileSL profile2017 RLWC profile
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