Joe Cator (born 15 June 1998) is a professional

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footballer who plays as a for

Toulouse Olympique Toulouse Olympique or TO XIII is a professional rugby league club in Toulouse, south-west France. Founded in 1937, two years after the French Rugby League Federation, the club is a six-time winner of the French Rugby League Championship. The clu ...

in the

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. He played for

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...

in the Championship and the

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, and on loan from

Hull KR Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...

at the

Coventry Bears The Midlands Hurricanes are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. They were founded in 2021 and took over the professional franchise owned by Coventry Bears previously entering the third tier of th ...

and the

Newcastle Thunder The Newcastle Thunder is a professional rugby league club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was founded in 2000 as Gateshead Thunder, after the merger of the original Gateshead Thunder into Hull F.C. in 1999. The Thunder were based in ...

in League 1. Cator also played for the

Leigh Centurions The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Leigh play homes games at Leigh Sports Village and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. ...

in the

Background

Cator was born in

Kingston Upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...

, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Hull KR

Cator began his career with

and was part of the side which was promoted back to the

. He then spent time on loan at

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before signing for his boyhood club

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Hull play their home games at the MKM Stadium and compete in Super League, the ...

Hull F.C.

Cator played 11 games for

in the 2020 Super League season including the club's semi-final defeat against

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...

. Cator had a loan spell with

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during the early stages of 2020. When he returned to Hull, he became one of the standout performers and went on to win the club's Young Player of the Year award at the end of the season. Cator played 26 matches for Hull F.C. in the

Super League XXVIII Super League XXVIII, known as the 2023 Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the Super League and 129th season of rugby league in Great Britain. The season began on 16 February 2023, and ended with the Grand Final ...

season as the club finished 10th on the table.

Toulouse Olympique

On 26 October 2024, it was confirmed that he had agreed a deal with

ahead of the 2025 season.

References

External links

Hull KR profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cator, Joe 1998 births Living people Bradford Bulls players Coventry Bears players Hull F.C. players Hull Kingston Rovers players Leigh Leopards players Newcastle Thunder players 21st-century English sportsmen Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull Rugby league second-rows Toulouse Olympique players