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Alofiana Khan-Pereira

Personal information

Born

1 November 2001 (age 23)
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Height

184 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

85 kg (13 st 5 lb)

Playing information

Position

Wing

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2023–	Gold Coast Titans	44	44	0	0	176
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2023–24	Prime Minister's XIII	2	2	0	0	8
2024	Indigenous All Stars	1	1	0	0	4

Source: ^[1]

As of 13 October 2024

Alofiana Khan-Pereira (born 1 November 2001) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

Khan-Pereira was born in Lismore, New South Wales, the son of a Samoan, Māori father and Pakistani, Indigenous Australian mother.^[2]^[3] His mother Sylvia has roots from the Bundjalang people.^[4] He moved to the Gold Coast at nine years of age^[5] where he attended rugby league nursery Keebra Park State High School and played junior rugby league for the Burleigh Bears.^[6] Khan-Pereira is eligible to represent Queensland in State of Origin.^[7]

Playing career

Early career

In 2016, Khan-Pereira was a part of the GIO Cup winning Keebra Park team alongside future Titans teammates Tanah Boyd and David Fifita.^[8] In 2018, Khan-Pereira signed a development contract with the Gold Coast Titans.^[9]

In 2022, Khan-Pereira enjoyed a breakout Queensland Cup season for the Burleigh Bears, scoring 25 tries in just 19 games including three hat-tricks and a four-try effort against the Mackay Cutters.^[10]

2023

Khan-Pereira's efforts of the previous season were noticed by Gold Coast Titans coach Justin Holbrook who brought him into the Gold Coast Titans side and underwent pre-season training with their first grade team. In a trial match against the Dolphins, Khan-Pereira scored four tries.^[11]

In round 1 of the 2023 NRL season, Khan-Pereira made his first grade debut in his side's 22−10 victory over the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval.^[12] In round 3, Khan-Pereira scored two tries for Gold Coast in their 38−34 upset victory over the Melbourne Storm at Robina Stadium.^[13] In round 7, Khan-Pereira scored two tries for the Gold Coast in their 43−26 loss against the Brisbane Broncos in the South East Queensland derby. In round 9, Khan-Pereira scored two tries for the Gold Coast in a 26−10 upset victory over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.^[14] The following week, Khan-Pereira scored two tries for the Gold Coast in their 26−24 victory over Parramatta.^[15] In round 20, Khan-Pereira scored two tries for the Gold Coast in their narrow 25-24 loss against Parramatta.^[16] Khan-Pereira became the first player at the Titans to score 20 tries in a season.

2024

In round 16, Khan-Pereira equaled a club try record for a single game set by Jordan Atkins in 2008 by scoring four in the Gold Coast's 66-6 win against the New Zealand Warriors. It was also the biggest victory by the Gold Coast Titans in their history and the biggest win by any of Gold Coast team since the first one entered the competition in 1988.^[17] In round 21, he scored two tries in Gold Coast's comeback victory over the Dolphins.^[18] In round 25, Khan-Periera scored a hat-trick in the Gold Coast's 48-22 loss against the Sydney Roosters.^[19] He played 21 games for the Gold Coast throughout the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table. Khan-Pereira finished as the competitions top try scorer for the year with 24 tries.^[20]

Statistics


Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2023	Gold Coast Titans	23	20	80
2024		21	24	96
2025		-	-	-
	Totals	44	44	176

References

^ "Alofiana Khan-Pereira - Career Stats & Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "'Mum was very emotional about it': Family focus on Titans Indigenous jersey" City Lismore News. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ "Bearer of many flags: Titans flyer pumped for Multicultural Round". National Rugby League. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
^ "Rookie lays out Titans agenda" Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "Herman Ese'ese reveals plan to win back trust of coach Justin Holbook" Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ "Alofiana Khan-Pereira". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ "Eligible Players - QRL" Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "NRL Rookie Spotlight: Why the Titans fastest man Alofi Khan-Pereira isn't rushing to make first grade debut'". Sporting News. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
^ "Alofiana Khan-Pereira: 'To debut would mean everything'". QRL. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
^ "NRL Rookie Watch: Which Titans are worth keeping an eye on in 2023?". The Sporting Base. 25 January 2023.
^ "Titans destroy dire Dolphins as Foran stars". SMH. 20 February 2023.
^ "Titans unleash their new flying 'Foxx' against Tigers". MyGC. 1 March 2023.
^ "Unbeaten Broncos set up blockbuster Brisbane NRL derby against Dolphins as Warriors, Gold Coast score upset wins". ABC News. 18 March 2023.
^ "'Scintillating' Walsh shines for Broncos; Titans skipper's 'tough' sin bin turns match: Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au. 15 April 2023.
^ "Magic Round: Gold Coast Titans beat Parramatta 26-24, Nth Queensland Cowboys down Sydney Roosters 20-6, Wests Tigers beat St George illawarra 18-16". ABC News. 7 May 2023.
^ "Eels pip Titans 25-24 in NRL thriller after Panthers, Warriors come away with wins". www.abc.net.au.
^ "Club records tumble as Titans demolish Warriors". National Rugby League. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ "Moment Des' 'absolute blast' paid off; why 'nasty' loss could really hurt Dolphins: What we learned". www.foxsports.com.au.
^ Mee, Cameron (25 August 2024). "Roosters soar into second with win over Titans". NRL. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ "The Mole's end-of-season review: Titans 'perennial enigma' who went missing as Des Hasler 'hallmark' falls flat". www.nine.com.au.

External links

Titans profile

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Alick Brimson Campbell Campbell-Gillard De Groot I. Fa'asuamaleaui T. Fa'asuamaleaui (c) Fermor D. Fifita J. Fifita Foran Fotuaika Francis Haas Jolliffe Kelly Khan-Pereira Kini Maumalo Pahulu Palasia Randall Sami Simpkins Smith-Shields Spry Stimson Verrills Weaver Coach: Hasler

National Rugby League season top try scorers

1908 Horrie Miller
1909 Tommy Anderson
1910 Arthur McCabe
1911 Dave Garlick
1912 Roy Algie
1913 Harold Horder
1914 Harold Horder
1915 Frank Burge
1916 Frank Burge
1917 Harold Horder
1918 Frank Burge
1919 Gordon Wright
1920 Gordon Wright
1921 Gordon Wright
1922 Cec Blinkhorn
1923 Herman Peters
1924 Tommy Kennedy
1925 Benny Wearing
1926 Benny Wearing
1927 Benny Wearing
1928 Tony Redmond
1929 Alan Brady
1930 Morrie Boyle
1931 Jack Lynch
1932 Alan Ridley
1933 Jack Gray-Spence
1934 Dave Brown, Fred Gardner & Vic Hey
1935 Dave Brown
1936 Fred Tottey
1937 Fred Tottey
1938 Don Manson
1939 Sid Goodwin
1940 Jack Lindwall
1941 Percy Dermond & Sel Lisle
1942 Jack Lindwall
1943 Cyril McMahon
1944 Sid Goodwin
1945 Chicka Cahill & Jack Snare
1946 Jack Lindwall
1947 Bob Lulham
1948 Norm Jacobson
1949 Ron Roberts
1950 Jack Troy
1951 John Graves
1952 Peter O'Brien
1953 Ian Moir
1954 Ray Preston
1955 Brian Allsop & Ian Moir
1956 Tommy Ryan
1957 Tommy Ryan
1958 Eddie Lumsden
1959 Ken Irvine
1960 Reg Gasnier
1961 Johnny King
1962 Eddie Lumsden
1963 Reg Gasnier
1964 Reg Gasnier
1965 Johnny King
1966 Ken Irvine
1967 Les Hanigan
1968 Stan Gorton
1969 Ken Irvine
1970 Ken Irvine
1971 Paul Cross
1972 Bob Fulton
1973 Bob Fulton
1974 Kevin Junee & Bill Mullins
1975 Johnny Mayes
1976 Bob Fulton
1977 Russel Gartner
1978 Larry Corowa
1979 Mitch Brennan & Tom Mooney
1980 John Ribot & Wayne Wigham
1981 Terry Fahey
1982 Steve Ella
1983 Phil Blake
1984 Terry Lamb & Steve Morris
1985 Steve Linnane
1986 Phil Blake & Garry Schofield
1987 Terry Lamb
1988 John Ferguson
1989 Gary Belcher
1990 Mal Meninga
1991 Alan McIndoe
1992 Mark Bell & Tim Brasher
1993 Noa Nadruku
1994 Steve Renouf
1995 Steven Menzies
1996 Noa Nadruku
1997 Terry Hill (ARL) Matthew Ryan (SL)
1998 Darren Smith
1999 Nathan Blacklock
2000 Nathan Blacklock
2001 Nathan Blacklock
2002 Nigel Vagana
2003 Rhys Wesser
2004 Amos Roberts
2005 Matt Bowen
2006 Nathan Merritt
2007 Matt Bowen
2008 Brett Stewart
2009 Brett Morris
2010 Shaun Kenny-Dowall & Akuila Uate
2011 Ben Barba & Nathan Merritt
2012 Ben Barba
2013 Michael Jennings, Jorge Taufua & David Williams
2014 Alex Johnston
2015 Semi Radradra
2016 Jordan Rapana & Suliasi Vunivalu
2017 Josh Addo-Carr & Suliasi Vunivalu
2018 David Fusitu'a
2019 Maika Sivo
2020 Alex Johnston
2021 Alex Johnston
2022 Alex Johnston
2023 Dominic Young
2024 Alofiana Khan-Pereira

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