Career
He plays at wing, centre and fullback. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Nofoaluma is of Samoan descent. Nofoaluma played his junior football for the Campbelltown Warriors and Campbelltown Collegians before being signed by the Wests Tigers.
In 2010, he played for the Australian Schoolboys and also New South Wales U18"s team
In 2011, Nofoaluma again played for the New South Wales U18"s team On 23 May 2012, Nofoaluma re-signed with the Tigers on a 2-year contract.
2013 In Round 10, Nofoaluma made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the South Sydney Rabbitohs on the wing in the Tigers 54-10 loss at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Stadium. The next week against the North Queensland Cowboys at Leichhardt Oval, Nofoaluma scored a match-winning try, winning the game for the Tigers 22-20.
In Round 20, Nofoaluma gained attention for a try he scored against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the Tigers 36-18 loss at Campbelltown Stadium.
Leaping for a Benji Marshall cross-field bomb, Nofoaluma caught the ball before being shoved by Manly winger Jorge Tafua. With most of his body in the air over the dead-in-goal line, Nofoaluma managed to place the ball down for what was described as, "arguably the most acrobatic try of the past decade." lieutenant was awarded the Dally M Try of the Year. In total, Nofoaluma scored eight tries from his fifteen appearances in 2013, and was described as, "a revelation on the flank." Despite his limited appearances, he was sixth in the competition for tackle-busts throughout the season.
He was named by Philosophy Gould as one of the rookies of the year.
On 11 April, Nofoaluma re-signed with the Tigers, keeping him at the club till the end of the 2017 season. In April, Nofoaluma was named in the Samoan team to play against Fiji in the Pacific Rugby League International to qualify for the Four Nations.
He was later ruled out with a knee injury and replaced by Young Tonumaipea. In Round 18, Nofoaluma suffered a season ending Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury.
He scored 7 tries from 15 matches in.
2015 After undergoing off-season surgery on his knee, Nofoaluma returned from the injury via the Wests Tigers NSW Cup side. A subsequent ankle injury meant he did not return to first grade until Round 10. With team-mate Chris Lawrence moving to the second-row, Nofoaluma played some games at centre before swapping positions with Kevin Naiqama and returning to his regular position of winger.
Nofoaluma played in 10 games and scored 6 tries for the season.
On 26 September, he played for the Prime Minister"s XIII against Papua New Guinea, playing on the wing.
