Junior Paulo is a New Zealand-born professional rugby league football player who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League.
Education
Paulo moved to Sydney, New South Wales as a teenager and played his junior football for the Ashcroft Stallions and the Cabramatta Two Blues and attended renowned rugby league school Ashcroft High School before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.
Career
He plays at property
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Paulo is of Samoan descent. Paulo played for the Eels New York City team in 2012 and 2013. In 2011, Paulo played for the Australian Schoolboys.
2013
In Round 10 of the 2013 NRL season, Paulo made his NRL debut for the Parramatta Eels against the Street George Illawarra Dragons off the interchange bench in the Eels 32-12 loss at WIN Stadium.
On 5 July 2013, Paulo extended his contract with the Eels for a further 3 years till the end of the 2016 season. Paulo finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 11 matches and scoring a try for the Parramatta Eels in the 2013 NRL season.
2014
In May 2014, Paulo was selected for the Samoa national rugby league team to play against Fiji in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International but was replaced by Carlos Tuimavave. Paulo finished off the 2014 NRL season with him playing in 16 matches and scoring a try for the Parramatta Eels.
On 8 September 2014, Paulo was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations, but later didn’t make the final 24-man squad.
2015
On 31 January and 1 February, Paulo played for the Eels in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. Paulo made his return to the Eels team in Round 11 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the Eels" 14-12 loss at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Stadium. He finished off the 2015 season having played in 15 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Eels.
On 29 September, he was involved in a road rage incident with a 28-year-old man on the M4 Western Motorway, Paulo was accused of tailgating the other driver before punching him in the face and driving away from the scene after the pair pulled over after both of their vehicles collided with each other.
Paulo was later charged with common assault, recklessly damaging property and menacing driving. Later, Paulo was found not guilty of his charges at Parramatta Magistrates court.
2016
In February, Paulo played for the Eels in their 2016 NRL Auckland Nines winning tournament. On 14 March, he signed a 2-year contract with the Canberra Raiders starting in 2017.