Dean Ieremia

Dean Ieremia is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who last played as a er for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League.

Background

Ieremia was born in Fagaloa, Samoa and raised in Melbourne, Australia. While living in Melbourne, he was educated at Sunbury Downs College and then at Mount Ridley College, Craigieburn.
Ieremia played his junior rugby league for the Sunbury Tigers and graduated through the Victorian Thunderbolts system before signing with Melbourne Storm.

Playing career

Ieremia made his NRL debut for Melbourne against Cronulla-Sutherland. He became the fourth player to graduate from the NRL Victoria junior system. Ieremia played a total of 10 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season and scored six tries as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership. Ieremia did not play in the club's finals campaign where Melbourne suffered a shock 10-6 loss against eventual premiers Penrith.

2023

On 22 February 2023, it was announced that Ieremia would miss the entire 2023 NRL season after rupturing his ACL during a pre-season trial game against the New Zealand Warriors.

2024

On 29 September 2024, he played for North Sydney in their NSW Cup Grand Final loss against Newtown.

2025

On 16 January 2025, Ieremia had been ruled out for six months after he suffered an Achilles rupture during pre-season training. Ieremia was released by the Storm at the end of the season.