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| Full name | Patrick Mago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-12-04)4 December 1994 (age 30) Otara, Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Mago (born 4 December 1994) is a professionalrugby league footballer who plays as aprop for theWigan Warriors inSuper League.
He previously played for theSouth Sydney Rabbitohs,North Queensland Cowboys, and theBrisbane Broncos in theNational Rugby League.
Mago was born inOtara, New Zealand, and is ofSamoan descent and moved to Australia at a young age. He grew up inLogan City,Queensland and attendedMarsden State High School.
He played his junior football for theSouths Logan Magpies before signing with theCanberra Raiders.[3][4]
In 2012, Mago moved toCanberra and played for CanberraSG Ball Cup side. In 2013, he moved up to theirNYC side. At the end of that season he represented theJunior Kangaroos, scoring twice in the side's 38-26 win over theJunior Kiwis.[5]
In 2014, Mago captained the Raiders' NYC side and was chosen to represent theQueensland under-20 andJunior Kangaroos sides.[6][7]
In 2015, Mago moved into Canberra'sNRL squad, but spent the season playing for their feeder club,Mounties, in theNew South Wales Cup.[8] After being released at the end of the season, Mago spent the 2016 pre-season withNorth Queensland on a train and trial contract and eventually earned a two-year NRL contract with the club. He spent the season playing for the North Queensland feeder club, theMackay Cutters in theQueensland Cup.[9][10]
After starting the season with theNorthern Pride, Mago made his first grade debut for North Queensland in their Round 23 game againstPenrith.[11] In October, he signed with the Cowboys' Queensland rivals, theBrisbane Broncos.[12]
Mago made 12 appearances for Brisbane in the2018 NRL season including the club's elimination final loss against St. George atSuncorp Stadium.[13]
After making no appearances in the2019 NRL season for Brisbane, Mago joined South Sydney and made 12 appearances for the club in the2020 NRL season.[14]
On 15 July 2021, it was reported that he had signed forWigan in theSuper League on a three-year deal for the 2022 season.[15]
On 28 May 2022, Mago played for Wigan in their Challenge Cup final victory overHuddersfield. Mago made 31 appearances for Wigan throughout the 2022 Super League season including the clubs upset semi-final loss againstLeeds. On 14 October 2023, Mago played in Wigan's2023 Super League Grand Final victory over theCatalans Dragons.[16]
On 24 February, Mago played in Wigan's2024 World Club Challenge final victory overPenrith.[17]On 8 June, Mago played in Wigan's2024 Challenge Cup final victory over Warrington from the interchange bench.[18]On 6 September, Mago played just 14 minutes in Wigan's victory overHull KR and won man of the match having been credited with turning the game's momentum and ultimately seeing success for Wigan in a decisive game for theLeague Leaders Shield.[19]On 12 October, Mago played in Wigan's 9-2 2024 Super League grand final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.[20]
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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| 2017 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 |  Brisbane Broncos | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 12 | |||||
| 2021 | 11 | ||||||
| 2022 |  Wigan Warriors | 31 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 27 | 2 | |||||
| 2024 | 34 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| 2025 | |||||||
| Career totals | 108 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 | |
