| Iliess Macani | |
| Fullname: | Iliess Lushombo Macani |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Weight: | 14st |
| Birth Date: | 6 December 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Tottenham, London, England |
| Club1: | London Broncos |
| Year1start: | 2013 |
| Year1end: | 16 |
| Appearances1: | 68 |
| Tries1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 104 |
| Year2start: | 2014(DR) |
| Appearances2: | 7 |
| Tries2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 16 |
| Year3start: | 2017 |
| Appearances3: | 24 |
| Tries3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 40 |
| Year4start: | 2018 |
| Appearances4: | 17 |
| Tries4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 32 |
| Year5start: | 2018(loan) |
| Appearances5: | 5 |
| Tries5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals5: | 0 |
| Points5: | 16 |
| Club6: | London Skolars |
| Year6start: | 2019 |
| Year6end: | 21 |
| Appearances6: | 32 |
| Tries6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals6: | 0 |
| Points6: | 44 |
| Year7start: | 2022 |
| Year7end: | present |
| Appearances7: | 63 |
| Tries7: | 36 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals7: | 0 |
| Points7: | 144 |
| Retired: | no |
| Source: | [1] [2] [3] |
| Updated: | 4 April 2024 |
Iliess Macani (born 6 December 1993) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League.
He previously played for the London Broncos. Macani came through the London Broncos Scholarship and Academy teams and also played for the London Skolars juniors.[4]
Macani was born in Tottenham, London, England.
Macani made his Super League début for the London Broncos on 9 August 2013 against St Helens scoring a try.[5] He went on to make 1 more appearance that season against Hull Kingston Rovers.
In 2014, Macani made 14 Super League appearances for the London Broncos in 2014 scoring four tries with his standout performance being away at Leeds Rhinos impressing the nation at .
On 4 July 2014, Iliess Macani signed a two-year contract extension with the London Broncos to keep him at the club until the end of the 2016 season.[6]
The 2015 season was Macani's best season to date with the winger playing 28 games and scoring 12 tries.
The 21 year old was rewarded by the head coach, Andrew Henderson with the number 5 shirt for the 2016 season.
Iliess Macani also featured for his junior club, the London Skolars in the Kingstone Press Championship 1 on dual registration from First:Utility Super League club, London Broncos playing 7 times and scoring 4 tries.
Iliess Macani signed for the Bradford Bulls. On 3 January 2017, Bradford Bulls were placed into liquidation by administrators and the contracts of players and staff were terminated. However Macani re-signed with the new club.
Iliess featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield and Keighley. Macani went on to featured in 25 games at his time with the Bradford side and scored ten tries during the 2017 Season.
At the end of the season he signed a one-year deal with Sheffield Eagles. He was the third signing by the Sheffield outfit ahead of the 2018 season.[7] He featured in the pre-season friendly against Bradford Bulls.
On 14 October 2019, he confirmed that he had committed to the London Skolars for another year after the loan period ended in 2018.[8] He scored four tries in five games for the Skolars in 2018.
Macani scored 11 tries in 21 games for the Skolars in 2019.
He played in two games for the Skolars, without scoring a try in 2020.
Macani played in nine games for the Skolars, without scoring a try in 2021.
On 15 October 2021, it was reported that he had rejoined the London Broncos in the RFL Championship[9] He scored 15 tries in 28 games for the London outfit in 2022. On 15 October, he played in the London Broncos upset Million Pound Game victory over Toulouse Olympique.[10]