| Junior Tia-Kilifi | |
| Fullname: | Junior Tia-Kilifi |
| Birth Date: | 1988 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Weight: | 92kg (203lb) |
| Club1: | Penrith Panthers |
| Year1start: | 2009 |
| Appearances1: | 8 |
| Tries1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 16 |
| Year2start: | 2010 |
| Appearances2: | 2 |
| Tries2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 8 |
| Teama: | Samoa |
| Yearastart: | 2006 |
| Appearancesa: | 1 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| Updated: | 17 January 2019 |
| Source: | [1] |
Junior Tia-Kilifi (JTK) (born 24 April 1988) is a Samoa international former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s for the Penrith Panthers and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. Tia-Kilifi usually played on the or as a .
Tia-Kilifi was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He attended Chifley College in Mount Druitt, and St Dominics College in Penrith.[2] Tia-Kilifi played his junior footy for the Minchinbury Jets.
Tia-Kilifi made his debut with the Penrith Panthers in 2009, but left the club at the end of the season to sign a two-year contract with the Bulldogs, commencing at the start of the 2010 season.[3]
Tia-Kilifi mostly played for Canterbury's feeder side in the NSW Cup. At the end of the 2011 season, Tia-Kilifi moved back to Penrith in a one-year contract.[4] He then renewed his contract for another season.
In 2015, Tia-Kilifi played for the Auburn Warriors in the Ron Massey Cup. In The 2017 Ron Massey Cup season, Kilifi played for foundation club The Western Suburbs Magpies.[5] [6]
Tia-Kilifi was called up for the Samoa national rugby league team in 2006, but never played.[7]
On 8 September 2014, Tia-Kilifi was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations,[8]