{"id":209732,"date":"2025-10-13T08:17:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T08:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/209732\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T08:17:13","slug":"speedster-alofiana-khan-pereira-signs-with-warriors-for-three-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/209732\/","title":{"rendered":"Speedster Alofiana Khan-Pereira signs with Warriors for three years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gold Coast winger Alofiana Khan-Pereira, who boasts 53 tries in just 54 matches, will join the One New Zealand Warriors on a three-year NRL contract from next season.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old speedster raced to the 50-try mark in just his 52nd career appearance this season, matching the record for the quickest half century in the NRL era set by Parramatta winger Semi Radradra early in 2016.<\/p>\n

After making his debut in round one in 2023, he scored 20 tries in 23 matches that season and was the NRL\u2019s top try scorer in 2024 with 24 in 21 games including a club record four in Gold Coast\u2019s biggest win in history against the One New Zealand Warriors.<\/p>\n

In a reduced campaign this year he still struck at nearly a try a game with nine from his 10 appearances.<\/p>\n

\u201cLofi is an exciting addition to our squad for 2026,\u201d said One New Zealand Warriors general manager recruitment, pathways and development Andrew McFadden.<\/p>\n


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\u201cHe\u2019s one of the quickest players in the game and has proven try-scoring ability in the short time he has played in the NRL.\u201d<\/p>\n

This season he averaged 137 metres a game, made 21 tackle breaks and 11 line breaks with two try assists.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeed is one the greatest commodities in rugby league and Lofi has no shortage of that,\u201d said One New Zealand Warriors head coach Andrew Webster.<\/p>\n


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\u201cWe saw first-hand how damaging he is as a finisher when the Titans beat us in Robina last year. We love what he\u2019ll bring to our club with both his ability and his character.\u201d<\/p>\n

While averaging just on a try a game at NRL level, Khan-Pereira has scored at better than a try a match in the Queensland Cup with 33 in 24 games for Burleigh and Ipswich.<\/p>\n

He said his face-to-face meeting with Webster was the critical factor in his decision to move to the Warriors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really hyped to hear that I was wanted at such a successful club,\u201d said Khan-Pereira.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talked to Webby about the future and the direction of where the Warriors are headed and I just couldn\u2019t sit still.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also had a 40-minute chat to get to know each other, nothing related to rugby league and we just clicked and had a great connection. From then I knew that I really wanted to play for him and the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cWebby was one of the big reasons why I wanted to move over and also the boys there. I enjoy the Wahs\u2019 type of footy; I know it suits my style of playing.<\/p>\n


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\u201cGoing up against the Warriors you\u2019re always in for a big night so I\u2019m more than excited to be on the other side of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know nothing\u2019s just given. I know within myself I have a lot to prove and I wouldn\u2019t have it any other way. I\u2019m keen to earn that from not just the club itself but also from the boys and coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n

Khan-Pereira said reconnecting with former Titans teammates at the Warriors was another positive in his move.<\/p>\n


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\u201cI definitely feel more comfortable knowing that I have a couple of GC lads over there in Nudge (Tanah Boyd), Taine (Tuaupiki) and Erin (Clark). It makes my move to a whole new country much easier,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen them grow as players, Nudge and Taine winning the New South Wales Cup and State Championship and Erin winning the (Dally M) lock of the year. Seeing them be so successful has ignited something within me that I cannot wait for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Khan-Pereira also has a New Zealand connection through his Kiwi-born father who is of M\u0101ori and S\u0101moan heritage while his mother is of Indigenous Australian and Pakistani descent.<\/p>\n

Profile | Alofiana Khan-Pereira<\/p>\n

Born: November 1, 2001
Birthplace: Lismore, NSW
Junior club: Burleigh Bears
Position: Wing
Height: 183cm
Weight: 85kg
NRL debut: Gold Coast Titans v Wests Tigers. Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, March 5,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2023 (Rd 1)
NRL appearances: 54 for Gold Coast (2023-2025)
NRL points: 212 (53 tries)
Representative:
\u00a0 \u00a0 Indigenous All Stars: 2024-2025
\u00a0 \u00a0 Australian Prime Minister\u2019s XIII: 2023-2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gold Coast winger Alofiana Khan-Pereira, who boasts 53 tries in just 54 matches, will join the One New…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209733,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-209732","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-national-rugby-league","11":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","12":"tag-nrl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}