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Moses Leota

Moses Leota, New Zealand rugby league player

Born
July 20, 1995
Age in 2026
31
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1995

About Moses Leota

Moses Leota (born 20 July 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and lock for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. He has played for both Samoa and New Zealand at international level. He won the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 NRL Grand Finals with the Penrith Panthers. == Background == Leota was born in Auckland, New Zealand raised in Mount Roskill, Moses Leota moved to Sydney at the age of 13. He is of Samoan descent from the village of Tuana’i in Upolu and was also raised in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. Before moving to Australia, he played for the Mt Albert Lions, and played rugby union for Roskill Districts. He then moved to Australia and played his junior rugby league for the St Mary's Saints, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. == Playing career == === Early career === In 2014 and 2015, Leota played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team. === 2016 === In 2016, Leota graduated to the Penrith's Intrust Super Premiership NSW team. In round 14 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for Penrith against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. In November, he extended his contract with Penrith from the end of 2017 until the end of 2019.

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Career and life highlights

Moses Leota timeline

  1. In round 4 of the 2018 NRL season, Moses “sole” Leota scored his first NRL career try against North Queensland 33 - 14 win at 1300SMILES Stadium.
  2. Leota made a total of 24 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed out on the finals for the first time since 2015.
  3. He won the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 NRL Grand Finals with the Penrith Panthers.
  4. Leota played 26 games for Penrith in the 2023 NRL season including the club's 26-24 victory over Brisbane in the 2023 NRL Grand Final as Penrith won their third straight premiership.

The world when Moses Leota was born

Moses Leota was born in 1995. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1995

  • #1 song"Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio
  • Top movieBraveheart
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookThe Rainmaker – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record
  • Top headlineOklahoma City bombing
  • Technology milestoneWindows 95 launches
  • Defining fadPogs
  • Notable inventionDVD
  • World population5.69 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championAtlanta Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonHouston Rockets (NBA)
  • U.S. population263.0M

1995 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Moses Leota's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19952026
Gas$1.15$3.45/gal
Average home$110,500$435,000
Average income$41,943$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population263.0M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

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