Gioele Celerino

Gioele Celerino (born 4 October 1993) is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Saint-Gaudens Bears in the Elite One Championship and Italy at international level.

Primarily playing as a , he was a member of Italy's 2013 and 2017 World Cup squads.

Playing career At the time of the 2013 World Cup, Celerino was playing for the North West Roosters. He was the only Italian-born player selected in the World Cup squad, and one of only two players selected from the Italian domestic competition (alongside Fabrizio Ciaurro). Celerino did not feature in a World Cup match, but did play in Italy's non-Test friendly against England prior to the start of the tournament.

On 25 January 2016, it was announced that Celerino had signed with the semi-professional Newcastle Thunder in England's third-tier League 1 competition.

In July 2017, Celerino moved to Australia to play with the Tully Tigers in the amateur Cairns District Rugby League. In October 2017, Celerino was named in Italy's squad for the 2017 World Cup. In 2018, Celerino joined his Italian teammate Terry Campese at the Queanbeyan Blues.

+ International statistics # Date Opponents Competition Try Pts 1 29 Jun 2013 2012–13 European Shield 2 27 Jul 2013 3 14 Sep 2013 4 5 Jul 2014 2014–15 European Championship B 5 20 Sep 2014 6 20 Jun 2015 7 18 Jul 2015 8 12 Sep 2015 9 12 Jun 2016 2016 Mediterranean Cup 10 3 Sep 2016 11 22 Oct 2016 2017 World Cup qualifying 12 29 Oct 2016 13 4 Nov 2016 14 3 Jun 2017 2017 Mediterranean Cup 15 10 Jun 2017 16 8 Oct 2017

Coaching On 28 September 2024 it was reported that he had taken up the role of head-coach for