Inside NRL Player Joseph Suaalii Parents With Samoan And Cambodian Origin

Joseph Suaalii's parents are Chris Suaalii and Salina Suaali. He was born on August 1, 2003, in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.

The footballer is the son of a Samoan father. His mother is Australian with European and Cambodian ancestry.

Receiving the Samoan genes from his dad, Suaalii was always passionate about football. He has received sufficient support from all his family members, but most especially from his father, Chris.

For most of his childhood, he spent time playing for the Glenmore Park Brumbies. Then, his parents got him into The King's School in Parramatta and Regentville Public School. In 2015, Joseph broke the high jump record for 12-year-old boys in Australia.

Suaalii has chosen to play for his father's side of heritage. The 6 feet 5 feet winger stated in September 2022, "For family reasons, I have decided to pledge my allegiance to Samoa for the upcoming World Cup."

"This has been one of the most difficult decisions of my career. I've been humbled by the respect shown to my family and me by Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga. I called him on Tuesday to let him know of my decision. I can't thank him enough for considering me, but this is about more than football."

The winger also spoke of his grandparents. He said: "My grandparents still live in Samoa, and I look forward to honoring them and my parents by pulling on the Samoan jersey. One day, I hope to play for Australia. I truly believe Samoa can do great things at this World Cup. I can't wait to be part of it."

Joseph Suaalii was raised in a large family. He is the eldest in the family spent, with seven supportive siblings.

The footballer reportedly has six younger sisters and a brother, who looks up to him in life's journey, as per a tweet from Tupou Sopoaga.

Sopoaga posted last year, "Hope that 17 yr old kid Joseph Suaalii has an amazing career. Not because of the hype he has to live up to but because he's got 6 younger sisters and 1 brother that are all looking up to him. Hope he changes his family's life!"

The name of one of Suaalii's sisters, who is more significant than him, is Natalina. Two of his sister are already married with children.

Joseph Suaalii receives sufficient support from his family, as seen in his Instagram photos.

The winger has shared many pictures from his childhood and the present day with his siblings. He is available on Instagram with the handle @suaalii.joseph and has 54.7 thousand followers.

In one of his Instagram photos, the aspiring NRL star is playing with his two young sisters and brother. Likewise, he also receives a grand welcome from his family members whenever he arrives at his home or goes to a foreign land to play football.