Antoni Maria


Antoni Maria is a French rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and France at international level.
He previously played in France for the Saint-Gaudens Bears in the Elite One Championship, Toulouse Olympique French top flight and the Co-operative Championship and Saint-Esteve in the Elite One Championship. Maria then transferred to the Catalans Dragons and the Leigh Centurions in the Super League. He spent time on loan from the Dragons at Hull Kingston Rovers.

Background

Maria was born in Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot, France.

Club career

Maria began his career at Toulouse Olympique in the Championship between 2009 and 2011. When Toulouse withdrew from the Championship, Maria joined Super League club Catalans Dragons, making his Super League début against Castleford Tigers in 2012.
Maria joined Leigh Centurions for the 2017 season following their promotion to Super League.
In October 2017 Maria signed a two-year deal to return to Catalans Dragons.
On 25 April 2019 he joined Hull Kingston Rovers on a initial months loan due to an injury crisis at the East Hull outfit. He made his debut for the robins 3 days later in the 28-24 away defeat by the Leeds Rhinos

International career

Maria is a France international. He was a member of the French team that played in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, in the 2014 and 2015 European Cup tournaments. He also played for France in their 2015 European Cup mid-tournament test-match against England.