Lachlan Lam


Lachlan Lam is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.
Lam represented PNG at the 2017 World Cup.

Early life

Lam was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The son of Papua New Guinean-born, Queensland-raised representative player Adrian Lam, Lachlan Lam played his junior rugby league for the Clovelly Crocodiles and attended Marcellin College.
He is of Papua New Guinean, Chinese and English descent.

Playing career

Lam has been in the Sydney Roosters' youth system since he was 13, playing for their Harold Matthews Cup and S. G. Ball Cup teams. In 2014, Lam became the first player to utilise the 'father-son rule' introduced a year prior when he was selected to represent the Queensland under-16s team.
Having made his NYC debut in 2016, Lam was the first choice for the Roosters in 2017. In October, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2017 World Cup. Lam made his Test debut against the United States on 12 November, becoming Kumul #283.
In Round 2 of the 2019 season, Lam made his first grade debut for the Sydney Roosters against Manly-Warringah at Brookvale Oval. On 7 April 2019, Lam scored a hat-trick for the North Sydney Bears against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in a 42-0 victory at North Sydney Oval.
On 30 September 2019, Lam was named in the Papua New Guinea team for the Downer World Cup 9s.

International caps