Mark Kheirallah


Mark Kheirallah, also known by the nickname of "Killer", is a France international rugby league footballer who plays as a or for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship.
He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.

Background

He was born in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia. Kheirallah of Indigenous Australian and Egyptian descent.

Playing career

Kheirallah played his junior football for Mascot Jets before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He played for the Rabbitohs' S. G. Ball Cup team in 2008 and was a part of the Rabbitohs' NYC squad in 2009 but didn't play a game.
In 2010, Kheirallah joined the Sydney Roosters. He played for the Roosters' NYC team in 2010 before moving on to the Roosters' New South Wales Cup, Newtown Jets in 2011.
In Round 17 of the 2011 NRL season, Kheirallah made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Canberra Raiders.
At the end of 2012, Kheirallah played in the Jets' 2012 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers.
In October 2012, Kheirallah signed with Toulouse Olympique in the Elite One Championship.
In 2013, Kheirallah joined the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs in the Newcastle Rugby League. He played in the Bulldogs' Grand Final loss to the Western Suburbs Rosellas before returning to Toulouse in France.
In April 2014, Kheirallah played in Toulouse Olympique's Lord Derby Cup Final win over AS Carcassonne, scoring 3 tries, kicking 6 goals and winning the Man of the Match award in the game.
In June 2014, Kheirallah joined the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup. He again returned to France following his spell with Wyong, playing for Toulouse in their inaugural League 1 season in 2016 where he finished as the competition's top points scorer and was nominated for the league's player of the year.
After qualifying on residency, Kheirallah was included in France's squad for the 2017 World Cup.

Personal life

Kheirallah is the nephew of Steve Linnane.