{{Short description|Italy international rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Chris Centrone |fullname = Christopher Centrone<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://au.sports.yahoo.com/league/player/2774/128/christopher-centrone/ |title=Christopher Centrone (#1 Cant'bury-B'town Bulldogs U20s) Rugby League Player Profile - Yahoo!7 Sport |access-date=30 October 2013 |archive-date=31 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031080122/http://au.sports.yahoo.com/league/player/2774/128/christopher-centrone/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |image = Chris Centrone.jpg |imagesize = 285 |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|7|24}} |birth_place = Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |height = {{convert|187|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|95|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|CE|WG}} |club1 = {{nowrap|Toulouse Olympique}} |year1start = 2018 |year1end = |appearances1 = 15 |tries1 = 15 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 60 |teamA = Italy |yearAstart = 2013 |yearAend = 17 |appearancesA = 7 |triesA = 3 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 12 | teamB = {{nowrap|NSW Residents}} | yearBstart = 2017 | yearBend = | appearancesB = 1 | triesB = 0 | goalsB = 0 | fieldgoalsB = 0 | pointsB = 0 |retired = |source = <ref>[https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/chris-centrone/ loverugbyleague]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/chris-centrone/summary.html|title=Chris Centrone|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> | updated = 10 January 2024 }}
'''Christopher Centrone''' (born 24 July 1991) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|ce}} and {{rlp|wg}} for Toulouse Olympique in the Championship.
==Background== Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Centrone is of Italian descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Nelson Bay Marlins before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
==Playing career== In 2010 and 2011, Centrone played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rleague.com/players/Chris-Centrone_2820/Matches/|title=Chris Centrone|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101040628/http://rleague.com/players/Chris-Centrone_2820/Matches/|archivedate=1 November 2013}}</ref>
In 2012, Centrone joined the North Sydney Bears in the New South Wales Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/10392267/England-14-Italy-15-we-now-face-the-biggest-week-of-our-lives-says-England-captain-Kevin-Sinfield.html|title = England 14 Italy 15: We now face the biggest week of our lives, says England captain Kevin Sinfield}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rlwc2013.com/rugby-league-world-news/article/1117/italy-name-squad-for-rlwc |title=Italy name squad for RLWC2013 |access-date=21 October 2013 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927082325/http://www.rlwc2013.com/rugby-league-world-news/article/1117/italy-name-squad-for-rlwc |url-status=usurped }}</ref> In 2013, after impressing for North Sydney, Centrone was signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
At the end of 2013, Centrone was named in Italy's 2013 World Cup squad.<ref>{{cite web|last=Watts|first=Ellie-Marie|date=15 October 2013|title=Centrone chosen for Italy|url=http://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/1842966/centrone-chosen-for-italy/|publisher=Port Stephens Examiner|accessdate=19 September 2017}}</ref> He scored a try in Italy's first game of the tournament against Wales.
In 2014, Centrone joined the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2014/06/12/vb_nsw_cup_previews_round_fourteen.html|title = VB NSW Cup Previews - Round Fourteen|date = 12 June 2014}}</ref>
In 2016, Centrone represented Italy at the 2017 World Cup qualifiers, scoring a try against Russia. In 2017, Centrone was a member of Italy's 2017 World Cup squad.
In May 2018, Centrone left Wyong to join Toulouse Olympique in the Championship.<ref>{{cite web|date=11 May 2018|title=Un autre international rejoint le Toulouse Olympique|url=https://www.ffr13.fr/actualite-a-la-une/un-autre-international-rejoint-le-toulouse-olympique/|publisher=FFRXIII|accessdate=14 May 2018|language=French}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180819182214/http://www.to13.com/player/centrone-chris/ Toulouse Olympique profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131101053630/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/playerprofiledisplay/Rabbitohs/Chris-Centrone/6878 South Sydney Rabbitohs profile] *{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131031223448/http://www.rlwc2013.com/player/chris-centrone/142 2013 RLWC profile]}} *[http://www.rlwc2017.com/players?team=481#Chris-Centrone 2017 RLWC profile]
{{Italy 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad}} {{Italy 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Centrone, Chris}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Australian people of Italian descent Category:Sportspeople of Italian descent Category:Australian rugby league players Category:Italy national rugby league team players Category:North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players Category:Northern Suburbs Blues players Category:New South Wales Residents rugby league team players Category:Rugby league centres Category:Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales Category:Rugby league wingers Category:Wyong Roos players Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen