Gideon Gela-Mosby

Gideon Gela-Mosby (born 27 December 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He plays at fullback and wing.

Born in Cairns and of Torres Strait Islander descent, Gela-Mosby grew up on the tiny Darnley Island in the Torres Strait. Gela-Mosby had never played rugby league until he moved back to Cairns to attend high school. While in Cairns he played his junior rugby league for the Cairns Kangaroos and Edmonton Storm.

In 2012, Gela-Mosby played for the Northern Pride's Cyril Connell Cup side, scoring 9 tries. In 2013, he moved up to the Pride's Mal Meninga Cup team. Gela-Mosby moved to Townsville in 2014, attending Kirwan State High School and playing for the Townsville Stingers Mal Meninga Cup side. He scored 7 tries in the side's premiership winning season and scored a try in the National Under-18 Championship final against the Sydney Roosters. That season he was selected for the Queensland under-18 and Australian Schoolboys sides. While attending Kirwan State High, Gela-Mosby won the Queensland Schoolboys 100 metre sprint title with a time of 10.95 seconds.

In 2015, Gela-Mosby joined the North Queensland Cowboys, playing for their NYC side. That season he broke the NYC record for most tries in a season, scoring 39 tries in 25 games. He was selected for the Queensland under-20 side, scoring a try, and was named in the NYC Team of the Year. In August 2015, he re-signed with the Cowboys on a 2-year contract until the end of 2017.