Personal information
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Born |
Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
9 February 1992 |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kyle Feldt (born 9 February 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League. Feldt primarily plays centre or wing and was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 NRL premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides.
Born and raised in Townsville, Queensland, Feldt played his junior football for the Norths Thuringowa Devils and attended Ignatius Park College before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys. In 2008, Feldt was selected for the Queensland under-16 team. In 2009, he played for the Townsville Stingers in the inaugural season of the Mal Meninga Cup. In 2010, Feldt was selected for the Queensland under-18 team.
Feldt played for the Cowboys NYC team from 2010 to 2012. At the end of 2011, Feldt was named on the interchange bench in the 2011 NYC Team of the Year. He finished his NYC career as the competition's highest ever point scorer, with 570 points. In the Grand Final against the New Zealand Warriors, Feldt had the chance to win the premiership for the Cowboys, however he missed an easy conversion on the full-time siren, and the Cowboys lost the match in golden point extra time 31–30.
In October 2011, Feldt played for the Junior Kangaroos.
In Round 21 of the 2013 NRL season, Feldt made his NRL debut against the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the Cowboys 30-12 win at 1300SMILES Stadium. In Round 22 against the Penrith Panthers, Feldt scored his first NRL career try in the Cowboys 36-4 win. After the Cowboys Round 23 match against the Gold Coast Titans, in which he scored 2 ties, Feldt injured his ankle at training, ending his debut season in the NRL. He scored 3 tries from his 3 appearances. In October, Feldt was awarded the Cowboys Rookie of the Year award.