Dean Parata


Dean Parata is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a for Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.
Parata has previously played for the Barrow Raiders and Toulouse Olympique in the Championship.

Background

Parata was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Early life

Of Italian descent, Parata attended Keebra Park State High School and played his junior rugby league for the Nerang Roosters in the Gold Coast, Queensland. After being signed by the Wests Tigers, he moved to Sydney and attended Holy Cross College, Ryde.

Playing career

Parata played 25 games for the Tigers in the National Youth Competition between 2009 and 2011. At the time of his selection for the 2013 World Cup, Parata was playing for the Parramatta Eels' feeder team, the Wentworthville Magpies in the New South Wales Cup. He later joined the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the same competition, and was selected to represent Italy at the 2017 World Cup qualifying tournament in 2016. Parata was named as a shadow player for Italy at the 2017 World Cup.
He played for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles.
He spent the 2018 season playing for the Barrow Raiders in the Betfred Championship.