Corey Jensen
Introduction
Corey Jensen (born 8 January 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at prop and lock.
Background
Born in Townsville, Queensland, Jensen was raised in Bowen, playing his junior rugby league for the Bowen Seagulls and attending Bowen State High School. In 2011, Jensen moved to Townsville to attend Ignatius Park College.
Playing career
Early career
In 2010, Jensen played for the Townsville Stingers Cyril Connell Cup side and was selected for the Queensland under-16 team. In 2011, he moved up to the Stingers' Mal Meninga Cup side and toured England and France with the Australian Institute of Sport team, alongside future first graders Kodi Nikorima, Euan Aitken, Nene Macdonald and Brendan Elliot.
In 2012, Jensen started the season playing for the Stingers' Mal Meninga Cup side again before making his NYC debut for the North Queensland Cowboys. That year he was also selected for the Queensland under-18 team.
In 2015, after three seasons with the Cowboys' NYC side, Jensen joined the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. In 2016, he was selected for the Queensland Residents rugby league team and signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys, joining their NRL squad.
2017
In round 7 of the 2017 NRL season, Jensen made his NRL debut, coming off the bench against the St George Illawarra Dragons.