| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1991-01-03) 3 January 1991 (age 33) New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Water polo |
Joseph Henry Kayes (born 3 January 1991) is a professional water polo player.
He is of Samoan descent through his mother, as both his maternal grandparents were born in Samoa.
Kayes played for the NZ Senior Men's Water Polo team in 2008. In 2009, he went to Perth where he played for the Fremantle Mariners Men's Water Polo team which won the Australian National League.
In October 2009, he was playing water polo as a full professional at the Szeged club in Hungary where he stayed for four seasons. He was mentored as a Centre Forward by Tamas Molnar, a three time Olympic gold medal winner for Hungary. Joe won 2 Hungarian Cup Gold medals with Szeged along with 3 bronze medals in the Hungarian National League.
In 2014, he played again for Fremantle Mariners in Australia. 2014/2015 – he now plays for OSC in Budapest, once again in the Hungarian National League.
In 2015, he obtained Australian citizenship and was then approved to play for Australia men's national water polo team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
References
- NZ Herald - Water polo: Kayes firing on all cylinders
- ^ Tangata.co.nz Samoan Joe: Our water polo star in Hungary
- NZ Herald: Mount rookie making splash as overseas pro
- West Australian: WA derby in national water polo
- White, Peter (6 May 2016). "Waterpolo: 'Aussie' Kayes lands Rio place". Bay of Plenty Times.
- Living people
- 1991 births
- New Zealand male water polo players
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Australian male water polo players
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic water polo players for Australia
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen