Person in history
Joel Moon
Joel Moon, Australian rugby league player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1988 · May 20
- Age this year
- 38No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- rugby league player. Citizenship: New Zealand
- Born
- 38th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Joel Moon is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre and five-eighth in the 2000s and 2010s. He last played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
Path and career
Professional playing career Broncos Moon made his first grade début for the Brisbane Broncos in round 14 2006 as part of the 'Baby Broncos' side that played during the State of Origin series. He joined fellow teenager David Taylor as the first Broncos that were not yet born when the club burst onto the scene in 1988. After three games for the club, Moon then played the rest of the 2006 season with feeder team Toowoomba Clydesdales , whom he helped reach the Queensland Cup Grand Final after scoring nine tries.
Honours Club Super League (2): 2015 , 2017 League Leader's Shield (1): 2015 Challenge Cup (2): 2014 , 2015
Why this date
Joel Moon appears on our May 20 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1988.
- June 1Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- September 12Hurricane Gilbert
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831
- September 188888 Uprising
- September 18Henri Namphy
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1988Sam WhitelockOctober 12
- 1988Tim MoltzenSeptember 15
- 1988Virat KohliNovember 5
- 1988Sergio AgüeroJune 2
- 1988Norris ColeOctober 13
- 1988Jorge Torres NiloJanuary 16
- 1988Kelley O'HaraAugust 4
- 1988Chelsea KaneSeptember 15
Sources
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“Joel Moon”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/joel-moon, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Joel Moon
When was Joel Moon born?
May 20 1988.
How old would Joel Moon be today?
38 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on May 20?
Josh O'Connor, Jamie Chadwick, Stéphane Mbia and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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