Jayden Nikorima

In 2014 and 2015, Nikorima played for the Brisbane Broncos Holden Cup team. On 28 April 2014, Nikorima was named as 18th man for the Queensland Under-20s team.[8] On 5 October 2014, Nikorima played for the Broncos in their 2014 Holden Cup Grand Final against the New Zealand Warriors, playing off the interchange bench, scoring a try and kicking 2 goals in the 34-32 loss.[9][10] On 2 May 2015, Nikorima played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis, playing off the interchange bench in the 22-20 win at Cbus Super Stadium.[11] On 8 July 2015, Nikorima represented the Queensland Under-20s team, playing at five-eighth in the 32-16 loss to the New South Wales under-20s team at Suncorp Stadium.[12] On 25 August 2015, it was announced that Nikorima had signed with the Sydney Roosters on a 3-year deal starting from 2016, after months of speculation as to which club Nikorima would end up at.[13][14] On 14 September 2015, Nikorima was named on the interchange bench in the 2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year.[15]

On 6 January, Nikorima was selected in the QAS under-20s Origin squad.[16] Nikorima made his first team debut for the Sydney Roosters in the World Club Series against match St. Helens.[17][18] In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Nikorima made his NRL debut against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, playing at five-eighth in the Roosters 42-10 loss at the Sydney Football Stadium. In Round 2 against the Canberra Raiders, Nikorima scored his first NRL career try in the Roosters 21-20 loss at Canberra Stadium.

In the 2017 season, he spent most of his time with Sydney Roosters feeder club, Wyong Roos. In December 2017 Nikorima failed a second drug test and was sacked by the Sydney Roosters.[19]

He has since signed with Brisbane Broncos feeder club, Redcliffe Dolphins.[20]