Greg Eden

Greg Eden (born 14 November 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er or for the Halifax Panthers in the Championship, and the England Knights at international level.

He has previously played for Castleford, the Huddersfield Giants and Hull Kingston Rovers in Super League, and the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.

He also spent time on loan at the Salford Red Devils in the Super League while at Hull KR, and on dual registration at the Gateshead Thunder in League 1.

Eden is renowned for his lightning pace and his prolific finishing ability.

He ranks as Castleford's second-highest top tryscorer in the Super League era, and eighth-highest of all time.

Eden was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.

He scored his 100th Castleford try on 14 April against Wakefield Trinity in his 94th game for the club.

In the second half of the season, Eden was primarily utilised as a or due to the concurrent injury absences of Jake Trueman, Gareth O'Brien, Niall Evalds and Ryan Hampshire.

In July, he signed a new one-year deal with Cas, with the option of a further year.

In round 22 of the 2023 Super League season, Eden scored a hat-trick against Wakefield Trinity to reach 150 career tries.

Castleford would win the match 28-12.

Eden made his senior debut for Castleford against the Warrington Wolves on 1 July 2011, scoring and assisting a try.

Eden signed for the Huddersfield Giants from the Castleford Tigers in the winter of 2011 and made an immediate impact in the Super League, establishing himself as first choice at the Huddersfield Giants within weeks of the season beginning.

Eden moved to Hull Kingston Rovers in the winter of 2012, signing a three-year deal.

He made 39 appearances for the club across 2 seasons, scoring 24 tries.

In September 2012 Eden was selected in the England Knights squad.

On 25 April 2014, Greg Eden joined the Salford Red Devils on a 1-month loan deal.

In May, this was subsequently extended on a week-by-week basis, with Hull KR able to recall him at any chosen period.

The Robins exercised this right in June following a serious injury to fullback Ben Cockayne.

Eden made 2 appearances for Gateshead in 2014, through their dual-registration arrangement with Hull KR.

On 1 September 2014, Eden signed with Brisbane Broncos, boosting their ranks after the Broncos showed great interest in him.

He was rewarded with a long-term deal until the end of the 2015 season.

Eden spent the 2015 season with the Broncos affiliate club Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.

Eden played 15 games for Castleford in the Super League XXVIII season and scored nine tries as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation.

On 7 November 2023, it was reported that he had signed for Halifax in the RFL Championship on a two-year deal.

In February 2016, Eden made his Broncos debut in the World Club Series against the Wigan Warriors, scoring a try in a 42–12 win.

In June 2016 Eden agreed upon a two-year contract with hometown Super League side Castleford Tigers for the upcoming season starting in 2017.

Eden was given the squad number 5 prior to the start of the season, and played the majority of matches on Castleford's left wing.

He scored 38 Super League tries in his first season back at Castleford, including 5 hat-tricks against Leeds twice, Widnes, Leigh and Warrington.

Eden topped the try scoring charts and was named in the Super League Dream Team for this season.

He played at fullback in the 2017 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford, after Zak Hardaker was suspended two days before the game following a failed drugs test.

Eden's excellent strike rate for the Tigers was rewarded with a three-year contract extension in 2018.

However, his season was limited to just 15 appearances following a hamstring injury.

Despite this, he still scored 18 tries, including 3 hat-tricks against Widnes, Catalans and Wakefield.

In the first match of 2020, Eden scored a trademark length-of-the-field try against Toronto Wolfpack, before hyper extending his knee in the second half.

He scored a hat-trick against Hull KR and finished the season with 8 tries in 8 appearances.

Eden's impressive performances following his return to the team towards the end of an injury-hit 2021 season contributed towards Castleford's improvement in form.

He scored a late length-of-the-field interception try on 12 August 2021 to seal Castleford's first league win away to St Helens in 31 years.

Eden scored a hat-trick against Hull FC in his first appearance of the 2022 season.

He was also voted the Fans' Man of the Match for his first 2 games of the year.