Mikaele Pesamino
| Full name | Mikaele Pesamino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 April 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vailele, Upolu, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Wing | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2007–2010 2010– |
Auckland Sale Sharks |
2 | () |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2009 | Samoa | 2 | (20) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Comps | |
Mikaele Pesamino (born 2 April 1984) is a rugby union player in the Samoa Sevens team. He was the highest point scorer in the 2009–2010 IRB Sevens World Series helping his country in securing their first World Series crown and was awarded the 2010 IRB World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year.
Pesamino was born in Vailele on the island of Upolu in Samoa. Pesamino was first discovered for his speed, when he represented Leifiifi College in the annual Champ of Chapms athletic competition. But ever since, he focused on his rugby career.
The Samoa Sevens team represent Samoa internationally in rugby sevens, a competitive sports tournament titled the IRB Sevens World Series which takes place annually in seven countries; United Arab Emirates, South Africa, New Zealand, United States, Hong Kong, Australia, England and Scotland.
Pesamino was also the third highest try scorer in the 2007–2008 season and the top try scorer in the 2009–2010 Series winning season.
Pesamino signed for Sale Sharks for the 2010/2011 season. Pesamino played provincial rugby for Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup. His career began in both rugby union and Australian rules football. While still a teenager, he was a member of the Samoan national Australian rules football team during the 2002 Australian Football International Cup (where he was named in the All-International team) and then the 2005 Australian Football International Cup.
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