Braden Hamlin-Uele


Braden Uele is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL and New Zealand at international level.
He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League.

Background

Uele was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of English and Samoan descent.
Uele played his junior rugby league for the Glenora Bears and Point Chevalier Pirates before signing with the Sydney Roosters.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013, Uele started the season playing for the Roosters' SG Ball Cup side before he made his NYC debut later that year. In 2014, he represented the Junior Kiwis.
In 2015, Uele joined the North Queensland Cowboys, playing for their NYC side and once again representing the Junior Kiwis. After graduating from the NYC, Uele signed a two-year NRL contract with the Cowboys. This re-united Uele with Paul Green, who gave him his NYC debut while he coached the Roosters. In 2016, Uele spent the entire season playing for the Mackay Cutters, one of the Cowboys' Queensland Cup feeder clubs.

2017

In Round 21 of the 2017 NRL season, Uele made his NRL debut against the Sydney Roosters.
In August, Uele signed a two-year contract with the Cronulla Sharks.

2018

Uele made his debut appearance for Cronulla in Round 10 against Canberra which ended in a 24-16 victory. Uele spent the majority of the season playing for Cronulla's feeder club team Newtown in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. Uele played from the bench in Newtown's grand final defeat against Canterbury.

2019

On 14 June, Uele signed a contract extension with Cronulla keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022 season.
Uele made a total of 21 appearances for Cronulla in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished in 7th spot on the table. Uele played in the Cronulla's elimination final defeat against Manly at Brookvale Oval.

Statistics

NRL