Kameli Soejima

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| name = Kameli Soejima

| image = Japan_Sevens_2018-20a.jp.jpg

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| full_name = Kameli Raravou Latianara Soejima

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|6|1}}

| birth_place = Nasekula, Labasa, Fiji{{cite news |last=Ralago |first=Josaia |title=Rugby Blood |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2017/02/12/rugby-blood/ |publisher=Fiji Sun |date=12 February 2017 |access-date=10 May 2022}}

| height = {{height|m=1.90}}

| weight = {{cvt|92|kg|lb stlb}}

| ru_position = Wing

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| years1 = 2016–2021

| clubs1 = Coca-Cola Red Sparks

| apps1 = 10

| points1 = 40

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| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2014–2023

| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = Japan Sevens

| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 = 28

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Kameli Soejima (副島 亀里, Soejima Kameli, born June 1, 1983) is a Fijian born Japanese rugby union player. He represents Japan in rugby sevens and made his debut at the 2014 Dubai Sevens.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=288235|title=Latianara to play for Japan|last=Kumar|first=Rashneel|date=5 December 2014|website=Fiji Times Online|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819085954/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=288235|archive-date=19 August 2016|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://asiarugby.com/news/2015/10/asia-rugby-sevens-series-reaches-its-climax-at-the-sri-lanka-sevens|title=Asia Rugby Sevens Series reaches its climax at the Sri Lanka Sevens|last=|first=|date=9 October 2015|website=Asia Rugby.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022308/http://asiarugby.com/news/2015/10/asia-rugby-sevens-series-reaches-its-climax-at-the-sri-lanka-sevens|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=dead}} He was Japan's top try-scorer in the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series, and also one of their top try-scorers in the 2014–15 season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetrugby.com/news/japan-announce-olympic-sevens-squads/|title=Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads|last=|first=|date=2016-07-18|website=Planetrugby.com|publisher=|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-27}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stats/2015/players/tries/2423|title=World Rugby Sevens Stats Hub - Most tries scored|last=|first=|date=2016|website=worldrugby.org|publisher=|language=en-gb|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817103956/http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stats/2015/players/tries/2423|archive-date=2016-08-17|url-status=dead}}

Soejima was selected for the Japanese sevens squad to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.{{Cite web|url=http://fijisun.com.fj/2016/07/19/kameli-tuqiri-for-japan/|title=Kameli, Tuqiri For Japan|last=Moresio|first=Stella|date=19 July 2016|website=Fiji Sun|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27}}{{Cite web|url=http://fijivillage.com/sport/Tuqiri-and-Soejima-make-Japan-7s-Rio-Olympics-team-9ks25r|title=Tuqiri and Soejima make Japan 7s Rio Olympics team|last=Ravulo|first=Ana|date=18 July 2016|website=fijivillage.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27}}

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