Uneeq Palavi

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Uneeq Sokopeti Lisi Alena Palavi is a Tongan Australian netballer who has represented Tonga internationally.

Palavi was born in Melbourne, Australia to a Samoan mother and Tongan father.{{cite web |url=https://www.vponmedia.co.nz/tongan-talas-star-uneeq-sokopesi-lisi-alena-palavi/ |title=Tongan Tala's star Uneeq Sokopesi Lisi Alena Palavi |publisher=VPON Media |date=21 July 2022 |access-date=18 August 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/goaler-waiting-wings |title=A goaler waiting in the wings |publisher=Netball Victoria |author=Linda Pearce |date=6 July 2021 |access-date=18 August 2022}} She played for the Werribee Centrals, the Victorian Fury, and the City West Falcons.{{cite web |url=https://www.looptonga.com/sport/tonga%E2%80%99s-celebrated-goal-shooter-shines-netball-premiership-win-115508 |title=Tonga's celebrated goal shooter shines in Netball Premiership win |publisher=Loop Tonga |date=15 August 2022 |access-date=18 August 2022}} In 2022 she was selected for the Collingwood Magpies in the Suncorp Super Netball competition.{{cite web |url=https://collingwoodmagpies.com.au/news/anc-magpies/2022-anc-magpies-squad-confirmed |title=2022 ANC Magpies squad confirmed |publisher=Collingwood Magpies |access-date=18 August 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/netball/aussie-netball-great-makes-huge-return-for-west-coast-fever-full-anc-squads/news-story/1f3752cd58bc238819f845fec5a83cb8 |title=Aussie netball great makes HUGE return for West Coast Fever: Full ANC squads |work=Fox Sports |date=17 August 2022 |access-date=18 August 2022}}

She was selected for the Tonga national netball team for the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificaussports.gov.au/our-stories/archive-tonga-use-silver-inspire-grassroots |title=From the archive: Tonga use Silver to inspire grassroots |publisher= |date=August 2019 |access-date=18 August 2022}} In 2022 she was selected for the team for the 2022 Pacific Australia Netball Series, where she shared the series MVP award with captain Hulita Veve and won the Grand Final MVP Medal.{{cite web |url=https://matangitonga.to/2022/03/28/tonga-netball-wins-international-tournament-undefeated |title=Tonga Netball wins international tournament undefeated |publisher=Matangi Tonga |date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328161627/https://matangitonga.to/2022/03/28/tonga-netball-wins-international-tournament-undefeated |archive-date=28 March 2022}} Later that year she was in the team for the 2023 Netball World Cup Oceania qualifiers,{{cite web |url=https://matangitonga.to/2022/07/20/tonga-netball-tala-wins-first-game-oceania-qualifiers |title=Tonga Netball Tala wins first game at Oceania Qualifiers |publisher=Matangi Tonga |date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719223600/https://matangitonga.to/2022/07/20/tonga-netball-tala-wins-first-game-oceania-qualifiers |archive-date=19 July 2022}} where she was top-scorer.{{cite web |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2022/07/23/tongas-scoring-machine-tells-how-she-does-it/ |title=Tonga's Scoring Machine Tells How She Does It |publisher=Fiji Sun |author=Sereana Salalo |date=23 July 2022 |access-date=18 August 2022}}

In June 2023 she was selected for the Tonga national netball team for the 2023 Netball World Cup.{{cite web |url=https://matangitonga.to/2023/06/17/strong-tonga-national-netball-team-2023-world-cup |title=Strong Tonga National Netball Team for 2023 World Cup |publisher=Matangi Tonga |date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616141302/https://matangitonga.to/2023/06/17/strong-tonga-national-netball-team-2023-world-cup |archive-date=16 June 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/492015/sporting-royalty-line-up-for-tonga-world-cup-teams |title=Sporting royalty line up for Tonga world cup teams |publisher=RNZ |date=15 June 2023 |access-date=20 June 2023}} Palavi was the top scorer for Tonga, and the fourth top scorer overall, in that competition.{{cite web |url=https://netball.com.au/news/tongan-star-finding-her-freedom |title=Tongan star on finding her "freedom" |publisher=Netball Australia |date=13 June 2024 |access-date=8 October 2024}}

In June 2024, Palavi was selected as a Temporary Replacement Player for the New South Wales Swifts.{{cite web |title=Round 11 Preview & Team Update |url=https://nswswifts.com.au/news/round-11-preview-team-update |website=New South Wales Swifts |publisher=New South Wales Swifts |access-date=23 June 2024 |date=21 June 2024}}