Pasami Saulo

Pasami Saulo (born 1 August 1998) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He previously played for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.

Background Saulo was born in Belmont, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for Fairfield United and the Maitland Pickers, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. He is of Samoan and Māori descent.

Playing career Early years In July 2016, Saulo played for the Australian Schoolboys. From 2016 to 2017, he played for the Newcastle Knights' National Youth Competition team. In November 2017, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract until the end of 2020.

2018 In 2018, Saulo played some games for Newcastle in the new Jersey Flegg Cup competition, but mostly appeared in their Intrust Super Premiership NSW side. In round 22 of the 2018 NRL season, Saulo became the 300th player to play NRL for the Newcastle club, after making his debut against the New Zealand Warriors, playing off the interchange bench.

2019 Saulo played three games for Newcastle in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table.

2020 Saulo played seven games for Newcastle in the 2020 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals. Saulo did not play in Newcastle's finals campaign which ended in the first week after they were eliminated by South Sydney.

2021 Saulo was limited to only three appearances for Newcastle in the 2021 NRL season. He did not play in Newcastle's elimination final loss to Parramatta.

2022 Following the conclusion of the 2022 NRL season, Saulo signed a two-year deal to join Canberra ahead of the 2023 NRL season.

2023 Saulo played a total of 22 matches for Canberra in 2023 as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Saulo played in Canberra's 30-28 elimination finals loss to Newcastle.

2024 Saulo was limited to only eight matches with Canberra in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table.

2025 On 30 July, the Newcastle club announced that Saulo had agreed to terms and had signed with them until 2027.

Statistics denotes season competing