U.S. national rugby sevens team
Although only 19 years old at the time, Unufe made his international debut with the United States national team playing as a wing in the
2011 Pan American games against Chile in October 2011, scoring a try in his first game. He was the team's top try scorer at the Pan Am games with 5 tries, helping the U.S. national team win a Bronze medal. Following the tournament, U.S. national team head coach
Al Caravelli described Unufe as "phenomenal" and "a star in the making." In recognition of Unufe's rapid rise, Rugby Mag named Unufe the 2011 Men's Breakout Player of the Year, With the arrival of speedsters
Carlin Isles and
Perry Baker, Unufe was moved to center. Unufe was named to World Rugby's Dream Team for the
2015 Wellington Sevens tournament, due to his "strong defensive plays and hard runs." Unufe played for the U.S. at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the U.S. finished in ninth place. Unufe was a key piece of the U.S. comeback at the 2017 USA Sevens from a 0–19 deficit against Argentina to win 21–19. Unufe missed the entire 2018–19 season due to a suspension for a banned substance that had been contained in a diet supplement he had taken. Unufe competed for the United States at the
2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in
Cape Town. He competed for the
United States at the
2024 Summer Olympics in
Paris. ==See also==