Early years Vete switched to rugby league in 2012, signing with the New Zealand Warriors and playing in their under 20's side while studying towards a Bachelor of Physical Education. Vete was part of the Junior Warriors side that played in
2013 Holden Cup Grand Final against the
Penrith Panthers juniors, playing at prop and scoring a try in the 30–42 loss. In 2014 Vete joined the full-time squad and played in 19 games in the
New South Wales Cup for the Warriors.
2015 In Round 1 of the
2015 NRL season, Vete made his first grade
NRL debut for the New Zealand Warriors against the
Newcastle Knights off the interchange bench in the Warriors 24–14 loss at
Hunter Stadium. On 2 May 2015, Vete played for Tonga against
Samoa in the
Polynesian Cup, playing off the interchange bench in Tonga's 16–18 loss at
Cbus Super Stadium. On 7 July 2015, Vete re-signed with the Warriors on a 2-year contract to the end of the 2017 season. In Round 20 against the
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Vete scored his first NRL career try in the Warriors 32–12 loss at
Mt Smart Stadium. Vete finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 2 tries. On 17 October 2015, Vete played for Tonga in their
Asia-Pacific Qualifier match against the
Cook Islands for the
2017 Rugby League World Cup. He played at prop in Tonga's 28–8 win at
Campbelltown Stadium.
2016 In February, Vete played for the Warriors in the
2016 NRL Auckland Nines. On 2 May, The New Zealand Herald reported five players were stood down from an international test match for mixing prescription drugs with energy drinks on a night out. The recipe can emulate the effect of illicit drugs. Vete was one of the players named who was involved in the activity.
2018 In July, Vete was a mid season trade from the
Warriors. He made his
Melbourne Storm debut against
St. George Illawarra in their round 17 clash.
2019 In the
2019 NRL season, Vete made only one appearance which came against
St. George Illawarra in round 16 where Melbourne won 16–14.
2020 Vete made only six appearances for Melbourne in the
2020 NRL season. He did not play in the finals series or the
2020 NRL Grand Final for Melbourne. At the end of the season, he signed a contract to join
Hull KR.
2021 In round 18 of the
2021 Super League season, Vete was controversially sent to the sin bin during Hull KR's 34–28 victory over
Leigh. In the elimination play off match against
Warrington, Vete was sent to the sin bin during Hull KR's 19–0 victory. Vete made a total of 13 appearances including the club's semi-final defeat against the
Catalans Dragons.
2022 On 29 August, it was announced that Vete would be one of eleven players who were to depart
Hull Kingston Rovers at the end of the 2022 season. On 24 September, it was announced that he had signed a two-year deal to join
Castleford.
2023 On 5 April 2023 it was reported that he would join
Featherstone Rovers on a short-term loan deal.
2024 On 19 Apr 24
Castleford Tigers confirmed that Vete had been released by the club, due to niggling injuries. ==References==