Ma’ake Muti

Nationality: United States
Tonga
Position: Prop
Height: 6'1
Weight: 250lbs
Current Team: Legion
Past Teams: Giltinis, Sharks

US-eligible Tongan prop Ma’ake Muti played in Major League Rugby in 2021 and from 2025-2026. He represented the LA Giltinis (2021), the Miami Sharks (2025), and the California Legion (2026).

A native of Tongatapu, Tonga, Muti and his family moved to Hawaii in 2008. He was a multi-sport athlete while at Leilehua High School, competing in wrestling, captaining the track & field team, and winning the OIA Western Championship competing at shot put while also playing with the football team. During this time he was also playing club rugby with the Kalihi Raiders. He and his family (that includes his brother Netane Muti, currently a guard for the Detroit Lions in the NFL) became US citizens in December 2014. Ma’ake played football while attending Azusa Pacific University from 2014-2019, before returning to rugby following his graduation.

Muti was signed with the Dallas Jackals as a development player ahead of their planned entry into MLR in 2021, but once the Jackals pushed their entry to 2022, he signed with the LA Giltinis. He earned 6 MLR appearances with the Giltinis during their 2021 Shield-winning season, before joining the American Raptors. He played with the Raptors in Super Rugby Americas between 2021-2024. Perhaps because of the announcement that the Raptors would not be playing professional rugby in 2025, the Miami Sharks announced on November 7th, 2024 that they had signed Ma’ake Muti for their 2025 MLR season. He enjoyed a solid 2025 season with the Miami Sharks, starting 12 times and appearing in 16 of Miami’s 17 games in 2025 including the team’s only playoff game against the New England Free Jacks, which he started. He scored his 1st career MLR try that season on 78m gained, and recorded just under 100 tackles (91) to take his career total to 115. Following the withdrawal of the Miami Sharks during the 2025/26 MLR offseason, Ma’ake Muti headed to California and signed with the new-look Legion. He was announced by the team on 17th February, 2026.