Alesana Alex Tuilagi (born 24 February 1981) is a Samoan rugby footballer. He currently plays for the NTT Shining Arcs in the Japanese club competition the Top League and has appeared numerous times for his national team Samoa. He previously played for Parma in Italy and for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership. As an incredibly strong player Tuilagi uses his blend of pace and power to good effect proving a nightmare for many defences. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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