[3] He made his way through the ranks in the New South Wales Shute Shield, initially with Southern Districts and later West Harbour.

[1] An injury to regular front-rower Paddy Ryan saw Alaalatoa called up to the Waratahs first team for the final round of league matches in the 2014 Super Rugby season.

[4] Leading up to the 2015 ITM Cup Alaalatoa moved to New Zealand and signed to play for Manawatu[5] where he had a solid season that earned him a 2016 super rugby contract with the Crusaders[6] It was announced on 12 April 2021 that Alaalatoa would be moving to Leinster to play Pro 14 and European Cup rugby starting in the 2021/22 season.

[7] Alaalatoa was a member of the Samoa Under 20 side that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.

[8] Alaalatoa was eligible to play international rugby for Samoa, Australia through birth and New Zealand through residency.