| Papalau Awele | |
| Fullname: | Papalau Awele |
| Birth Date: | 1995 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Tusbab Stallions |
| Years1: | 2012–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Hekari United |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Madang |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Kagua-Erave |
| Years4: | 2019– |
| Clubs4: | Tusbab Stallions |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Papua New Guinea U-20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam2: | Papua New Guinea U-23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam3: | Papua New Guinea |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 26 March 2016 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2016 |
Papalau Awele (born 1 March 1995) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tusbab Stallions. He made his debut for the national team on March 24, 2016 in their 2–0 loss against the Solomon Islands.
He has played club football with Papua New Guinea top club Hekari United, Madang and Kagua-Erave. At the end of 2019 he moved to Tusbab Stallions, to play for them in the 2019 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League.