Commins Menapi

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Personal information
Commins Menapi
Full name	Commins Menapi
Date of birth	September 18, 1977 (1977-09-18) (age 30)
Place of birth	Solomon Islands
Height	1,85 m.
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	Waitakere United
Number	8
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2004 2005 2005-2006 2006-present	Marist F.C Nelson Suburbs Sydney United St George Saints YoungHeart Manawatu Waitakere United	? (?) ? (?) 66 (19) ? (?) ? (?) 39 (21)
National team
2000-	Solomon Islands	? (27)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Commins Menapi (born September 18, 1977) is a Solomon Islands striker, currently playing for NZFC (New Zealand Football Championship) side Waitakere United.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Club career

He has also played for Youngheart Manawatu in New Zealand, Sydney United in the National Soccer League of Australia and for Marist F.C, a team from his own country.

In the 2006-2007 New Zealand Football Championship he became the first player to be sent off in a NZFC Grand Final with a nasty studs up kick on Auckland City FC Defender Riki van Steeden. Van Steeden broke his leg in the incident and Waitakere United lost the final 3-2 however he will not be suspended for the O-League final against Ba FC because OFC and New Zealand Soccer are two different organisations ^[1]

[edit] International career

He has represented the Solomon Islands national football team for over 30 occasions, scoring a record 27 goals. Menapi is arguably the most famous Solomon Islands footballer, after scoring twice for his country against Australia in a sensational 2-2 draw in the Oceania Nations Cup 2004 group match. The result was the only game in the competition that Australia did not win, and the result also ensured Solomon Island's progression to the next phase at the expense of New Zealand. In that competition, Menapi hit four goals from six games.