Benjamin Totori
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Benjamin Totori in July 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Solomon Islands | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Western United | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Uncles | 19 | (21) |
| 2005–2007 | YoungHeart Manawatu | 41 | (32) |
| 2007 | Richmond Athletic | 4 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Waitakere United | 19 | (10) |
| 2008 | Portland Timbers | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Waitakere United | 29 | (14) |
| 2010–2012 | Koloale | 19 | (23) |
| 2012–2013 | Wellington Phoenix | 15 | (0) |
| 2013 | Oakleigh Cannons | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Western United | (3) | |
| 2014 | Waitakere United | 0 | (0) |
| 2014– | Western United | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Solomon Islands | 33 | (17) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2017 | |||
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Benjamin Totori (born 20 February 1986) is a Solomon Islands footballer who plays as a striker for Western United.[1]
Club career
A small but speedy striker, Totori made his name at NZFC side YoungHeart Manawatu before moving to Richmond Athletic and then onto Waitakere United in 2007. In 2008, he moved abroad signing with the Portland Timbers in the United States after impressing New Zealand-born coach Gavin Wilkinson.[2]
Totori returned to Waitakere United after injury cut short his career in the USA. He joined Koloale FC Honiara in October 2010 after another successful spell in New Zealand.[3] He immediately ended up top goalscorer in the Telekom S-league, netting 23 goals in only 19 matches.[4]
On 19 June 2012 it was announced Totori had signed a one-year deal with Hyundai A-League club Wellington Phoenix.[5]
On 14 June 2013, Totori and Wellington Phoenix mutually decided to terminate his contract, allowing him to join the Oakleigh Cannons for the remainder of the 2013 season.[6]
He currently plays in his homeland for Western United.
International career
He made his debut for the Solomon Islands in an August 2007 World Cup qualifying match against American Samoa and has represented his country in several age groups at international level.
At the 2011 Pacific Games, Totori scored a hat trick in the Solomon Islands' opening 7–0 win over Guam.[7]
Totori represented his home side at the 2012 OFC Nations Cup in Honiara, Solomon Islands. In a game against Papua New Guinea Totori scored the lone goal of the match, and then in the final group match against New Zealand Totori scored a goal to tie the match 1–1.
International goals
- Scores and results list Solomon Islands's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 August 2007 | Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |  American Samoa | 1–0 | 12–1 | 2007 South Pacific Games |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 3 September 2007 | Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |  Samoa | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2007 South Pacific Games |
| 4 | 2–0 | |||||
| 5 | 7 July 2011 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |  Vanuatu | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 27 August 2011 | Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia |  Guam | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2011 Pacific Games |
| 7 | 4–0 | |||||
| 8 | 7–0 | |||||
| 9 | 30 August 2011 | Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia | American Samoa | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2011 Pacific Games |
| 10 | 3 September 2011 | Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia |  Tuvalu | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2011 Pacific Games |
| 11 | 4–0 | |||||
| 12 | 2 June 2012 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |  Papua New Guinea | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 OFC Nations Cup |
| 13 | 6 June 2012 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |  New Zealand | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2012 OFC Nations Cup |
| 14 | 10 June 2012 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | New Zealand | 2–3 | 3–4 | 2012 OFC Nations Cup |
| 15 | 3–3 | |||||
| 16 | 24 March 2016 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | Papua New Guinea | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 17 | 9 June 2017 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | Papua New Guinea | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Individual
- 2006 Oceania Club Championship Top scorer
- 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament Top scorer
External links
- Benjamin Totori at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile – Waitakere United
- 2008/2009 stats – NZFC
References
- ↑ Solomon Warriors 3 – Western United 1 Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ TOTORI LANDS A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT WITH PORTLAND TIMBERS Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. – Oceania Football Confederation
- ↑ Koloale strengthen defence Archived 27 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine. – Oceania Football Confederation
- ↑ S-League wraps up with awards ceremony Archived 25 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. – Oceania Football Confederation
- ↑ "Phoenix Sign Totori". Football Federation Australia. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ↑ Phoenix pull plug on Totori deal – 3News
- ↑ Oceania Football Confederation: Solomon Islands 7–0 Guam Archived 5 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. – Oceania football Confederation
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