Benjamin Totori

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Benjamin Totori
Benjamin Totori 2009.jpg
Totori with Waitakere United in 2009
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Totori [1]
Date of birth (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 38) [1]
Place of birth Fishing Village, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Laugu United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Uncles 19 (21)
2005 Nasinu
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)
2014–2017 Western United
2017 Three Kings United 3 (0)
2017–2018 Western United 1 (0)
2018–2019 Lautoka 23 (11)
2019 Solomon Warriors 7 (5)
2020 Ba
2020 Isabel United 12 (6)
2021 Solomon Warriors 18 (12)
2022–2023 Kossa 15 (3)
2023– Laugu United 16 (8)
International career‡
2003 Solomon Islands U17 4 (4)
2005 Solomon Islands U20 5 (4)
2008 Solomon Islands U23 5 (8)
2007– Solomon Islands 52 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2019
Benjamin Totori (July 2012) (cropped).jpg

Benjamin Totori (born 20 February 1986) is a Solomon Islands footballer who plays as a striker for Kossa. He has played in the United States and New Zealand. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

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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. [14]

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. [15] He immediately ended up top goalscorer in the Telekom S-league, netting 23 goals in only 19 matches. [16]

On 19 June 2012 it was announced Totori had signed a one-year deal with Hyundai A-League club Wellington Phoenix. [17]

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. [18]

From 2014 until 2017 he played in his homeland for Western United. He played in New Zealand for Three Kings United in the NRFL Premier, for Lautoka from Fiji Premier League, Solomon Warriors, Ba and since July 2020 for Isabel United.

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 November 2023 [19]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Uncles2002–03FA Premier League19210000001921
Wantoks 2004 Solomon S-League 1211000023
Young Hearts Manawatu 2005–06 NZFC 1180057001615
2006–07 21240000002124
Total32320057003739
Richmond Athletic 2007 Mainland Premier League 4400000044
Waitakere United 2007–08 NZFC 19100062002512
2008–09 127004110178
2009–10 1460074002110
2013–14 0000310031
Total452300208106631
Portland Timbers 2008 USL-1 3000000030
Koloale 2010–11 Solomon S-League 19230063002526
2011–12 0000630063
Total192300126003129
Wellington Phoenix 2012–13 A-League 150000000150
Western United 2013–14 Solomon S-League 103000000103
2014–15 0000300030
2016–17 0000310031
Total103006100164
Three Kings United 2017 Mainland Premier League 3000000030
Lautoka 2018 Fiji Premier League 1370083002110
2019 10411832002412
Total2311118115004522
Solomon Warriors 2019–20 Telekom S-League 7500000075
2021 18120000001812
Total25170000002517
Ba 2020 Fiji Premier League 0000310031
Isabel United 2020–21 Telekom S-League 126000000126
Kossa 2022–23 Telekom S-League 153000000153
Laugu United 2023–24 Telekom S-League 168000000168
Total43170031004618
Total career242153129572810312190

International

National teamYearsAppsGoals
Solomon Islands 200754
201187
201284
201320
201681
2017115
201821
201987
Total5229

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. [20]

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. [21]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 August 2007 National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 1–012–1 2007 South Pacific Games
2.2–0
3.3 September 2007Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1–03–0
4.2–0
5.7 July 2011 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 2–02–1 Friendly
6.27 August 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 3–07–0 2011 Pacific Games
7.4–0
8.7–0
9.30 August 2011Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 1–04–0
10.3 September 2011Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 1–06–1
11.4–0
12.2 June 2012Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon IslandsFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1–01–0 2012 OFC Nations Cup
13.6 June 2012Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–11–1
14.10 June 20122–33–4
15.3–3
16.24 March 2016Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1–02–0Friendly
17.9 June 20172–03–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
18.25 August 2007 Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2–08–0 2017 Pacific Mini Games
19.3–0
20.9 December 2017Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 5–06–0
21.15 December 2017Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 1–12–3
22.29 August 2018 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 4–04–1Friendly
23.24 March 2019 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 1–01–0
24.8 June 2019 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3–23–4
25.8 July 2019National Soccer Stadium, Apia, SamoaFlag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 5–013–0 2019 Pacific Games
26.7–0
27.15 July 2019Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 4–013–0
28.18 July 2019Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3–44–4
29.4–4

Honours

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References

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  4. ↑ "Solomons 'goal-scoring machine'". stuff.co.nz.
  5. ↑ "Phoenix's Yellow Fever hits Solomon Islands". stuff.co.nz.
  6. ↑ "Soccer boys go from rags to riches". stuff.co.nz.
  7. ↑ "Herbert keeps talent of Totori in reserve". nzherald.co.nz.
  8. ↑ "Totori warming to the task". nzherald.co.nz.
  9. ↑ "Herbert backs Totori". nzherald.co.nz.
  10. ↑ "Benny's on the ball". nzherald.co.nz.
  11. ↑ "When the right knee prevented Benjamin Totori to make it big in America". oceaniafootballcenter.org.
  12. ↑ "Totori to rely on speed". soccernews.com.
  13. ↑ "Big expectations on Totori". solomonstarnews.com.
  14. ↑ TOTORI LANDS A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT WITH PORTLAND TIMBERS Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine  – Oceania Football Confederation
  15. ↑ Koloale strengthen defence Archived 27 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine  – Oceania Football Confederation
  16. ↑ S-League wraps up with awards ceremony Archived 25 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine  – Oceania Football Confederation
  17. ↑ "Phoenix Sign Totori". Football Federation Australia. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  18. ↑ Phoenix pull plug on Totori deal Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine  – 3News
  19. ↑ "Competition".
  20. ↑ Oceania Football Confederation: Solomon Islands 7–0 Guam Archived 5 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine  – Oceania football Confederation
  21. ↑ "Totori, Benjamin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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