Henry Fa'arodo

Henry Fa'arodo Jr.

Personal information
Full name	Henry Samuel Luito'o Fa'arodo Jr.
Date of birth	(1982-10-05) 5 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Honiara, Solomon Islands
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Striker/Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Franklin United
Number	29
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Nelson Suburbs	35	(11)
2002	Fawkner Blues	15	(8)
2002–2004	Melbourne Knights	33	(4)
2004	Fawkner Blues	8	(5)
2005–2006	Perth Glory	11	(0)
2006	Essendon Royals	20	(8)
2006–2007	Canterbury United	20	(7)
2007	Richmond	22	(7)
2007–2008	Auckland City	6	(0)
2008	Altona Magic	27	(7)
2009–2011	Hekari United	25	(17)
2011	Koloale FC Honiara
2011–2012	Team Wellington	4	(3)
2012	FC Nelson	6	(7)
2012–2015	Team Wellington	29	(12)
2015–2017	Western United
2017–2018	Marist
2018–2019	Wellington Olympic AFC
2019–2020	Solomon Warriors
2020–2021	Hamilton Wanderers
2022–	Franklin United
International career‡
2002–2017	Solomon Islands	64	(20)
Managerial career
2019–2020	Solomon Warriors
Medal record Men's football Representing   Solomon Islands OFC Nations Cup Runner-up 2004 Australia Pacific Games Runner-up 2011 New Caledonia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2017

Henry Samuel Luito'o Fa'arodo Jr. (born 5 October 1982) is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who plays as a striker or a midfielder for Telekom S-League club Green Shield. ^[1]

Club career

Fa'arodo attended Nelson College from 2000 to 2001, playing for the school's football team as well as local club side Nelson Suburbs. ^{[2] [3]}

He is one of few Solomon Islanders who have played in Australian top-flight football for Perth Glory in the first A-League season and for the Melbourne Knights in the old NSL.

He joined Victorian Premier League side Altona Magic after a stint in New Zealand. In May 2010, he won the Oceania Champions League with Hekari United. ^[4]

In January 2012, Fa'arodo linked up with Team Wellington in the ASB Premiership. ^[5]

FC Nelson appointed Henry Fa'arodo as their junior technical advisor for the 2012 winter season and also played for the 1st team helping them to win the league.

International career

He has frequently represented the Solomon Islands at international level, making his debut at the 2002 OFC Nations Cup against Tahiti. He played in 16 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. ^[6]

Henry was chosen as a starter on the Oceania All Stars team that faced the LA Galaxy on 6 December 2008 in New Zealand.

International goals

Scores and results list Solomon Islands' goal tally first. ^[7]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 July 2002	North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand	New Zealand	1–4	1–6	2002 OFC Nations Cup
2.	10 May 2004	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands	Tonga	1–0	6–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.				2–0
4.				5–0
5.	2 June 2004	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	Tahiti	1–0	4–0	2004 OFC Nations Cup
6.	6 September 2005	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands	Australia	1–1	1–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	25 August 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	American Samoa	5–0	12–1	2007 South Pacific Games
8.	27 August 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Tonga	3–0	4–0	2007 South Pacific Games
9.	1 September 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Vanuatu	2–0	2–0	2007 South Pacific Games
10.	5 September 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	New Caledonia	1–1	2–3	2007 South Pacific Games
11.	27 August 2011	Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Guam	1–0	7–0	2011 Pacific Games
12.				2–0
13.	7 September 2011	Stade Hnassé, Lifou, New Caledonia	Fiji	2–1	2–1 ( a.e.t. )	2011 Pacific Games
14.	7 September 2012	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands	Tahiti	1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.	11 September 2012	North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand	New Zealand	1–2	1–6	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.	13 June 2017	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	1–1	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.	1 September 2017	North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand	New Zealand	1–3	1–6	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
18.	5 September 2017	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands	New Zealand	2–2	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
19.	9 December 2017	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu	Tuvalu	1–0	6–0	2017 Pacific Mini Games
20.	15 December 2017	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu	Vanuatu	2–2	2–3	2017 Pacific Mini Games

Honours

Player

Hekari United

• OFC Champions League: 2009–10

Fawkner Blues

• Victorian Premier League minor premiers: 2002

Solomon Islands

• OFC Nations Cup: runner-up, 2004 ^[8]
• Pacific Games: runner-up, 2011 New Caledonia ^{[9] [10]}

Individual

• Bill Fleming Medal: 2002

References

1. "Henry Fa'arodo: Solomons great inspires young Kiwi footballers". friendsoffootballnz.com. 17 May 2022.
2. Reich, Josh. Henry's here to help, The Nelson Mail, 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012
3. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
4. Waitakere United 2–1 Hekari United Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine  – OFC
5. "Solomons skipper joins Team Wellington". Stuff. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
6. Henry Fa'arodo – FIFA competition record (archived)
7. "Fa'arodo, Henry". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
8. "Oceania Nations Cup 2004" . Retrieved 13 July 2025.
9. "Football at 2011 Pacific Games-Solomon Islands squad". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
10. "Pacific Games 2011 (New Caledonia)-Men's Tournament" . Retrieved 13 July 2025.

External links

• Henry Fa'arodo – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Henry Fa'arodo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player profile  – NZFC
• Player profile  – Team Wellington