Mahlon Houkarawa (born April 23, 1976) is a Melanesian footballer from the Solomon Islands. [1] Houkarawa currently plays for Koloale FC Honiara [2] and the Solomon Islands national football team. He plays the position of defender.
Houkarawa played for the East Harbour Strikers before transferring to Koloale FC Honiara in 2002. Playing at the position of defender, Houkarawa has made relatively few appearances for the club.
Houkarawa is the starting defender for the Solomon Islands national team, and has made 21 appearances for the team, and scored 1 goal. He has only been subbed out once.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Solomon Islands | 2002 | 3 | 0 |
2003 | 2 | 0 | |
2004 | 11 | 1 | |
2005 | 2 | 0 | |
2007 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 4 June 2004 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | Fiji | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup | [4] |
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