New Zealand men's national under-23 football team

New Zealand
Nickname(s)	OlyWhites
Association	New Zealand Football
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Darren Bazeley
Captain	Winston Reid
Most caps	Ian Hogg (16)
Top scorer	Logan Rogerson (14)
FIFA code	NZL
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Australia 2–0 New Zealand ; (Melbourne, Australia; 22 May 1991)
Biggest win
	Tonga 0–13 New Zealand ; (Apia, Samoa; 8 July 2019); New Zealand 12–0 American Samoa ; (Suva, Fiji; 24 September 2019)
Biggest defeat
	Australia 5–0 New Zealand ; (Adelaide, Australia; 21 January 1996); New Zealand 0–5 Brazil ; (Shenyang, China; 10 August 2008)
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances	4 (first in 2008 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (2020)
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Appearances	9 (first in 1988)
Best result	Champions (1999, 2008, 2012, 2019)

Last updated April 23, 2024

The New Zealand national under-23 football team, informally known as the "OlyWhites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand in international Under-23 football events, such as the Summer Olympics.

Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2023

23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) Friendly	New Zealand	2–0	China	Auckland, New Zealand
15:30 UTC+13	Sutton 45' (pen.) Bidois 69'	Report		Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Friendly	New Zealand	2–1	China	Wellington, New Zealand
12:30 UTC+13	Old 10' Herdman 86'	Report	Wen 26'	Stadium: Sky Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27) 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying	New Zealand	3–0 Awarded^[3]	Papua New Guinea	Auckland, New Zealand
15:00		Report		Stadium: Go Media Stadium Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

30 August 2023 (2023-08-30) 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying	New Zealand	3–1	Fiji	Auckland, New Zealand
15:00	Toomey 19' Ott 21' Randall 25'	Report	Yada 50'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 531 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying	New Zealand	8–0	Vanuatu	Auckland, New Zealand
15:00	Randall 3', 12' van Hattum 10', 39' Ott 17' (pen.) Verney 43' Raj 55', 72'	Report		Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 188 Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying	New Zealand	9–0	Fiji	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00	Bidois 3' (pen.), 6', 19', 45+1', 66' Randall 34' (pen.) Gillion 57' Turagalailai 78' (o.g.) Kelly 82'	Report		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 1,284 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

2024

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the 2024 Olympics qualifiers between 27 August and 9 September 2023.^[4]^[5]^[6]
Caps and goals updated as of 9 September 2023 after the game against Fiji.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Scott Morris	(2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Christchurch United
12	1 GK	Alby Kelly-Heald	(2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
22	1 GK	Joe Knowles	(2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Eastern Suburbs
	1 GK	Alex Paulsen	(2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Wellington Phoenix

2	2 DF	Nathan Lobo	(2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Auckland City
3	2 DF	Zac Zoricich	(2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 21)	5	0	Central Coast Mariners
15	2 DF	Aaryan Raj	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 20)	3	2	Eastern Suburbs
	2 DF	Lukas Kelly-Heald	(2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
	2 DF	Finn Surman (vice-captain)	(2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Wellington Phoenix

4	3 MF	Isaac Hughes	(2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
5	3 MF	Matthew Sheridan	(2004-05-09) 9 May 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
6	3 MF	Campbell Strong	(2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Eastern Suburbs
10	3 MF	Willem Ebbinge	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Harvard Crimson
11	3 MF	Matthew Ellis	(2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Western Springs
16	3 MF	Ryan Verney	(2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22)	2	1	Eastern Suburbs
18	3 MF	Dan McKay	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
19	3 MF	Oscar Browne	(2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Western Springs
21	3 MF	Luis Toomey	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 22)	2	1	Eastern Suburbs
	3 MF	Aiden Carey	(2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Auckland City
	3 MF	Theo Ettema	(2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Wellington Olympic

7	4 FW	Joe Lee	(2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 21)	5	0	Auckland City
8	4 FW	Liam Gillion	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 21)	2	1	Auckland City
9	4 FW	Keegan Kelly	(2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 18)	3	1	Western Springs
13	4 FW	Oskar van Hattum	(2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22)	5	2	Wellington Phoenix
14	4 FW	Adama Coulibaly	(2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Western Springs
17	4 FW	Jesse Randall	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 21)	5	4	Charleston Battery
20	4 FW	George Ott	(2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 22)	2	2	Avondale
	4 FW	Riley Bidois	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)	3	6	Dandenong City

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Kees Sims	(2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Ljungskile SK	v. China, 26 March 2023

DF	Sam Sutton (captain)	(2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 22)	4	1	Wellington Phoenix	v. China, 26 March 2023
DF	Ronan Wynne	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Denver Pioneers	v. China, 26 March 2023
DF	Finn Linder	(2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2	v. China, 26 March 2023
DF	Adam Supyk	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Eastern Suburbs	v. China, 26 March 2023

MF	Fin Conchie	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Wellington Phoenix Reserves	v. China, 26 March 2023
MF	Ben Old	(2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21)	2	1	Wellington Phoenix	v. China, 26 March 2023

FW	Jay Herdman	(2004-08-14) 14 August 2004 (age 19)	2	1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2	v. China, 26 March 2023
FW	Noah Karunaratne	(2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Wellington Phoenix Reserves	v. China, 26 March 2023

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
2008	Ryan Nelsen (DF)	Simon Elliott (MF)	Chris Killen (FW)
2012	Ryan Nelsen (DF)	Michael McGlinchey (MF)	Shane Smeltz (FW)
2020	Winston Reid (DF)	Michael Boxall (DF)	Chris Wood (FW)

Previous squads

Competitive record

OFC Men's Olympic qualifying tournament

The New Zealand national under-23 football team has competed in the OFC Men's Olympic qualifying tournament since 1991. During the 1980s, the New Zealand national football team participated in Olympic qualification.

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1988	See New Zealand men's national football team
1991	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1	2	12	6
1996	Runners-up	2nd	8	6	0	2	28	9
1999	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	18	3
2004	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	17	4
2008	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	19	3
2012	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	15	2
2015	Semi-finals	3rd	4	3	0	1	8	3
2019	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	33	4
2023	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	23	1
Total	5 titles	9/9	46	38	2	6	173	35

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900–1988	See New Zealand men's national football team
1992	Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004
2008	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	1	7
2012	Group stage	16th	3	0	1	2	1	5
2016	Did not qualify
2020	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	3	3
2024	Qualifield
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	3/8	10	1	4	5	5	15

Historical Olympic results

Beijing 2008

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7 AugustGroup C	China	1–1	New Zealand	Shenyang, China
19:45 UTC+08:00	Dong 88'	Report ^{[ dead link ]}	53' Brockie	Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium Attendance: 41,407 Referee: Martín Vázquez

10 AugustGroup C	New Zealand	0–5	Brazil	Shenyang, China
17:00 UTC+08:00		Report	3' Anderson 33' Pato 55', 61' (pen.) Ronaldinho 90+3' Sóbis	Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium Attendance: 44,951 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

13 AugustGroup C	New Zealand	0–1	Belgium	Shanghai, China
19:45 UTC+08:00		Report	35' Haroun	Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 45,202 Referee: Pablo Pozo

London 2012

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26 JulyGroup C	Belarus	1–0	New Zealand	Coventry, United Kingdom
19:45 UTC+01:00	Baha 45+1'	Report		Stadium: The City of Coventry Stadium Attendance: 14,457 Referee: Bakary Gassama

29 JulyGroup C	Egypt	1–1	New Zealand	Manchester, United Kingdom
12:00 UTC+01:00	Salah 40'	Report	Wood 17'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 50,050 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

1 AugustGroup C	Brazil	3–0	New Zealand	Newcastle, United Kingdom
14:30 UTC+01:00	Danilo 23' Leandro Damião 29' Sandro 52'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,201 Referee: Bakary Gassama

Tokyo 2020

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22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B	New Zealand	1–0	South Korea	Kashima, Japan
17:00 UTC+9	Wood 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (SW)		Stadium: Kashima Stadium Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B	New Zealand	2–3	Honduras	Kashima, Japan
17:00 UTC+9	Cacace 10' Wood 49'	Report (FIFA) Report (SW)	Palma 45' Obregón Jr. 78' Rivas 87'	Stadium: Kashima Stadium Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

28 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B	Romania	0–0	New Zealand	Sapporo, Japan
17:30 UTC+9		Report (FIFA) Report (SW)		Stadium: Sapporo Dome

31 July 2020 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals	Japan	0–0 (4–2 p)	New Zealand	Kashima, Japan
18:00 UTC+9		Report (FIFA) Report (SW)		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)
	Penalties
	Ueda Itakura Nakayama Yoshida		Wood Cacace Lewis McCowatt

Historical results

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Head-to-head record

As 9 September 2023

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
American Samoa	2	2	0	0	23	0	+23	100.00
Australia ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	16	2	3	11	9	30	−21	12.50
Belarus	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0.00
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0.00
Brazil	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	0.00
Chile	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	50.00
China	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	66.67
Cook Islands	2	2	0	0	17	0	+17	100.00
Egypt	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00
Fiji	10	8	1	1	34	7	+27	80.00
Honduras	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0.00
Indonesia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0.00
Japan	4	0	2	2	1	9	−8	0.00
New Caledonia	4	2	2	0	11	2	+9	50.00
Papua New Guinea	6	6	0	0	19	4	+15	100.00
Romania	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Samoa	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0.00
Solomon Islands	6	6	0	0	20	3	+17	100.00
South Africa	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0.00
South Korea	4	1	0	3	5	9	−4	25.00
Tonga	2	2	0	0	12	0	+12	100.00
United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	0.00
Vanuatu	8	7	0	1	35	8	+27	87.50
Total	82	42	11	29	207	104	+103	51.22

Source: 1992–2019, 2020–present ^[10]
Notes:

↑ Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.^[11]^[12]

Senior teams

Team	Pld	W	D	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
New Caledonia	1	1	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Papua New Guinea	1	1	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Samoa	1	1	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Tonga	1	1	0	13	0	+13	100.00
Vanuatu	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00
Total	5	4	1	22	2	+20	80.00

Source: 1992–2019 ^[10]

Notes

↑ This victory was played against the senior team of Tonga.

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[table_note_AUS0.20426333937992-14] Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.^[11]^[12]

[3] This victory was played against the senior team of Tonga.

[RSSSF-1] 1 2 "New Zealand - U-23 International Matches". RSSSF . Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[2] Ruane, Jeremy. "What's In A Nickname?". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[NZLvPNG-4] "New Zealand awarded 3-0 default win after PNG's failure to play Olympic qualifier". Friends of Football NZ. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[5] "Initial squad named for OFC Men's Olympic Qualifier 2023 set to be played in Auckland this month". New Zealand Football . Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[6] "Five players added to OFC Men's Olympic Qualifier squad". New Zealand Football . Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[7] "Striker Keegan Kelly added to New Zealand squad for Olympic qualifiers". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[2008games-8] "New Zealand - U-23 International Matches 2008". RSSSF . Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[9] "New Zealand - U-23 International Matches 2012". RSSSF . Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[10] "FIFA Mens Olympics Football Tournament Tokyo 2020". FIFA . Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[ultimatenzsoccer-11] 1 2 3 "OlyWhites". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[AUS1-12] "Australia gets President's blessing to join AFC in 2006". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

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