Stanley Waita

Stanley Waita

Personal information
Full name	Stanley Waita
Date of birth	(1978-10-10) October 10, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Honiara,NRH, Solomon Islands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hana FC
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002	Malaita Eagles
2003–2004	Naha F.C.
2005–2006	Agfa Hana
2006–2008	Waikato FC	30	(2)
2007	→ Ngaruawahia United (loan)
2008	Honiara Warriors
2009–2010	Hekari United
2010–2011	Amicale F.C.
2012	Hana FC
International career‡
2000–2007	Solomon Islands [1]	31	(5)
Managerial career
2017	Solomon Islands (assistant)
2018	Solomon Islands U17
Medal record Men's football Representing   Solomon Islands OFC Nations Cup Runner-up 2004 Australia 2000 Tahiti
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2018

Stanley Waita (born 10 October 1979 in Auki) is a retired Solomon Islands footballer who played as a midfielder. Since January 2018 he is the head coach of the Solomon Islands under-17.

Club career

Waita played in the Central League for Wairarapa United in 2006. The Solomon Islands midfielder transferred to Ngaruawahia United where he played a key role in the club's promotion charge scoring ten goals in eleven matches for the club. Waita played in the ASB Premiership for Waikato FC and completed the 2007-2008 Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 seasons with Ngaruawahia United.

Waita returned to the Solomon Islands in mid-2008 before joining Papua New Guineans Hekari in 2009. In May 2010, he won the Oceania Champions League with Hekari United. ^[2]

International career

He has also represented the senior Solomon Islands national football team, making his debut in 2000 and collecting over 30 caps since. ^[3]

Career Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Solomon Islands	2000	3	0
	2001	3	1
	2002	3	0
	2003	4	1
	2004	10	1
	2005	2	0
	2007	6	2
Total		31	5

Scores and results list Solomon Island's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waita goal.

List of international goals scored by Stanley Waita

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	8 June 2001	North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand	Vanuatu	4–1	7–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	[4]
2	3 July 2003	ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji	Kiribati	1–0	7–0	2003 South Pacific Games	[5]
3	12 May 2005	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands	Cook Islands	1–0	5–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[6]
4	25 August 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	American Samoa	6–1	12–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	[7]
5				11–1

Honours

Hekari United

• OFC Champions League: 2009-10 ^{[8] [9]}

Solomon Islands

• OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 2004; ^[10] 3rd place 2000 ^[11]

References

1. "Stanley Waita". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
2. Waitakere United 2-1 Hekari United Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine - OFC
3. Stanley Waita – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. "Vanuatu vs. Solomon Islands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
5. "Solomon Islands vs. Kiribati". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
6. "Solomon Islands vs. Cook Islands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
7. "Solomon Islands vs. American Samoa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
8. "Hekari win sets up crucial second-leg final". Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
9. "2010 O-League 2nd Leg Final Match Summary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
10. "Oceania Nations Cup 2004" . Retrieved 13 July 2025.
11. "Oceania Nations Cup 2000" . Retrieved 13 July 2025.