Benjamin Totori

Benjamin Totori

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Totori
Date of birth	(1986-02-20) February 20, 1986
Place of birth	Solomon Islands
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	Koloale
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2005	Uncles
2005–2007	YoungHeart Manawatu	?	(32)
2007	Richmond Athletic
2007–2008	Waitakere United	19	(10)
2008	Portland Timbers	3	(0)
2008–2010	Waitakere United	29	(14)
2010–	Koloale	19	(23)
National team‡
2007–	Solomon Islands	13	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2011

Benjamin Totori (born 20 February 1986) is a Solomon Islands footballer who currently plays as a striker for Koloale FC.

Club career

A small but speedy striker, Totori made his name at fellow 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 USA after impressing New Zealand-born coach Gavin Wilkinson.

Totori returned to Waitakere United after injury cut short his career in the USA. He joined Koloale in October 2010 after another successful spell in New Zealand. He immediately ended up top goalscorer in the Telekom S-league, netting 23 goals in only 19 matches.

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 hattrick in the Solomon Islands' opening 7-0 win over Guam.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 August 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	American Samoa	1–0	12–1	2007 South Pacific Games
2.	25 August 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	American Samoa	2–0	12–1	2007 South Pacific Games
3.	3 September 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Samoa	1–0	3–0	2007 South Pacific Games
4.	3 September 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Samoa	2–0	3–0	2007 South Pacific Games
5.	7 July 2011	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands	Vanuatu	2–0	2–1	Friendly
6.	27 August 2011	Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Guam	3–0	7–0	2011 Pacific Games
7.	27 August 2011	Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Guam	4–0	7–0	2011 Pacific Games
8.	27 August 2011	Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Guam	7–0	7–0	2011 Pacific Games
9.	30 August 2011	Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia	American Samoa	1–0	4–0	2011 Pacific Games
10.	3 September 2011	Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Tuvalu	1–0	6–1	2011 Pacific Games
11.	3 September 2011	Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Tuvalu	4–0	6–1	2011 Pacific Games

Honours

Individual

• 2006 Oceania Club Championship Top scorer
• 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament Top scorer
• Top scorer in the world for 2011 12th place

External links

• Benjamin Totori at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player profile - Waitakere United
• 2008/2009 stats - NZFC