Benjamin Totori
Totori with Waitakere United in 2009
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Totori[1]
Date of birth (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Fishing Village, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Laugu United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Uncles 19 (21)
2005 Nasinu
2005–2007 YoungHeart Manawatu 41 (32)
2007 Richmond Athletic 4 (4)
2007–2008 Waitakere United 19 (10)
2008 Portland Timbers 3 (0)
2008–2010 Waitakere United 29 (14)
2010–2012 Koloale 19 (23)
2012–2013 Wellington Phoenix 15 (0)
2013 Oakleigh Cannons 0 (0)
2013–2014 Western United (3)
2014 Waitakere United 0 (0)
2014–2017 Western United
2017 Three Kings United 3 (0)
2017–2018 Western United 1 (0)
2018–2019 Lautoka 23 (11)
2019 Solomon Warriors 7 (5)
2020 Ba
2020 Isabel United 12 (6)
2021 Solomon Warriors 18 (12)
2022–2023 Kossa 15 (3)
2023– Laugu United 16 (8)
International career‡
2003 Solomon Islands U17 4 (4)
2005 Solomon Islands U20 5 (4)
2008 Solomon Islands U23 5 (8)
2007– Solomon Islands 52 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2019

Benjamin Totori (born 20 February 1986) is a Solomon Islands footballer who plays as a striker for Kossa. He has played in the United States and New Zealand.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Club career

A small but speedy striker, Totori made his name at 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 United States after impressing New Zealand-born coach Gavin Wilkinson.[14]

Totori returned to Waitakere United after injury cut short his career in the USA. He joined Koloale FC Honiara in October 2010 after another successful spell in New Zealand.[15] He immediately ended up top goalscorer in the Telekom S-league, netting 23 goals in only 19 matches.[16]

On 19 June 2012 it was announced Totori had signed a one-year deal with Hyundai A-League club Wellington Phoenix.[17]

On 14 June 2013, Totori and Wellington Phoenix mutually decided to terminate his contract, allowing him to join the Oakleigh Cannons for the remainder of the 2013 season.[18]

From 2014 until 2017 he played in his homeland for Western United. He played in New Zealand for Three Kings United in the NRFL Premier, for Lautoka from Fiji Premier League, Solomon Warriors, Ba and since July 2020 for Isabel United.

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 November 2023.[19]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Uncles 2002-03 FA Premier League 19 21 19 21
Wantoks 2004 Solomon S-League 1 2 1 1 2 3
Young Hearts Manawatu 2005-06 NZFC 11 8 5 7 16 15
2006-07 21 24 21 24
Total 32 32 5 7 37 39
Richmond Athletic 2007 Mainland Premier League 4 4 4 4
Waitakere United 2007-08 NZFC 19 10 6 2 25 12
2008-09 12 7 4 1 1 0 17 8
2009-10 11 4 7 4 18 8
Total 42 21 17 7 1 0 60 28
Portland Timbers 2008 USL-1 3 0 3 0
Koloale 2010-11 Solomon S-League 19 23 6 3 25 26
2011-12 6 3 6 3
Total 19 23 12 6 31 29
Wellington Phoenix 2012-13 A-League 15 0 15 0
Western United 2013-14 Solomon S-League 10 3 10 3
2014-15 3 0 3 0
2016-17 3 1 3 1
Total 10 3 6 1 16 4
Three Kings United 2017 Mainland Premier League 3 0 3 0
Lautoka 2018 Fiji Premier League 13 7 0 0 8 3 0 0 21 10
2019 10 4 11 8 3 2 0 0 24 12
Total 23 11 11 8 11 5 0 0 45 22
Solomon Warriors 2019-20 Telekom S-League 7 5 7 5
2021 18 12 18 12
Total 25 17 25 17
Ba 2020 Fiji Premier League 3 1 3 1
Isabel United 2020-21 Telekom S-League 12 6 12 6
Kossa 2022-23 Telekom S-League 15 3 15 3
Laugu United 2023-24 Telekom S-League 16 8 16 8
Total career 239 151 12 9 54 27 1 0 306 187

International

National team Years Apps Goals
Solomon Islands 2007 5 4
2011 8 7
2012 8 4
2013 2 0
2016 8 1
2017 11 5
2018 2 1
2019 8 7
Total 52 29

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 hat trick in the Solomon Islands' opening 7–0 win over Guam.[20]

Totori represented his home side at the 2012 OFC Nations Cup in Honiara, Solomon Islands. In a game against Papua New Guinea Totori scored the lone goal of the match, and then in the final group match against New Zealand Totori scored a goal to tie the match 1–1.

International goals

Scores and results list Solomon Islands's goal tally first.[21]
No. 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. 2–0
3. 3 September 2007  Samoa 1–0 3–0
4. 2–0
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. 4–0
8. 7–0
9. 30 August 2011  American Samoa 1–0 4–0
10. 3 September 2011  Tuvalu 1–0 6–1
11. 4–0
12. 2 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands  Papua New Guinea 1–0 1–0 2012 OFC Nations Cup
13. 6 June 2012  New Zealand 1–1 1–1
14. 10 June 2012 2–3 3–4
15. 3–3
16. 24 March 2016  Papua New Guinea 1–0 2–0 Friendly
17. 9 June 2017 2–0 3–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
18. 25 August 2007 Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu  Tonga 2–0 8–0 2017 Pacific Mini Games
19. 3–0
20. 9 December 2017  Tuvalu 5–0 6–0
21. 15 December 2017  Vanuatu 1–1 2–3
22. 29 August 2018 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau  Macau 4–0 4–1 Friendly
23. 24 March 2019 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei  Chinese Taipei 1–0 1–0
24. 8 June 2019 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 3–2 3–4
25. 8 July 2019 National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa  Tuvalu 5–0 13–0 2019 Pacific Games
26. 7–0
27. 15 July 2019  American Samoa 4–0 13–0
28. 18 July 2019  Fiji 3–4 4–4
29. 4–4

Honours

Individual

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Solomon soccer star hits US". stuff.co.nz.
  3. ^ "'smiley, talented' Totori". stuff.co.nz.
  4. ^ "Solomons 'goal-scoring machine'". stuff.co.nz.
  5. ^ "Phoenix's Yellow Fever hits Solomon Islands". stuff.co.nz.
  6. ^ "Soccer boys go from rags to riches". stuff.co.nz.
  7. ^ "Herbert keeps talent of Totori in reserve". nzherald.co.nz.
  8. ^ "Totori warming to the task". nzherald.co.nz.
  9. ^ "Herbert backs Totori". nzherald.co.nz.
  10. ^ "Benny's on the ball". nzherald.co.nz.
  11. ^ "When the right knee prevented Benjamin Totori to make it big in America". oceaniafootballcenter.org.
  12. ^ "Totori to rely on speed". soccernews.com.
  13. ^ "Big expectations on Totori". solomonstarnews.com.
  14. ^ TOTORI LANDS A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT WITH PORTLAND TIMBERS Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Oceania Football Confederation
  15. ^ Koloale strengthen defence Archived 27 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Oceania Football Confederation
  16. ^ S-League wraps up with awards ceremony Archived 25 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Oceania Football Confederation
  17. ^ "Phoenix Sign Totori". Football Federation Australia. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  18. ^ Phoenix pull plug on Totori deal Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine – 3News
  19. ^ "Competition".
  20. ^ Oceania Football Confederation: Solomon Islands 7–0 Guam Archived 5 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Oceania football Confederation
  21. ^ "Totori, Benjamin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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