Benjamin Totori

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Benjamin Totori
Benjamin Totori 2009.jpg
Benjamin Totori in July 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth Fishing Village, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Ba
Number 10
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 18 (10)
2019 Solomon Warriors 3 (2)
2020 Ba
2020–
National team‡
2007– Solomon Islands 52 (29)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 July 2019
Benjamin Totori (July 2012) (cropped).jpg

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

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.[1]

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.[2] He immediately ended up top goalscorer in the Telekom S-league, netting 23 goals in only 19 matches.[3]

On 19 June 2012 it was announced Totori had signed a one-year deal with Hyundai A-League club Wellington Phoenix.[4]

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.[5]

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 .

Club Goals[]

As of 20 October 2019.[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lautoka 2018 Premier League 13 7 0 0 8 3 0 0 21 10
Lautoka 2019 Premier League 10 4 11 8 3 2 0 0 24 12
Total 23 11 11 8 11 5 0 0 45 22

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.[7]

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.[8]
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. ^ TOTORI LANDS A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT WITH PORTLAND TIMBERS Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Oceania Football Confederation
  2. ^ Koloale strengthen defence Archived 27 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Oceania Football Confederation
  3. ^ S-League wraps up with awards ceremony Archived 25 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Oceania Football Confederation
  4. ^ "Phoenix Sign Totori". Football Federation Australia. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  5. ^ Phoenix pull plug on Totori deal Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine – 3News
  6. ^ https://www.fijifootball.com.fj/competition-list/vodafone-premier-league-2019-8016159/
  7. ^ Oceania Football Confederation: Solomon Islands 7–0 Guam Archived 5 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Oceania football Confederation
  8. ^ "Totori, Benjamin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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