Benjamin Totori
Solomon Islands footballer (born 1986)
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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]
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Totori with Waitakere United in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Benjamin Totori[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1986[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fishing Village, Honiara, Solomon Islands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 in July 2020 for Isabel United.
From 2021 until 2023 he played for Solomon Warriors F.C., Kossa F.C.then Laugu United.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Uncles | 2002–03 | FA Premier League | 19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 |
| Wantoks | 2004 | Solomon S-League | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Young Hearts Manawatu | 2005–06 | NZFC | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 |
| 2006–07 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | ||
| Total | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 39 | ||
| Richmond Athletic | 2007 | Mainland Premier League | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Waitakere United | 2007–08 | Premiership | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 |
| 2008–09 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 45 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 31 | ||
| Portland Timbers | 2008 | USL-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Koloale | 2010–11 | Solomon S-League | 19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 26 |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Total | 19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 29 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2012–13 | A-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Western United | 2013–14 | Solomon S-League | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
| Three Kings United | 2017 | Mainland Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | ||
| Total | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | ||
| Ba | 2020 | Fiji Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Isabel United | 2020–21 | Telekom S-League | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Kossa | 2022–23 | Telekom S-League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Laugu United | 2023–24 | Telekom S-League | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| Total | 43 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 18 | ||
| Total career | 242 | 153 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 312 | 190 | ||
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 |
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| 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 2017 | 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
Player
Wellington Phoenix
Solomon Islands
- Pacific Games: runner-up 2011 New Caledonia[24][25]
Individual
- 2006 Oceania Club Championship Top scorer
- 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament Top scorer
External links
- Benjamin Totori at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile – Waitakere United
- 2008/2009 stats – NZFC