Solomon Islands national under-23 football team
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Batram Suri| Nickname | Bonitos | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Solomon Islands Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Batram Suri | ||
| Captain | Philip Mango | ||
| Most caps | Ian Paia (3) | ||
| Top scorer | Ian Paia (7) | ||
| FIFA code | SOL | ||
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| First international | |||
 Papua New Guinea 2 – 4 Solomon Islands (Auckland, New Zealand; January 14, 2004) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 American Samoa 1 – 16 Solomon Islands (Taupō, New Zealand; March 21, 2012) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Australia 5 – 0 Solomon Islands (Sydney, Australia; January 20, 2004) | |||
| OFC U23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1999, 2008, 2019) | ||
| MSG Prime Minister's Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | ||
| Best result | Fifth place (2024) | ||
The Solomon Islands national under-23 football team, also known as Solympic and Solomon Islands "B", represents the Solomon Islands at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Solomon Islands national football team.
OFC
The Solomon Islands U23 made five appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was a second place twice, in 1999 and in 2008. In 2015 they will make their sixth appearance during the 2015 Pacific Games.
The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.
| OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1991 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1996 | Fourth place | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | |
 1999 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2008 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | |
| 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2019 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | |
| 2023 | Semi-Final | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
| Total | 37 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 99 | 66 | |
Fixtures & Results
2015
| 13 June 2015 Four Nation’s Friendship Cup | Fiji | 1–1 | Solomon Islands |  Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| 15:00 | Christopher Wasasala  72' |
Tutizama Tanito 25' |
Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Nawen Hopkims (Vanuatu) |
| 15 June 2015 Four Nation’s Friendship Cup | Vanuatu | 0–0 | Solomon Islands | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium |
| 17 June 2015 Four Nation’s Friendship Cup | Solomon Islands | v |  New Caledonia | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| 14:30 | Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium |
2019
| 21 September 2019 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage | Solomon Islands | 6-0 | American Samoa | Suva, Fiji |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Mederic Lacour |
| 24 September 2019 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage | Samoa  | 0-5 | Solomon Islands | Suva, Fiji |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Joel Hopken |
| 27 September 2019 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage | New Zealand | 4-2 | Solomon Islands | Suva, Fiji |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Mederic Lacour |
Current squad
The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019.
Caps and goals updated as of 5 October 2019 after the match against New Zealand.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Desmond Tutu | 29 September 1997 | 3 | 0 | Henderson Eels |
| 12 | GK | Harold Nauania | 10 October 1997 | 2 | 0 | Isabel United |
| 20 | GK | Joel Nanogo | 23 December 2000 | 0 | 0 | Real Kakamora |
| 2 | DF | Junior David | 22 September 2001 | 5 | 0 | Hekari United |
| 3 | DF | John Aeta | 2 September 2000 | 5 | 0 | Marist |
| 4 | DF | Gagame Aengari Jr. | 15 April 2000 | 5 | 0 | Solomon Warriors |
| 5 | DF | William Komasi | 10 June 2000 | 5 | 0 | Malaita Kingz |
| 13 | DF | Alick Kitalo | 15 November 1997 | 2 | 0 | Malaita Kingz |
| 15 | DF | George Leaga | 18 November 1999 | 2 | 0 | Kossa |
| 6 | MF | Rodney Suri | 12 March 1997 | 4 | 0 | Henderson Eels |
| 7 | MF | Augustine Waita | 13 June 1997 | 5 | 5 | Henderson Eels |
| 8 | MF | Patrick Taroga | 25 May 2000 | 5 | 3 | Henderson Eels |
| 11 | MF | Tuita Maeobia | 2 January 1999 | 4 | 1 | Isabel United |
| 14 | MF | Steve Maelasi | 1 January 1997 | 4 | 0 | Solomon Warriors |
| 16 | MF | Frank Kabui | 23 October 2000 | 5 | 0 | Malaita Kingz |
| 17 | MF | John Oge | 8 August 1998 | 1 | 0 | Isabel United |
| 18 | MF | Molis Gagame | 14 September 1999 | 4 | 0 | Solomon Warriors |
| 9 | FW | Adrian Mara | 1 August 1998 | 2 | 3 | Kossa |
| 10 | FW | Darold Kakasi | 7 February 1999 | 5 | 2 | Ba |
| 19 | FW | Raynick Laeta | 16 November 1999 | 2 | 0 | Henderson Eels |
| DF | Graham Tanavole | 7 April 1997 | 0 | 0 | The Saints | |
| MF | Thomas Amasia | 25 August 1998 | 0 | 0 | Marist | |