Solomon Islands national under-17 football team

Solomon Islands U17
Nickname(s)	The Katukatus
Association	Solomon Islands Football Federation
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Stanley Waita
Captain	Leon Kofana
Top scorer	Larry Zama (13)
FIFA code	SOL
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Australia 2 – 0 Solomon Islands ; (New Zealand; 1993)
Biggest win
	Solomon Islands 15 – 0 Tonga ; (Auckland, New Zealand; 13 January 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Solomon Islands 0–8 Mexico ; (Cariacica, Brazil; 3 November 2019)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Group stage (2019)
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1993)
Best result	Second Place (1993, 2018)

The Solomon Islands national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Solomon Islands and is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation.

History[edit]

In the 2015 OFC U-17 Championship striker Larry Zama scored thirteen goals in the course of the campaign making him the top goal scorer of the tournament. He scored eight goals in a single game against American Samoa, a tournament record to that date. In the semi-finals of the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Solomon Islands defeated Fiji to qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru. Solomon Islands were to make their FIFA U-17 World Cup Debut in Peru in 2019; however on 15 February 2019 Solomon Islands seemed to have forfeited their chance of playing in the event due to over-age player Chris Satu. In February 2019 it was also announced that Raphael Lea'i and Leon Kofana will go to Scots College, Wellington and train with Wellington Phoenix FC. On 3 March 2019, upon OFC Executive Committee appeal Solomon Islands were able to keep their spot for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will now be played in Brazil after Peru's hosting rights were withdrawn due to infrastructure concerns and delays of the organising committee. Their first FIFA U-17 World Cup match is on 28 October 2019 in Group F where Solomon Islands will play against Italy, then 31 October where they will play against Paraguay and the last Group F on 3 November which they will play against Mexico.

Competition Record[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1993 to 2005	Did not qualify
2007 to 2009	Did not participate
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Withdrew
2015 to 2017	Did not qualify
2019	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	20	-20	0
2023	Disqualified from qualification, thus did not qualify
2025	to be determined
Total	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	20	-20	0

OFC U-17 Championship record[edit]

The OFC Under 17 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

OFC Under-17 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1993	Runners-up	4	2	0	2	3	6	-3	2
1995	Fourth Place	4	0	1	3	3	8	-5	1
1997	Third Place	5	3	0	2	9	7	+2	6
1999	Third Place	6	4	1	1	19	5	+14	12
/ 2001	Group Stage	4	2	0	2	20	3	+17	6
// 2003	Group Stage	5	2	1	2	18	6	+12	7
2005	Third Place	6	3	2	1	20	8	+12	8
2007	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Third Place	5	4	0	1	24	4	+20	12
2013	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
/ 2015	Group Stage	4	2	0	2	24	6	+18	6
2017	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	16	6	+10	4
2018	Second Place	5	4	0	1	18	1	+17	12
2023	Disqualified from participating	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Runners-up	52	27	6	19	174	60	+114	76

History Matches[edit]

2015[edit]

13 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	Solomon Islands	10–1	Tonga	Pago Pago, American Samoa
15:30 UTC−11	Junior Hou 19', 58' Larry Zama 20', 53', 78', 85' Richard Raramo 31', 60' Kaliz Atu 75' Hendrick Jirah 89'	Report	Soakai Vea 14'	Stadium: Pago Park Soccer Stadium Referee: Salesh Chand

17 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	Vanuatu	2–1	Solomon Islands	Pago Pago, American Samoa
15:30 UTC−11	Sylvain Worworbu 6' Ronaldo Wilkins 62' (pen.)	Report	Larry Zama 43'	Stadium: Pago Park Soccer Stadium Referee: Averii Jacques

19 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	Tahiti	3–0	Solomon Islands	Pago Pago, American Samoa
13:00 UTC−11	Marc Siejidr 35' Michel Maihi 45+4' (pen.) 59' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Pago Park Soccer Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

21 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	Solomon Islands	13–0	American Samoa	Pago Pago, American Samoa
13:00 UTC−11	Larry Zama 9', 27', 39', 45+6', 52', 68', 88', 90' Philip Maeta 42', 70' Junior Hou 72' Benjimin Toata 76' Hendrick Jirah 81'	Report		Stadium: Pago Park Soccer Stadium Referee: Hillary Any

2017[edit]

12 February 2017 2017 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage	Fiji	1–1	Solomon Islands	Papeete, Tahiti
19:00	Dau 4'	Report	Mana 52'	Stadium: Stade Pater, Pirae Attendance: 550 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

15 February 2017 2017 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage	New Zealand	2–1	Solomon Islands	Papeete, Tahiti
16:00	Williams 3' Spragg 84'	Report	Kaoni 48'	Stadium: Stade Pater, Pirae Attendance: 500 Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)

18 February 2017 2017 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage	Solomon Islands	12–0	Samoa	Papeete, Tahiti
16:00	Mekawir 9', 19', 30' Toata 29' Kaoni 45+4', 67', 80', 88' Keana 53', 65' Allen 57', 79'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater, Pirae Attendance: 300 Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

21 February 2017 2017 OFC U-17 Championship Semi-finals	New Caledonia	3–2	Solomon Islands	Papeete, Tahiti
16:00	Bako 23' Jeno 68' Longue 80'	Report	Toata 62' Allen 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Mahina, Mahina Attendance: 400 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

2018[edit]

9 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Papua New Guinea	0–5	Solomon Islands	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00		Report	Lea'i 12', 30' (pen.), 41', 90+2' Satu 70'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 3.500 Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

12 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Solomon Islands	5–0	New Zealand	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00	Wae 18' Lea'i 41', 85' Kofana 55' Keana 87'	Report		Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 6.000 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

15 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Solomon Islands	5–0	Vanuatu	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00	Wae 4' H. Pao 20' Lea'i 47' Mani 53', 64'	Report		Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 8.000 Referee: Sione Lelenga (Tonga)

19 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Semi-Final	Solomon Islands	3–1	Fiji	Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00	Mani 1', 29' Lea'i 90+1'	Report	Pillay 45+3'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 8.000 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

22 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Final	Solomon Islands	0–0 (4–5 p)	New Zealand	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00		Report		Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 12.000 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
	Penalties
	Satu Keana Taebo Mani Lea'i		Van Hattum Stamenic Garbett Lee Bright

2019[edit]

26 April 2019 Friendly	Jersey	2–3	Solomon Islands	Saint Helier, Jersey
12:00				Stadium: Springfield Stadium

29 April 2019 UEFA international development tournament 2019	Moldova	1–2	Solomon Islands	Minsk, Belarus
12:00			Mani 50' Lea'i 80'

2 May 2019 UEFA international development tournament 2019	Belarus	1–1	Solomon Islands	Minsk, Belarus
17:00			Lea'i 60'

4 May 2019 UEFA international development tournament 2019	Solomon Islands	2–2	Kazakhstan	Minsk, Belarus
13:00	Lea'i 40', 80'

28 October 2019 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group Stage	Solomon Islands	0–5	Italy	Gama, Brazil
				Stadium: Estádio Bezerrão

31 October 2019 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group Stage	Solomon Islands	0–7	Paraguay	Gama, Brazil
				Stadium: Estádio Bezerrão

3 November 2019 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group Stage	Mexico	8–0	Solomon Islands	Cariacica, Brazil
				Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade

Current Technical Staff[edit]

Position
Head coach	Stanley Waita
Assistant coach	Vivian Wickham
Goalkeeper coach	Santus Kabini
Team manager	Robert Seni
Medical officer	Dr. Kenton Sade

Current squad[edit]

The following players were called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup from 26 October – 17 November in Brazil.^[1]

Caps and goals as of 3 November 2019 after the game against Mexico.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Davidson Malam	(2002-11-25) 25 November 2002 (age 21)	7	0	Laugu United
12	1GK	Junior Petua	(2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Paritasi
21	1GK	Gideon Suta	(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Henderson Eels

2	2DF	Derrick Taebo	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Henderson Eels
3	2DF	Stanford Fakasori	(2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 21)	7	0	Uncles
4	2DF	Leon Kofana	(2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 21)	7	1	Wellington Phoenix
5	2DF	Javin Alick	(2002-11-17) 17 November 2002 (age 21)	8	2	Kossa
6	2DF	Fresha Sofu	(2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Renbel Province
16	2DF	Hensky Foata	(2003-06-03) 3 June 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Kossa
18	2DF	Zani Sale	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Kossa
20	2DF	Pateson Tongaka	(2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Kossa

8	3MF	Richie Kwaimamani	(2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Isabel United
11	3MF	Philip Ropa	(2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Guadalcanal
13	3MF	Alford Kanahanimae	(2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 21)	7	0	Guadalcanal
14	3MF	Densly Geseni	(2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 21)	8	0	Solomon Warriors
15	3MF	Alden Suri	(2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Wellington Phoenix

7	3MF	Bradley Irosaea	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Solomon Warriors
9	4FW	Charles Mani	(2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 22)	8	4	Glenfield Rovers
10	4FW	Raphael Lea'i	(2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 (age 20)	8	8	Wellington Phoenix
17	4FW	Barrie Limoki	(2004-03-02) 2 March 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Wellington Phoenix
19	4FW	Selwyn Hou	(2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Henderson Eels

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Lucian Sade		0	0	Western	Trainingscamp

DF	Benbate Lamupio	(2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Western United	2018 OFC U-16 Championship
DF	Charlton Totori	(2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Solomon Warriors	Traveling squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Fabio Pao	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Western United	2018 OFC U-16 Championship
DF	Dexter Iniakwala		0	0	Honiara	Trainingscamp
DF	John Pengalo		0	0	Temotu	Trainingscamp

MF	Maxwell Keana	(2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 (age 21)	5	1	Kossa
MF	Clayton Menapa	(2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 21)	2	0	West Honiara	Traveling squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Cyral Enotorau		0	0	Malaita Province	Pre-Squad squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Ashley Me'esa		0	0	Temotu Province	Pre-Squad squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Hamilton Pao	(2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 20)	1	1	Western United	2018 OFC U-16 Championship
MF	Yanop Thompson		0	0	Temotu	Trainingscamp

FW	Steward Quanafia	(2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Makuru	Pre-Squad squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FW	Goldy Ogaoga	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Guadalcanal Province	Traveling squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FW	Floyd Hagi		0	0	Malaita	Trainingscamp

2017 squad[edit]

The following players were called up for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship from 11 to 24 February 2017.

Caps and goals as of 18 January 2017 after the game against Samoa.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Joel Nanago	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23)	4	0	Henderson Eels
12	1GK	John Brown	(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Marist

2	2DF	John Aeta	(2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 (age 23)	4	0	Marist
3	2DF	Aengari Gagame	(2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Solomon Warriors
4	2DF	Junior Ashley	(2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 23)	3	0	Guadalcanal
5	2DF	Raymond Dauabu	(2000-06-19) 19 June 2000 (age 23)	4	0	Malaita Kingz
13	2DF	Stanley Ryniker	(2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Koloale FC Honiara
14	2DF	Danny Ofeni	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Marist

6	3MF	Bobby Ramo	(2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Marist
8	3MF	Simon Jedzini	(2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Western United
10	3MF	Elis Mana	(2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 (age 24)	4	1	Koloale FC Honiara
15	3MF	Alfred Elvis	(2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 23)	4	0	Western United
16	3MF	John Mana	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Hana
17	3MF	Michael Lalo	(2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Guadalcanal
18	3MF	Steward Toata	(2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 23)	4	1	Marist
19	3MF	Richmond Hatarau	(2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Compol

7	4FW	Junior Kaoni	(2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 23)	4	5	Solomon Warriors
9	4FW	Don Keana	(2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 23)	4	2	Marist
11	4FW	Ali Mekawir	(2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 23)	4	3	Marist
20	4FW	Junior Allen	(2001-12-15) 15 December 2001 (age 22)	2	2	Marist

List of coaches[edit]

Chris Asipara (2010-2012)
Jacob Moli (2014-2016)
Marlon Hoekarawa (2016-2017)
Stanley Waita (2018-)

References[edit]

^ "Sport: Solomon Islands name U-17 FIFA World Cup squad". rnz.co.nz. RNZ. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

External links[edit]

Solomon Islands Football Federation official website

[squad-1] "Sport: Solomon Islands name U-17 FIFA World Cup squad". rnz.co.nz. RNZ. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

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