Benjamin Totori

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]

Benjamin Totori
Totori with Waitakere United in 2009
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Totori[1]
Date of birth (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986[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 18 (3)
2023– Laugu United 2 (2)
International career‡
2003 Solomon Islands U17 (4)
2005 Solomon Islands U20 (4)
2008 Solomon Islands U23 (8)
2007– Solomon Islands 52 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2019

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.

Club Goals
As of 20 October 2019.[19]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lautoka 2018 Premier League 1370083002110
Lautoka 2019 Premier League 10411832002412
Total 2311118115004522

    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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.25 August 2007National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa American Samoa1–012–12007 South Pacific Games
    2.2–0
    3.3 September 2007 Samoa1–03–0
    4.2–0
    5.7 July 2011Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands Vanuatu2–02–1Friendly
    6.27 August 2011Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia Guam3–07–02011 Pacific Games
    7.4–0
    8.7–0
    9.30 August 2011 American Samoa1–04–0
    10.3 September 2011 Tuvalu1–06–1
    11.4–0
    12.2 June 2012Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea1–01–02012 OFC Nations Cup
    13.6 June 2012 New Zealand1–11–1
    14.10 June 20122–33–4
    15.3–3
    16.24 March 2016 Papua New Guinea1–02–0Friendly
    17.9 June 20172–03–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    18.25 August 2007Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu Tonga2–08–02017 Pacific Mini Games
    19.3–0
    20.9 December 2017 Tuvalu5–06–0
    21.15 December 2017 Vanuatu1–12–3
    22.29 August 2018Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau Macau4–04–1Friendly
    23.24 March 2019Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei1–01–0
    24.8 June 2019National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Singapore3–23–4
    25.8 July 2019National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa Tuvalu5–013–02019 Pacific Games
    26.7–0
    27.15 July 2019 American Samoa4–013–0
    28.18 July 2019 Fiji3–44–4
    29.4–4

    Honours

    Individual

    References
    1. "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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