Commins Menapi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Commins Menapi | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Solomon Islands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Marist FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Marist FC | 8 | (15) |
| 1999–2000 | Nelson Suburbs | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Sydney United | 66 | (19) |
| 2003 | Marist FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | JP Su'uria | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | YoungHeart Manawatu | 21 | (12) |
| 2007–2008 | Waitakere United | 39 | (21) |
| 2008–2010 | Marist FC | ||
| 2011 | Bundaberg Spirit | ||
| 2012– | Marist FC | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000– | Solomon Islands | 37 | (34) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2009. | |||
Commins Menapi (born 18 September 1977) is a Solomon Islands striker, who is currently a Marist FC player.
Club career
He has also played for YoungHeart Manawatu in New Zealand, Sydney United of the old National Soccer League in Australia and for Marist FC, a club from the Solomon Islands.
In the 2006–2007 season, he became the first player to be sent off in a New Zealand Football Championship Grand Final with a nasty studs up kick on Auckland City defender Riki van Steeden. Van Steeden's leg was broken in the incident and Waitakere United lost the final 3–2 however, he would not be suspended for the OFC Champions League final against Ba F.C. because of the OFC and New Zealand Football being two separate organisations. Commins has rejoined Solomon Islands team Marist FC[1][2] after a period spent as a free agent.
International career
He has represented the Solomon Islands national football team on over 30 occasions, scoring a record 34 goals (including 7 against non-FIFA members). Menapi is arguably the most famous Solomon Islands footballer, after scoring twice for his country against Australia in a sensational 2–2 draw in the Oceania Nations Cup group match in 2004. The result was the only game in the competition that Australia did not win, and the result also ensured Solomon Islands' progression to the next phase at the expense of New Zealand. In that tournament, Menapi scored four goals in six games.
International Goals
| # | Date | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 June 2000 |  Cook Islands | 5–1 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup | 1 |
| 2 | 28 June 2000 |  Vanuatu | 2–1 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup | 1 |
| 3–5 | 4 June 2001 | Cook Islands | 9–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | 3 |
| 6–7 | 8 June 2001 | Vanuatu | 7–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 |
| 8 | 7 July 2002 |  Tahiti | 2–3 | 2002 OFC Nations Cup | 1 |
| 9–10 | 14 June 2003 |  Papua New Guinea | 5–3 | Friendly | 2 |
| 11–12 | 1 July 2003 | Vanuatu | 2–2 | 2003 South Pacific Games | 2 |
| 13–17 | 3 July 2003 |  Kiribati | 7–0 | 2003 South Pacific Games | 5* |
| 18–19 | 5 July 2003 |  Tuvalu | 4–0 | 2003 South Pacific Games | 2* |
| 20 | 7 July 2003 |  Fiji | 1–2 | 2003 South Pacific Games | 1 |
| 21–22 | 3 April 2004 | Vanuatu | 2–1 | Friendly | 2 |
| 23 | 6 April 2004 | Vanuatu | 2–1 | Friendly | 1 |
| 24–25 | 2 June 2004 | Tahiti | 4–0 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup | 2 |
| 26–27 | 6 June 2004 |  Australia | 2–2 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup | 2 |
| 28–31 | 25 August 2007 |  American Samoa | 12–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4 |
| 32–33 | 27 August 2007 |  Tonga | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 |
| 34 | 5 September 2007 |  New Caledonia | 2–3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 |
* indicates goals against non-FIFA members
External links
- Player profile – Waitakere club website