New Zealand men's national under-23 football team

The New Zealand national under-23 football team, informally known as the "OlyWhites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand in international Under-23 football events, such as the Summer Olympics.

New Zealand
Nickname(s)OlyWhites[1][2]
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachDarren Bazeley
CaptainWinston Reid
Most capsIan Hogg (16)
Top scorerLogan Rogerson (14)
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Australia 2–0 New Zealand 
(Melbourne, Australia; 22 May 1991)
Biggest win
 Tonga 0–13 New Zealand 
(Apia, Samoa; 8 July 2019)[n 1]
 New Zealand 12–0 American Samoa 
(Suva, Fiji; 24 September 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Australia 5–0 New Zealand 
(Adelaide, Australia; 21 January 1996)
 New Zealand 0–5 Brazil 
(Shenyang, China; 10 August 2008)
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances4 (first in 2008)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2020)
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Appearances9 (first in 1988)
Best resultChampions (1999, 2008, 2012, 2019)

The OlyWhites qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after winning the OFC Preliminary Competition in Fiji. Thus, Beijing saw the first Olympic appearance for a New Zealand men's football team.

Results and fixtures
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023
23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) Friendly New Zealand  2–0  China Auckland, New Zealand
15:30 UTC+13
Report Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Friendly New Zealand  2–1  China Wellington, New Zealand
12:30 UTC+13
Report
  • Wen 26'
 Stadium: Sky Stadium
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
27 August 2023 (2023-08-27) 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying New Zealand  3–0
Awarded[3]		  Papua New Guinea Auckland, New Zealand
15:00 Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
30 August 2023 (2023-08-30) 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying New Zealand  3–1  Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
15:00
Report
  • Yada 50'
 Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 531
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying New Zealand  8–0  Vanuatu Auckland, New Zealand
15:00
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 188
Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying New Zealand  9–0  Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
19:00
Report Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 1,284
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the 2024 Olympics qualifiers between 27 August and 9 September 2023.[4][5][6]
Caps and goals updated as of 9 September 2023 after the game against Fiji.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Scott Morris (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 1 0 Christchurch United
12 1GK Alby Kelly-Heald (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 0 0 Wellington Phoenix Reserves
22 1GK Joe Knowles (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 0 0 Eastern Suburbs
1GK Alex Paulsen (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 4 0 Wellington Phoenix
2 2DF Nathan Lobo (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 4 0 Auckland City
3 2DF Zac Zoricich (2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 5 0 Central Coast Mariners
15 2DF Aaryan Raj (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 3 2 Eastern Suburbs
2DF Lukas Kelly-Heald (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 3 0 Wellington Phoenix Reserves
2DF Finn Surman (vice-captain) (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 4 0 Wellington Phoenix
4 3MF Isaac Hughes (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 2 0 Wellington Phoenix Reserves
5 3MF Matthew Sheridan (2004-05-09) 9 May 2004 2 0 Wellington Phoenix Reserves
6 3MF Campbell Strong (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 4 0 Eastern Suburbs
10 3MF Willem Ebbinge (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 3 0 Harvard Crimson
11 3MF Matthew Ellis (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 1 0 Western Springs
16 3MF Ryan Verney (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 2 1 Eastern Suburbs
18 3MF Dan McKay (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 3 0 Wellington Phoenix Reserves
19 3MF Oscar Browne (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 1 0 Western Springs
21 3MF Luis Toomey (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 2 1 Eastern Suburbs
3MF Aiden Carey (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 0 0 Auckland City
3MF Theo Ettema (2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 0 0 Wellington Olympic
7 4FW Joe Lee (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 5 0 Auckland City
8 4FW Liam Gillion (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 2 1 Auckland City
9 4FW Keegan Kelly (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 3 1 Western Springs
13 4FW Oskar van Hattum (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 5 2 Wellington Phoenix
14 4FW Adama Coulibaly (2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 0 0 Western Springs
17 4FW Jesse Randall (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 5 4 Charleston Battery
20 4FW George Ott (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 2 2 Avondale
4FW Riley Bidois (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 3 6 Dandenong City

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Kees Sims (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 1 0 Ljungskile SK v.  China, 26 March 2023
DF Sam Sutton (captain) (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 4 1 Wellington Phoenix v.  China, 26 March 2023
DF Ronan Wynne (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 2 0 Denver Pioneers v.  China, 26 March 2023
DF Finn Linder (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 1 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 v.  China, 26 March 2023
DF Adam Supyk (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 0 0 Eastern Suburbs v.  China, 26 March 2023
MF Fin Conchie (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 2 0 Wellington Phoenix Reserves v.  China, 26 March 2023
MF Ben Old (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 2 1 Wellington Phoenix v.  China, 26 March 2023
FW Jay Herdman (2004-08-14) 14 August 2004 2 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 v.  China, 26 March 2023
FW Noah Karunaratne (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 2 0 Wellington Phoenix Reserves v.  China, 26 March 2023

Overage players in Olympic Games
Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
2008
 Ryan Nelsen (DF) Simon Elliott (MF) Chris Killen (FW)
2012
 Ryan Nelsen (DF) Michael McGlinchey (MF) Shane Smeltz (FW)
2020
 Winston Reid (DF) Michael Boxall (DF) Chris Wood (FW)

Previous squads

Competitive record

OFC Men's Olympic qualifying tournament

The New Zealand national under-23 football team has competed in the OFC Men's Olympic qualifying tournament since 1991. During the 1980s, the New Zealand national football team participated in Olympic qualification.

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1988See New Zealand men's national football team
1991Runners-up2nd6312126
1996Runners-up2nd8602289
1999Champions1st4400183
2004Runners-up2nd6411174
2008Champions1st5500193
2012Champions1st4400152
2015Semi-finals3rd430183
2019Champions1st5500334
2023Champions1st4400231
Total5 titles9/946382617335

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1900–1988 See New Zealand men's national football team
1992 Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004
2008 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 7
2012 Group stage 16th 3 0 1 2 1 5
2016 Did not qualify
2020 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 3 3
2024Qualifield
2028To be determined
2032
TotalQuarter-finals3/810145515

Beijing 2008

[7]

7 August Group C China  1–1  New Zealand Shenyang, China
19:45 UTC+08:00 Dong 88' Report 53' Brockie Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 41,407
Referee: Martín Vázquez
10 August Group C New Zealand  0–5  Brazil Shenyang, China
17:00 UTC+08:00 Report 3' Anderson
33' Pato
55', 61' (pen.) Ronaldinho
90+3' Sóbis		 Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 44,951
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
13 August Group C New Zealand  0–1  Belgium Shanghai, China
19:45 UTC+08:00 Report 35' Haroun Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 45,202
Referee: Pablo Pozo

London 2012

[8]

26 July Group C Belarus  1–0  New Zealand Coventry, United Kingdom
19:45 UTC+01:00 Baha 45+1' Report Stadium: The City of Coventry Stadium
Attendance: 14,457
Referee: Bakary Gassama
29 July Group C Egypt  1–1  New Zealand Manchester, United Kingdom
12:00 UTC+01:00 Salah 40' Report Wood 17' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 50,050
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 August Group C Brazil  3–0  New Zealand Newcastle, United Kingdom
14:30 UTC+01:00 Danilo 23'
Leandro Damião 29'
Sandro 52'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,201
Referee: Bakary Gassama

Tokyo 2020

[9]

22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B New Zealand  1–0  South Korea Kashima, Japan
17:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Report (SW)		 Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B New Zealand  2–3  Honduras Kashima, Japan
17:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Report (SW)
Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
28 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B Romania  0–0  New Zealand Sapporo, Japan
17:30 UTC+9 Report (FIFA)
Report (SW)		 Stadium: Sapporo Dome
31 July 2020 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals Japan  0–0
(4–2 p)		  New Zealand Kashima, Japan
18:00 UTC+9 Report (FIFA)
Report (SW)		 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)
Penalties

Historical results
Main articles: New Zealand men's national under-23 football team results (1992–2019) and New Zealand men's national under-23 football team results (2020–present)

[1][10]

Head-to-head record
As 9 September 2023
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 American Samoa 2 2 0 0 23 0 +23 100.00
 Australia[lower-alpha 1] 16 2 3 11 9 30 −21 12.50
 Belarus 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00
 Belgium 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00
 Brazil 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0.00
 Chile 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 50.00
 China 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 66.67
 Cook Islands 2 2 0 0 17 0 +17 100.00
 Egypt 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Fiji 10 8 1 1 34 7 +27 80.00
 Honduras 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0.00
 Indonesia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0.00
 Japan 4 0 2 2 1 9 −8 0.00
 New Caledonia 4 2 2 0 11 2 +9 50.00
 Papua New Guinea 6 6 0 0 19 4 +15 100.00
 Romania 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
 Samoa 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0.00
 Solomon Islands 6 6 0 0 20 3 +17 100.00
 South Africa 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0.00
 South Korea 4 1 0 3 5 9 −4 25.00
 Tonga 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 100.00
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0.00
 Vanuatu 8 7 0 1 35 8 +27 87.50
Total 82 42 11 29 207 104 +103 51.22
Source: 1992–2019, 2020–present[10]
Notes:
  1. Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.[11][12]

Senior teams
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 New Caledonia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Samoa 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
 Tonga 1 1 0 0 13 0 +13 100.00
 Vanuatu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Total 5 4 1 0 22 2 +20 80.00
Source: 1992–2019[10]

Notes
  1. This victory was played against the senior team of Tonga.

See also

References
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  2. Ruane, Jeremy. "What's In A Nickname?". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. "New Zealand awarded 3-0 default win after PNG's failure to play Olympic qualifier". Friends of Football NZ. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. "Initial squad named for OFC Men's Olympic Qualifier 2023 set to be played in Auckland this month". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. "Five players added to OFC Men's Olympic Qualifier squad". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. "Striker Keegan Kelly added to New Zealand squad for Olympic qualifiers". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. "New Zealand - U-23 International Matches 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. "New Zealand - U-23 International Matches 2012". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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  10. "OlyWhites". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  11. "Australia gets President's blessing to join AFC in 2006". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  12. "Timeline of Australian Football". migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
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