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 Olympic

Nickname(s)	OlyWhites[1][2]
Association	New Zealand Football
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Darren Bazeley
Captain	Matthew Garbett
Most caps	Ian Hogg (16)
Top scorer	Logan Rogerson (14)
FIFA code	NZL
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
Appearances	4 (first in 2008)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2020)
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Appearances	9 (first in 1988)
Best result	Champions (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

Main article: New Zealand men's national under-23 football team results (2020–present)

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

New Zealand  v  Papua New Guinea

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)

New Zealand  v  Fiji

30 August 2023 (2023-08-30) 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying	New Zealand	3–1	Fiji	Auckland, New Zealand
15:00	Toomey 19' Ott 21' Randall 25'	Report	Yada 50'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 531 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

New Zealand  v  Vanuatu

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying	New Zealand	8–0	Vanuatu	Auckland, New Zealand
15:00	Randall 3', 12' van Hattum 10', 39' Ott 17' (pen.) Verney 43' Raj 55', 72'	Report		Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 188 Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)

New Zealand  v  Fiji

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying	New Zealand	9–0	Fiji	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00	Bidois 3' (pen.), 6', 19', 45+1', 66' Randall 34' (pen.) Gillion 57' Turagalailai 78' (o.g.) Kelly 82'	Report		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 1,284 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

2024

Uzbekistan  v  New Zealand

18 July Friendly	Uzbekistan	3–1	New Zealand	Nice, France
17:00 UTC+2	Shomurodov 25' Urunov 87' Norchaev 89'	Report	Randall 85'	Stadium: Stade de Nice

Guinea  v  New Zealand

24 July 2024 Summer Olympics Group A	Guinea	1–2	New Zealand	Nice, France
17:00 UTC+2	Diawara 72'	Report	Garbett 25' Waine 76'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 4,909[4] Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

New Zealand  v  United States

27 July 2024 Summer Olympics Group A	New Zealand	1–4	United States	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2	Randall 78'	Report	Mihailovic 8' (pen.) Zimmerman 12' Busio 30' Aaronson 58'	Stadium: Stade de Marseille Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

New Zealand  v  France

30 July 2024 Summer Olympics Group A	New Zealand	0–3	France	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2		Report	Mateta 19' Doué 71' Kalimuendo 74'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 Olympics between 24 July and 10 August 2024.^[5]
Caps and goals updated as of 27 July 2024 after the game against the United States.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alex Paulsen	(2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 23)	6	0	AFC Bournemouth
12	1GK	Kees Sims	(2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 22)	4	0	GAIS
2	2DF	Michael Boxall*	(1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 36)	14	1	Minnesota United
3	2DF	Sam Sutton	(2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 23)	6	1	Wellington Phoenix
4	2DF	Tyler Bindon	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Reading
5	2DF	Finn Surman	(2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Portland Timbers FC
13	2DF	Lukas Kelly-Heald	(2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 20)	5	0	Wellington Phoenix
15	2DF	Matthew Sheridan	(2004-05-09) 9 May 2004 (age 21)	3	0	Wellington Phoenix
20	2DF	Isaac Hughes	(2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Wellington Phoenix
6	3MF	Joe Bell*	(1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 26)	8	0	Viking
7	3MF	Matthew Garbett (captain)	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 23)	4	1	NAC Breda
8	3MF	Ben Old	(2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 23)	2	1	Saint-Étienne
10	3MF	Sarpreet Singh*	(1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 26)	2	0	Unattached
16	3MF	Fin Conchie	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 22)	2	0	Wellington Phoenix
17	3MF	Lachlan Bayliss	(2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Newcastle Jets
9	4FW	Ben Waine	(2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 24)	12	9	Plymouth Argyle
11	4FW	Jesse Randall	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 22)	6	5	Auckland FC
14	4FW	Jay Herdman	(2004-08-14) 14 August 2004 (age 21)	4	1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
18	4FW	Oskar van Hattum	(2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 23)	7	2	Sligo Rovers
19	4FW	Liam Gillion	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22)	4	1	Auckland FC

* Overage player.

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	Henry Gray	(2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Ipswich Town U21	2024 Summer OlympicsALT
GK	Scott Morris	(2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Stoke City U23	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
GK	Alby Kelly-Heald	(2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Wellington Phoenix	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
GK	Joe Knowles	(2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Eastern Suburbs	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
DF	Zac Zoricich	(2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Sydney Olympic	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
DF	Nathan Lobo	(2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Auckland City	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
DF	Aaryan Raj	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 22)	3	2	Eastern Suburbs	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
MF	Luis Toomey	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 24)	2	1	Auckland FC	2024 Summer OlympicsALT
MF	Campbell Strong	(2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 23)	4	0	Eastern Suburbs	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
MF	Willem Ebbinge	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Harvard Crimson	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
MF	Dan McKay	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Cobh Ramblers	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
MF	Ryan Verney	(2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 23)	2	1	Eastern Suburbs	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
MF	Oscar Browne	(2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Western Springs	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
MF	Matthew Ellis	(2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Western Springs	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
MF	Aiden Carey	(2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Western Springs	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
MF	Theo Ettema	(2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Wellington Olympic	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
FW	Riley Bidois	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 23)	3	6	Loudoun United	2024 Summer OlympicsINJ
FW	Joe Lee	(2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 23)	5	0	Auckland City	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
FW	Keegan Kelly	(2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 20)	3	1	Flatirons Rush	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
FW	George Ott	(2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 23)	2	2	Avondale	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
FW	Adama Coulibaly	(2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Auckland FC	v.  Fiji, 9 September 2023
Notes: ALT Alternate. INJ Withdrew due to injury.

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)
2024	Michael Boxall (DF)	Joe Bell (MF)	Sarpreet Singh (MF)

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
1988	See New Zealand men's national football team
1991	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1	2	12	6
1996	Runners-up	2nd	8	6	0	2	28	9
1999	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	18	3
2004	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	26	5
2008	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	19	3
2012	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	15	2
2015	Semi-finals	3rd	4	3	0	1	8	3
2019	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	33	4
2023	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	23	1
Total	5 titles	9/9	46	38	2	6	173	35

Olympic Games

New Zealand's Chris Wood scores against Egypt at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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	Disqualified
2020	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	3	3
2024	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	3	8
2028	To be determined
2032
Total	Quarter-finals	4/9	13	2	4	7	8	23

Beijing 2008

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China  v  New Zealand

7 August Group C	China	1–1	New Zealand	Shenyang, China
19:45 UTC+08:00	Dong 88'	Report[dead link]	53' Brockie	Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium Attendance: 41,407 Referee: Martín Vázquez

New Zealand  v  Brazil

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

New Zealand  v  Belgium

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

^[7]

Belarus  v  New Zealand

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

Egypt  v  New Zealand

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

Brazil  v  New Zealand

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

^[8]

New Zealand  v  South Korea

22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B	New Zealand	1–0	South Korea	Kashima, Japan
17:00 UTC+9	Wood 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (SW)		Stadium: Kashima Stadium Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

New Zealand  v  Honduras

25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B	New Zealand	2–3	Honduras	Kashima, Japan
17:00 UTC+9	Cacace 10' Wood 49'	Report (FIFA) Report (SW)	Palma 45' Obregón Jr. 78' Rivas 87'	Stadium: Kashima Stadium Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Romania  v  New Zealand

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

Japan  v  New Zealand

31 July 2020 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals	Japan	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	New Zealand	Kashima, Japan
18:00 UTC+9		Report (FIFA) Report (SW)		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)
	Penalties
	Ueda Itakura Nakayama Yoshida		Wood Cacace Lewis McCowatt

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][9]

Head-to-head record

As 30 July 2024

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
American Samoa	2	2	0	0	23	0	+23	100.00
Australia[a]	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
France	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0.00
Fiji	10	8	1	1	34	7	+27	80.00
Guinea	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
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
United States	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0.00
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0.00
Vanuatu	8	7	0	1	35	8	+27	87.50
Total	86	43	11	32	211	115	+96	50.00

Source: 1992–2019, 2020–present^[9]
Notes:

1. Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.^[10][11]

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^[9]

Notes

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

See also

• Sport in New Zealand
  • Football in New Zealand
    • Women's football in New Zealand
• New Zealand national football team
• New Zealand men's national under-20 football team
• New Zealand men's national under-17 football team
• New Zealand women's national football team