Commins Menapi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Lata, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands[1] | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 2017 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | Honiara, Solomon Islands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 |
Marist | 8 | (15) |
| 1999–2000 |
Nelson Suburbs | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 |
Sydney United | 66 | (19) |
| 2003 |
Marist | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 |
JP Su'uria | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 |
YoungHeart Manawatu | 21 | (12) |
| 2007–2008 | Waitakere United | 39 | (21) |
| 2008–2010 |
Marist | ||
| 2011 |
Bundaberg Spirit | ||
| 2012–2013 |
Marist | ||
| 2013 | Western United | ||
| International career | |||
| 2000–2009 | Solomon Islands | 37 | (34) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Commins Menapi (18 September 1977 – 18 November 2017) was a Solomon Islands football player and manager who played as a striker.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] As manager of Western United, he guided the club to their its and only Telekom S league title in the 2014–15 season.
Club career
Menapi played 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 rejoined Solomon Islands team
.International career
Menapi represented the
New Zealand reached his record of 34 goals on the 13 October 2023 and until Roy Krishna of Fiji surpassed both of them to break the record on the 18 November 2023.[12]
Death
Menapi died in Honiara in November 2017 at the age of 40, in the early hours of the day, of undisclosed cause.[13]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Solomon Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Menapi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 June 2000 | Stade Pater, Papeete , Tahiti
|
 Cook Islands
|
2–0 | 5–1 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup |
| 2 | 28 June 2000 | Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti |  Vanuatu
|
1–1 | 2–1 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup |
| 3 | 4 June 2001 | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | Cook Islands
|
2–1 | 9–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 5–1 | |||||
| 5 | 6–1 | |||||
| 6 | 8 June 2001 | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | Vanuatu
|
2–1 | 7–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 6–2 | |||||
| 8 | 7 July 2002 | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand |  Tahiti
|
2–1 | 2–3 | 2002 OFC Nations Cup |
| 9 | 14 June 2003 | Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |  Papua New Guinea
|
5–3 | 5–3 | Friendly |
| 10 | 5–3 | |||||
| 11 | 1 July 2003 | ANZ National Stadium, Suva , Fiji
|
Vanuatu
|
1–2 | 2–2 | 2003 South Pacific Games |
| 12 | 2–2 | |||||
| 13 | 3 July 2003 | ANZ National Stadium, Suva, Fiji |  Kiribati
|
2–0 | 7–0 | 2003 South Pacific Games |
| 14 | 3–0 | |||||
| 15 | 4–0 | |||||
| 16 | 5–0 | |||||
| 17 | 6–0 | |||||
| 18 | 5 July 2003 | Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori, Fiji |  Tuvalu
|
2–0 | 4–0 | 2003 South Pacific Games |
| 19 | 4–0 | |||||
| 20 | 7 July 2003 | Churchill Park, Lautoka , Fiji
|
 Fiji
|
1–2 | 1–2 | 2003 South Pacific Games |
| 21 | 3 April 2004 | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | Vanuatu
|
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 22 | 2–1 | |||||
| 23 | 6 April 2004 | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | Vanuatu
|
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 24 | 2 June 2004 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | Tahiti
|
2–0 | 4–0 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup |
| 25 | 4–0 | |||||
| 26 | 6 June 2004 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia |  Australia
|
1–0 | 2–2 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup |
| 27 | 2–2 | |||||
| 28 | 25 August 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia , Samoa
|
 American Samoa
|
3–0 | 12–1 | 2007 South Pacific Games |
| 29 | 4–0 | |||||
| 30 | 8–1 | |||||
| 31 | 9–1 | |||||
| 32 | 27 August 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Tonga
|
1–0 | 4–0 | 2007 South Pacific Games |
| 33 | 2–0 | |||||
| 34 | 5 September 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  New Caledonia
|
2–1 | 2–3 | 2007 South Pacific Games |
External links
- Commins Menapi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile Archived 9 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Waitakere club website
References
- ^ "Soccer: Wisdom of Solomon to help with scoring goals". The New Zealand Herald. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Solomons football legend Menapi remembered". rnz.co.nz.
- ^ "Tributes flow across the Pacific for Solomon Islands legend Commins Menapi". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "The life and death of Commins Menapi – Solomon Islands' greatest goalscorer".
- ^ "Menapi hunted". stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Commins Menapi dead at 40". stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Commins Menapi – NZ Herald article".
- ^ "Soccer boys go from rags to riches". stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Article about Solomon Islands football Archived 5 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Menapi Said Marist Will Play Their Game". 5 March 2010.
- ^ Commins Menapi – International Goals – RSSSF
- ^ Commins Menapi – International Goals – RSSSF
- ^ "Vale Commins Menapi". 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Commins Menapi". National Football Teams.
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