George Suri (born 16 July 1982 in
Honiara
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) is a
Solomon Islands
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soccer
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defender, currently playing for
NZFC
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(New Zealand Football Championship) side
Auckland City FC
Auckland City Football Club is a New Zealand professional football club based in the suburb of Sandringham in Auckland, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Northern League (New Zealand), Northern League. Auckland City have established the ...
.
Club career
Nicknamed ''
Jungle
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Etymology
The word ''jungle'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''jaṅ ...
'', he has previously played for
East Coast Bays
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and
Waitakere United
Waitakere United was a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They were one of the franchises in the ISPS Handa Premiership. They played their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu and The Trusts Arena.
History
Waitakere Uni ...
in
New Zealand
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.
International career
Suri made his debut for the
Solomon Islands national football team
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in 2002 against
New Zealand
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and has collected 19 caps, scoring 1 goal.
Career statistics
International goals
External links
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Profile- New Zealand Football Championship
- Auckland City FC
2008/2009 stats- NZFC
1982 births
Living people
People from Honiara
Solomon Islands men's footballers
Solomon Islands men's international footballers
East Coast Bays AFC players
Waitakere United players
Auckland City FC players
2002 OFC Nations Cup players
2004 OFC Nations Cup players
New Zealand Football Championship players
Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
Men's association football defenders
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