Ian Paia (born 28 October 1990) is a

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who currently plays for Solomon Warriors in the

Telekom S-League The Telekom S-League, commonly known as just the Solomon Islands S-League or more simply the S-League for sponsorship reasons, is a semi professional league and the top division of the Solomon Islands Football Federation. It was known as the Solo ...

as a forward.

Club career

Paia has been a youth product of

Koloale FC Honiara Koloale FC, Honiara, is a Solomon Islands football club, playing in the Telekom S-League. They are based in Honiara. Their ground is Lawson Tama Stadium. Koloale FC has been one of Solomon Islands most successful clubs in recent years, winning t ...

. After a few years he signed for the Solomon Warriors in 2014. After playing in the

OFC Champions League The OFC Champions League, also known as the O-League, is the premier men's club soccer competition in Oceania. It is organised by the OFC, Oceania's football governing body. Beginning as the Oceania Club Championship (1987–2006), it has been ...

he signed in 2017 for

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

an side Ifira Black Bird. After winning the Vanuatuan Championship he returned to the Solomon Warriors.

International career

Paia played his first international game with the senior national team on 9 July 2011 against

(0–0).

Honours

;Koloale * Solomon Islands National Club Championship/

(1):

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* * * 1990 births Living people Solomon Islands men's footballers Solomon Islands men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Solomon Warriors F.C. players {{Solomons-footy-bio-stub