Henry Samuel Luito'o Fa'arodo Jr. (born 5 October 1982 in

Honiara Honiara () is the capital and largest city of Solomon Islands, situated on the northwestern coast of Guadalcanal. , it had a population of 92,344 people. The city is served by Honiara International Airport and the seaport of Point Cruz, and l ...

) is a former professional

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 ...

from the

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 ca ...

who played as a striker or a

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Club career

Fa'arodo attended

Nelson College Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in Nelson, New Zealand, the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. ...

from 2000 to 2001, playing for the school's football team as well as local club side Nelson Suburbs. He is one of few Solomon Islanders who have played in Australian top-flight football for

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...

in the first

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season and for the

Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sunshine North, Melbourne. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the second-tier of the Australian soccer league ...

in the old NSL. He joined

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side Altona Magic after a stint in New Zealand. In May 2010, he won the Oceania Champions League with

Hekari United Hekari United, formerly known as POM Souths, Souths United, PRK Souths United and Hekari Souths United, is a professional football club formed in 2006, based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The club holds the record for most titles in the P ...

. In January 2012, Fa'arodo linked up with Team Wellington in the ASB Premiership. FC Nelson appointed Henry Fa'arodo as their junior technical advisor for the 2012 winter season and also played for the 1st team helping them to win the league.

International career

He has frequently represented the

at international level, making his debut at the

2002 OFC Nations Cup The 2002 OFC Nations Cup took place in New Zealand, between 5 and 14 July 2002. The competition was divided into two group stages, with a knockout tournament at the end. Before the tournament, 11 of the nations were seeded according to their 20 ...

against

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. He played in 16 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. Henry was chosen as a starter on the Oceania All Stars team that faced the LA Galaxy on 6 December 2008 in New Zealand.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Solomon Islands' goal tally first.''

Honours

Hekari United *

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: 2009-10 Fawkner Blues *

minor premiers: 2002 Individual *Bill Fleming Medal: 2002

References

External links

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Player profile
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Player profile
nbsp;– Team Wellington {{DEFAULTSORT:Fa'arodo, Henry 1982 births Living people People from Honiara Solomon Islands footballers Solomon Islands men's international footballers Nelson Suburbs FC players National Soccer League (Australia) players Melbourne Knights FC players A-League Men players Perth Glory FC players Auckland City FC players Altona Magic SC players Hekari United F.C. players Team Wellington FC players People educated at Nelson College 2002 OFC Nations Cup players 2004 OFC Nations Cup players 2012 OFC Nations Cup players 2016 OFC Nations Cup players Solomon Islands expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in Australia Expatriate footballers in Papua New Guinea Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in Australia Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders New Zealand Football Championship players