Oliver Colloty
Personal information
Full name Oliver John Colloty[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-04) 4 July 2003[1]
Place of birth Dunedin, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Auckland City
Youth career
0000–2014 Maori Hill
2015–2017 Roslyn Wakari
2018 Western Suburbs
2018 Southern United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Southern United 3 (0)
2019–2020 Roslyn Wakari 18 (5)
2020 Dunedin Technical 6 (1)
2021 Christchurch United 22 (18)
2022-2023 Melville United 31 (20)
2023- Auckland City 2 (1)
International career‡
2022–2023 New Zealand U-20 13 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023

Oliver John Colloty (born 4 July 2003) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a striker.[2]

Early life

Colloty was a student at Otago Boys' High School. In 2021 he won the Youth Player of the Year title for the Mainland Premier League.[3]

Career

Colloty made his debut for Southern United FC in the New Zealand Football Championship at fifteen years-old playing against Hawke's Bay United FC in March 2019.[4] In 2022 he scored 20 goals in 31 games for Melville United AFC.[5] He had a trial with Sheffield Wednesday in January 2023.[6] Although born in Dunedin, Colloty has a British passport. However, the trial was cut short due to a hamstring injury.[7] Colloty was also reportedly completed trials at Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers.[8]

International career

Colloty shared the golden boot with Kian Donkers as New Zealand triumphed in the OFC Under-19 Championship in 2022, and qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Argentina in May 2023.[9] His haul included a brace of goals in the final as New Zealand beat Fiji U-19 3-0 in Tahiti.[10] Colloty was subsequently named in the New Zealand squad for the World Cup tournament.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: New Zealand (NZL)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 17. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Oliver Colloty". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Striker Oliver Colloty trialling with FA Cup giantkillers Sheffield Wednesday". Friendsoffootballnz.com. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Miller, Tim (20 March 2019). "Colloty chasing professional dream". odt.co.nz. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Meikle, Hayden (7 February 2023). "Colloty's skills noticed". Odt.co.nz. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Cole, Josh (8 January 2023). "Sheffield Wednesday casting eye over 19-year-old forward". Football League World. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Miller, Alex. "Heartbreak for talented New Zealand hot shot – Sheffield Wednesday trial thrown into jeopardy". thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Smeaton, Graham (29 January 2023). "Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers join race to sign young striker, Sheffield Wednesday have also had a look". The72.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand again win U-19 football championship". rnz.co.nz. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand Win OFC U-19 Championship 2022 With 3-0 Victory Over Fiji". boxscorenews. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Junior All Whites call up overseas based talent". rnz.co.nz. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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