{{Short description|Solomon Islander footballer (born 1971)}} {{BLP one source|date=March 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Batram Suri |image = |upright = |caption = |full_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|11|2}} |birth_place = Laugu, British Solomon Islands |height = 1.75 m |position = Striker, midfielder |currentclub = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = 1990–1992 |years2 = 1992–1994 |years3 = 1994–1999 |years4 = 1999–2000 |years5 = 2000 |years6 = 2001 |years7 = 2002–2003 |years8 = 2003 |years9 = 2004–2005 |years10 = 2005–2006 |years11 = 2006 |years12 = 2006–2007 |years13 = 2007 |years14 = 2007–2008 |years15 = 2008–2009 |years16 = 2009 |years17 = 2010–2011 |clubs1 = Lauga |clubs2 = AS Dragon |clubs3 = Nelson Suburbs |clubs4 = Football Kingz |clubs5 = Lauga |clubs6 = Nadi |clubs7 = YoungHeart Manawatu |clubs8 = Koloale |clubs9 = JP Su'uria |clubs10 = Nasina |clubs11 = Richmond Athletic |clubs12 = Canterbury United |clubs13 = Richmond Athletic |clubs14 = Makuru |clubs15 = Ferrymead Bays |clubs16 = Makuru |clubs17 = Amical |caps4 = 13 |goals4 = 2 |caps12 = 9 |goals12 = 0 |totalcaps = |totalgoals = |nationalyears1 = 1992–2005 |nationalteam1 = Solomon Islands |nationalcaps1 = 48 |nationalgoals1 = 10 |manageryears1 = 2014–2017 |managerclubs1 = Ifira Black Bird |manageryears2 = 2018– |managerclubs2 = Solomon Islands U-19 |manageryears3 = 2019– |managerclubs3 = Solomon Islands U-23 | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|SOL}}}} {{MedalComp|OFC Nations Cup}} {{Medal|Runner-up|2004 Australia|}} {{Medal|3rd|2000 Tahiti|}} }}
'''Batram Suri''' (born 2 November 1971) is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who played as either a striker or a midfielder. As one of the few Solomon Islanders he played club football in New Zealand. He earned almost 50 caps for the national team of the Solomon Islands. At the moment, he is the head coach of the Solomon Islands women's national team and S-League side Waneagu United. ==Club career== Suri is the most well-known player to come out of the Solomon Islands and has previously played in New Zealand for Richmond Athletic and the Football Kingz amongst other clubs (now the New Zealand Knights), in Fiji and Tahiti and has also played for Laugu FC in his native country.
==International career== Suri is also one of the Solomon Islands national team's most successful players helping them reach the oceanic play-off final against Australia in 2005. He made his debut in 1992 and collected over 40 caps, also scoring a fair share of goals.
==Managerial career== On 16 June 2019, Suri was appointed as head coach of the Solomon Islands U-23 to guide them in the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019, to try to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
==Career statistics== ===International=== :''Scores and results list Solomon Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Suri goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Batram Suri |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|9 October 1992}} |Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti |{{fb|Tahiti}} |style="text-align:center"|2–4 |style="text-align:center"|2–4 |1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tahiti vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/30553/Tahiti_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |{{dts|17 June 1997}} |Western Sydney Stadium, Parramatta, Australia |{{fb|Australia}} |style="text-align:center"|2–5 |style="text-align:center"|2–6 |1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australia vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25661/Australia_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|3 |{{dts|8 April 2000}} |Suva, Fiji |{{fb|New Caledonia}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|2–4 |2000 Melanesia Cup |<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Caledonia vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23006/New_Caledonia_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|4 |{{dts|15 April 2000}} |Suva, Fiji |{{fb|Fiji}} |style="text-align:center"|– |style="text-align:center"|2–2 |2000 Melanesia Cup |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fiji vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22937/Fiji_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|5 |{{dts|21 June 2000}} |Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti |{{fb|Cook Islands}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|5–1 |2000 OFC Nations Cup |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solomon Islands vs. Cook Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23009/Solomon_Islands_Cook_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|6 |{{dts|4 June 2001}} |North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand |{{fb|Cook Islands}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|9–1 |2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solomon Islands vs. Cook Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21971/Solomon_Islands_Cook_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|7 |{{dts|8 June 2001}} |North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand |{{fb|Vanuatu}} |style="text-align:center"|7–1 |style="text-align:center"|7–2 |2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vanuatu vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21972/Vanuatu_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|8 |{{dts|11 June 2001}} |North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand |{{fb|New Zealand}} |style="text-align:center"|1–5 |style="text-align:center"|1–5 |2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21542/New_Zealand_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|9 |{{dts|14 June 2003}} |Bava Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |{{fb|Papua New Guinea}} |style="text-align:center"|– |style="text-align:center"|5–3 |Friendly |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Papua New Guinea vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4675/Papua_New_Guinea_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|10 |{{dts|5 July 2003}} |Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori, Fiji |{{fb|Tuvalu}} |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |style="text-align:center"|4–0 |2003 South Pacific Games |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solomon Islands vs. Tuvalu|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19233/Solomon_Islands_Tuvalu.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|11 |{{dts|6 April 2004}} |Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu |{{fb|Vanuatu}} |style="text-align:center"|– |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |Friendly |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vanuatu vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4656/Vanuatu_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|12 |{{dts|19 May 2004}} |Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |{{fb|Tahiti}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solomon Islands vs. Tahiti|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/880/Solomon_Islands_Tahiti.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|13 |{{dts|29 May 2004}} |Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia |{{fb|Vanuatu}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solomon Islands vs. Vanuatu|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/892/Solomon_Islands_Vanuatu.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|14 |{{dts|2 June 2004}} |Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia |{{fb|Tahiti}} |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |style="text-align:center"|4–0 |2004 OFC Nations Cup |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solomon Islands vs. Tahiti|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2154/Solomon_Islands_Tahiti.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|15 |{{dts|9 October 2004}} |Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |{{fb|Australia}} |style="text-align:center"|1–4 |style="text-align:center"|1–5 |2004 OFC Nations Cup |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solomon Islands vs. Australia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2162/Solomon_Islands_Australia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> |}
==Honours==
===Player=== '''Solomon Islands''' *OFC Nations Cup: Runner-up, 2004<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/04oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 2004|access-date=July 13, 2025}}</ref>; 3rd place 2000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 2000|access-date=July 13, 2025}}</ref>
===Individual=== * Solomon Islands Player of the Year (1994) * New Zealand Player of the Year (1996) * New Zealand Top Goalscorer (1997 and 1998) * Oceanian Player of the Year: Fourth place (1996),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ocpoy96.html |title=Oceanian Player of the Year 1996 |work=RSSSF |accessdate=3 July 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213048/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ocpoy96.html |archivedate=3 March 2016 }}</ref> Tenth place (1997<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ocpoy97.html|title=Oceanian Player of the Year 1997|work=RSSSF|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> and 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ocpoy98.html |title=Oceanian Player of the Year 1998 |work=RSSSF |accessdate=3 July 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055411/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ocpoy98.html |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref>), Twelfth place (2002)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ocpoy02.html |title=Oceanian Player of the Year 2002 |work=RSSSF |accessdate=3 July 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180711/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ocpoy02.html |archivedate=3 March 2016 }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT|6064}}
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