Batram Suri
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Batram Suri is a Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...

 footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who plays as either a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 or a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 and is currently playing for Amicalin the Matson's Premier Football League
Mainland Premier League
The Mainland Premier League or Robbie's Premier Football League for sponsorship reasons is a semi-professional status league competition run by for Association football clubs located in the northern half of the South Island, New Zealand....

.

He is the most well-known player to come out of the Solomon Islands and has previously played in New Zealand for Richmond Athletic
Richmond Athletic F.C.
Richmond Athletic FC is a New Zealand soccer club, based in the South Island town of Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand. Their home ground is Jubilee Park....

 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.

He is also one of the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands national football team
The Solomon Islands national football team is the national team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by Solomon Islands Football Federation. The team shocked the football world in the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup , tying Australia 2–2 to nip heavily-favored New Zealand for second place and a spot...

 national football team's most successful players helping them reach the oceanic play-off final
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Oceania. 12 teams took part, competing for a place in the intercontinental play-off against the fifth-placed team from South America...

 against Australia in 2005. He made his debut in 1992 and collected over 40 caps, also scoring a fair share of goals.

Achievements

  • 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
    Oceania Footballer of the Year
    The Oceania Footballer of the Year award is presented to the best football player from the Oceania region. The winner is chosen by a forum of journalists. The award is dominated by Australian players, though New Zealand's Wynton Rufer is tied with Harry Kewell for the most titles with 3...

    : Fourth place (1996), Tenth place (1997 and 1998), Twelfth place (2002)
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