# Batram Suri

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.

## 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.
List of international goals scored by Batram Suri :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 9 October 1992 | Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti | Tahiti | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 17 June 1997 | Western Sydney Stadium, Parramatta, Australia | Australia | 2–5 | 2–6 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 8 April 2000 | Suva, Fiji | New Caledonia | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2000 Melanesia Cup |
| 4 | 15 April 2000 | Suva, Fiji | Fiji | – | 2–2 | 2000 Melanesia Cup |
| 5 | 21 June 2000 | Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti | Cook Islands | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup |
| 6 | 4 June 2001 | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand | Cook Islands | 1–1 | 9–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 8 June 2001 | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand | Vanuatu | 7–1 | 7–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 11 June 2001 | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand | New Zealand | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 14 June 2003 | Bava Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | – | 5–3 | Friendly |
| 10 | 5 July 2003 | Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori, Fiji | Tuvalu | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2003 South Pacific Games |
| 11 | 6 April 2004 | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | Vanuatu | – | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 12 | 19 May 2004 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | Tahiti | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 29 May 2004 | Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia | Vanuatu | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 2 June 2004 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | Tahiti | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup |
| 15 | 9 October 2004 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | Australia | 1–4 | 1–5 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup |

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