# New Zealand men's national under-23 football team

The New Zealand national under-23 football team, informally known as the "OlyWhites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand in international Under-23 football events, such as the Summer Olympics.
The OlyWhites qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after winning the OFC Preliminary Competition in Fiji. Thus, Beijing saw the first Olympic appearance for a New Zealand men's football team.

## Results and fixtures
### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### 2024
## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 Olympics between 24 July and 10 August 2024. Caps and goals updated as of 27 July 2024 after the game against the United States.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Alex Paulsen | (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 22) | 6 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth |
| 12 | 1GK | Kees Sims | (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | GAIS |
| 2 | 2DF | Michael Boxall* | (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 36) | 14 | 1 | Minnesota United |
| 3 | 2DF | Sam Sutton | (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 23) | 6 | 1 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 4 | 2DF | Tyler Bindon | (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Reading |
| 5 | 2DF | Finn Surman | (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Portland Timbers FC |
| 13 | 2DF | Lukas Kelly-Heald | (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 15 | 2DF | Matthew Sheridan | (2004-05-09) 9 May 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 20 | 2DF | Isaac Hughes | (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 6 | 3MF | Joe Bell* | (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25) | 8 | 0 | Viking |
| 7 | 3MF | Matthew Garbett (captain) | (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 1 | NAC Breda |
| 8 | 3MF | Ben Old | (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 1 | Saint-Étienne |
| 10 | 3MF | Sarpreet Singh* | (1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Unattached |
| 16 | 3MF | Fin Conchie | (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 17 | 3MF | Lachlan Bayliss | (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Newcastle Jets |
| 9 | 4FW | Ben Waine | (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 23) | 12 | 9 | Plymouth Argyle |
| 11 | 4FW | Jesse Randall | (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 22) | 6 | 5 | Auckland FC |
| 14 | 4FW | Jay Herdman | (2004-08-14) 14 August 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 |
| 18 | 4FW | Oskar van Hattum | (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 2 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 19 | 4FW | Liam Gillion | (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 1 | Auckland FC |
* Overage player.

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Henry Gray | (2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town U21 | 2024 Summer Olympics$^{ALT}$ |
| GK | Scott Morris | (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Stoke City U23 | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| GK | Alby Kelly-Heald | (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| GK | Joe Knowles | (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Eastern Suburbs | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| DF | Zac Zoricich | (2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | Sydney Olympic | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| DF | Nathan Lobo | (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Auckland City | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| DF | Aaryan Raj | (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 2 | Eastern Suburbs | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| MF | Luis Toomey | (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 23) | 2 | 1 | Auckland FC | 2024 Summer Olympics$^{ALT}$ |
| MF | Campbell Strong | (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Eastern Suburbs | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| MF | Willem Ebbinge | (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 24) | 3 | 0 | Harvard Crimson | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| MF | Dan McKay | (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Cobh Ramblers | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| MF | Ryan Verney | (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 1 | Eastern Suburbs | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| MF | Oscar Browne | (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Western Springs | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| MF | Matthew Ellis | (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Western Springs | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| MF | Aiden Carey | (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Western Springs | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| MF | Theo Ettema | (2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Wellington Olympic | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| FW | Riley Bidois | (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 6 | Loudoun United | 2024 Summer Olympics$^{INJ}$ |
| FW | Joe Lee | (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | Auckland City | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| FW | Keegan Kelly | (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 1 | Flatirons Rush | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| FW | George Ott | (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 23) | 2 | 2 | Avondale | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| FW | Adama Coulibaly | (2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Auckland FC | v. Fiji, 9 September 2023 |
| Notes: $^{ALT}$ Alternate. $^{INJ}$ Withdrew due to injury. |||||||

### Overage players in Olympic Games

| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| 2008 | Ryan Nelsen (DF) | Simon Elliott (MF) | Chris Killen (FW) |
| 2012 | Ryan Nelsen (DF) | Michael McGlinchey (MF) | Shane Smeltz (FW) |
| 2020 | Winston Reid (DF) | Michael Boxall (DF) | Chris Wood (FW) |
| 2024 | Michael Boxall (DF) | Joe Bell (MF) | Sarpreet Singh (MF) |

## Competitive record
### OFC Men's Olympic qualifying tournament

The New Zealand national under-23 football team has competed in the OFC Men's Olympic qualifying tournament since 1991. During the 1980s, the New Zealand national football team participated in Olympic qualification.
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1988 | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team |
| 1991 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 1996 | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 9 |
| 1999 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| 2008 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 2012 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 2015 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 2019 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| 2023 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Total | 5 titles | 9/9 | 46 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 173 | 35 |

### Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1900–1988 | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team | See New Zealand men's national football team |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| 2020 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2032 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 4/9 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 |

#### Tokyo 2020
## Historical results
### Head-to-head record

    As 30 July 2024
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| American Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 100.00 |
| Australia | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 12.50 |
| Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0.00 |
| Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Cook Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 100.00 |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Fiji | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 80.00 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Honduras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Japan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0.00 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 50.00 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 100.00 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 100.00 |
| South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 25.00 |
| Tonga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 100.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Vanuatu | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 8 | +27 | 87.50 |
| Total | 86 | 43 | 11 | 32 | 211 | 115 | +96 | 50.00 |
* ↑ Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.

### Senior teams

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 100.00 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 80.00 |