Oliver Colloty

Oliver Colloty

Personal information
Full name	Oliver John Colloty[1]
Date of birth	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Peterhead
Number	25
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)
2024	Wellington Olympic	9	(2)
2024	Auckland United	10	(3)
2024-	Peterhead	6	(1)
International career^‡
2022–2023	New Zealand U-20	13	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ 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 for Scottish club Peterhead.[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]

After returning to New Zealand he played for Auckland City FC in the second half of 2023, and then Wellington Olympic AFC in 2024. He signed for Auckland United in June 2024.[9]

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.[10] His haul included a brace of goals in the final as New Zealand beat Fiji U-19 3-0 in Tahiti.[11] Colloty was subsequently named in the New Zealand squad for the World Cup tournament.[12]

References

1. "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". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
5. Meikle, Hayden (7 February 2023). "Colloty's skills noticed". Otago Daily Times. 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. "Auckland United sign age group international striker Oliver Colloty". Friendsoffootnallnz. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
10. "New Zealand again win U-19 football championship". rnz.co.nz. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
11. "New Zealand Win OFC U-19 Championship 2022 With 3-0 Victory Over Fiji". boxscorenews. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
12. "Junior All Whites call up overseas based talent". rnz.co.nz. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.