Oceania · OFC

Cook Islands (2026)

Kūki 'Āirani

Matches: 2; 2 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 1-0-1; 1 W · 0 D · 1 L
Goals: 4; 5 against
Goal difference: -1

General Information

Cook Islands Football Association

Founded: 1971
FIFA entry: 1994
Average height in 2026: 1.78 m
Average age in 2026: 24.2 years
Confederation: Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
Continent: Oceania
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Rhys Buka(Coach)

Date of birth: 8 November 1987
Matches: 2 (0 official · 2 friendlies)

Add picture

Players of Cook Islands in 2026

18 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers2
Emmett Connolly	5 April 2007	Goalkeeper	Western Springs AFC	1	0	0
Ngereine Maro	20 March 2005	Goalkeeper	Auckland United	1	0	0
Defenders3
Tremaine Rimene-Albrett	1 January 2002	Centre Back	Western Suburbs Porirua	2	0	1
Ben Mata	10 August 1998	Centre Back	Wellington Olympic	1	0	2
Dwayne Tiputoa	8 December 1997	Centre Back	Tupapa Maraerenga	1	0	0
Midfielders7
Kerim Kumsuz	27 August 1992	Centre Midfielder	Auburn FC	2	0	1
Thane Beal	26 March 1997	Centre Midfielder	Waverley Wanderers	2	0	0
Taci Kumsuz	6 January 1999	Attacking Midfielder	University NSW	2	0	0
Dallas Rongokea	13 July 2007	Centre Midfielder	Wellington Olympic	2	0	0
Grover Harmon	9 August 1989	Attacking Midfielder	Tupapa Maraerenga	1	0	0
Oscar Wichman	1 July 2005	Attacking Midfielder	Tupapa Maraerenga	0	2	0
Ngametua Tuakana	28 February 2005	Left Midfielder	Tupapa Maraerenga	0	1	0
Forwards6
Joshua Barrymore-Uden	1 May 2008	Right Winger	Melville United	2	0	0
Cade Mapu	5 December 1997	Striker	Central Coast United	2	0	0
Tupaia Ringi	14 March 2003	Striker	Belconnen United	2	0	0
Kima Webb	30 July 2009	Left Winger	Tupapa Maraerenga	1	1	0
Dalziel Beal	26 April 2005	Centre Forward	Westvale Olympic	0	1	0
Tione Nand	1 January 2006	Centre Forward	Avatiu Rarotonga	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Cook Islands in 2026

2 matches

30 Sept 2026Friendly · CIFA FieldHvs.TahitiMatch report: Cook Islands vs. Tahiti 3–2Win
26 Sept 2026Friendly · CIFA FieldHvs.TahitiMatch report: Cook Islands vs. Tahiti 1–3Defeat

Match Progress for Cook Islands

1 W · 0 D · 1 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Cook Islands

14 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Tahiti	12	1	0	11	5
Tonga	11	5	2	4	16
Samoa	8	3	1	4	9
American Samoa	5	2	1	2	9
Solomon Islands	5	0	0	5	2
New Caledonia	5	0	0	5	0
Fiji	4	0	0	4	2
Papua New Guinea	3	0	0	3	1
Australia	2	0	0	2	0
Tuvalu	1	1	0	0	4
Kiribati	1	1	0	0	3
Wallis and Futuna	1	1	0	0	2
Vanuatu	1	0	0	1	1
New Zealand	1	0	0	1	0
Total	60	14	4	42	54

All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Cook Islands

Games Total: 22
Goals: 17
Goals Against: 68
Games W/D/L: 3/1/18
Avg. Goals / Match: 0.77
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 3.09

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 4; Taylor Saghabi
Most Matches: 14; Tony Jamieson
Most Yellow Cards: 2; Adrian Shepherd
Most Red Cards: 1; Miitamariki Joseph

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Cook Islands

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Jamieson, Tony	Goalkeeper	2000–2011	20	20	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Saghabi, Taylor	Left Winger	2011–2024	18	15	3	5	0	3	0	0
3	Pareanga, John	Defender	1998–2011	18	14	4	1	0	1	0	0
4	Harmon, Grover	Attacking Midfielder	2009–2026	18	18	0	1	1	2	0	0
5	Mustonen, Paavo Tariu	Left Midfielder	2007–2024	17	14	3	0	2	2	0	0
6	Chambers, Joseph	Midfielder	1996–2004	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Jamieson, Mark	Defender	2000–2004	13	13	0	1	0	2	0	0
8	Tauira, Christian Teiva	Midfielder	1998–2004	13	9	4	0	0	0	0	0
9	Te Miha, Nikorima	Striker	1998–2011	12	9	3	2	0	0	0	0
10	Mani, Stenter	Striker	1996–2001	12	10	2	2	0	0	0	0
11	Shepherd, Daniel	Midfielder	2000–2007	12	10	2	1	0	1	1	0
12	Nand, James	Defender	1996–2001	12	11	1	0	0	0	0	0
13	Elikana, Tahiri	Goalkeeper	2011–2024	12	12	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	Best, Campbell	Striker	2009–2015	10	7	3	3	0	0	0	0
15	Tisam, Tuka	Midfielder	2004–2011	10	6	4	0	1	0	0	0
16	Joseph, Miitamariki	Defender	2007–2011	10	10	0	0	0	1	0	1
17	Burrow, Emiel	Left Back	2011–2024	10	7	3	0	0	1	0	0
18	Drollett, Edward	Midfielder	1996–2007	9	8	1	1	0	0	0	0
19	Mani, Ngatuaine	Defender	2000–2001	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0
20	Puroku, Junior	Midfielder	2000–2011	9	7	2	1	0	0	0	0
21	Tiputoa, Dwayne	Centre Back	2022–2026	9	7	2	1	0	1	0	0
22	Chambers, Tristram	Midfielder	1996–2001	9	7	2	0	0	1	0	0
23	Ruaine-Prattley, Orin	Centre Back	2022–2024	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Rimene-Albrett, Tremaine	Centre Back	2023–2026	8	5	3	2	0	1	0	0
25	Tisam, Nathan	Defender	2007–2015	8	3	5	0	0	0	0	0
26	Ngauora, Joseph	Midfielder	2009–2011	7	6	1	3	0	0	0	0
27	Tatuava, Eugenie	Striker	2004–2007	7	7	0	0	0	1	0	0
28	Karika, Josh	Centre Forward	2015–2024	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
29	Beal, Thane	Centre Midfielder	2022–2026	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Harmon, Lee	Centre Midfielder	2022–2024	7	6	1	0	0	2	1	0
31	Shepherd, Adrian	Midfielder	2004–2007	6	5	1	0	0	2	0	0
32	van Eijk, Paul	Defender	2004–2011	6	4	2	0	0	1	0	0
33	Fuhiniu, Gichin	Centre Midfielder	2011–2024	6	5	1	0	0	1	0	0
34	Simiona, Harlem	Centre Forward	2015–2024	6	6	0	0	0	2	0	0
35	Maro, Ngereine	Goalkeeper	2023–2026	6	6	0	0	0	1	0	0
36	Dickenson, Heath	Defender	1998–2001	5	5	0	0	0	1	0	0
37	Mateariki, Teariki	Midfielder	2004–2007	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
38	Quijano, John Michael	Midfielder	2007–2011	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
39	Paniani, Teremaki	Midfielder	1998–2000	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Turepu, Branden	Defender	2009–2011	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
41	Joseph, Sunai	Defender	2023–2024	5	5	0	0	0	1	0	1
42	Beal, Dalziel	Centre Forward	2023–2026	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
43	Wichman, Oscar	Attacking Midfielder	2024–2026	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
44	Tiere, Vaiola	Goalkeeper	1996–1998	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	Samuel, Victor	Defender	2004	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	Putere, Aturangi	Midfielder	2004	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
47	Le Mouton, Thomas	Midfielder	2007–2009	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	1
48	Tisam, Ano	Striker	2007–2009	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	Manuel, Roger	Midfielder	2009–2011	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
50	McGregor, Alex	Centre Midfielder	2015–2023	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 1 duos of Cook Islands

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Mustonen, Paavo Tariu	Best, Campbell	2011	2	67

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 4 of 24 goals.