New Zealand national under-23 football team
# New Zealand 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

## Players

### Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the friendly games against China on 23 and 26 March. Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2023 after the game against China. Head coach: Danny Hay

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Alex Paulsen | (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 12 | 1GK | Kees Sims | (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Ljungskile SK |
| 22 | 1GK | Scott Morris | (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Christchurch United |
| 2 | 2DF | Zac Zoricich | (2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Central Coast Mariners |
| 3 | 2DF | Adam Supyk | (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 4 | 2DF | Lukas Kelly-Heald | (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| 5 | 2DF | Finn Surman (vice-captain) | (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 13 | 2DF | Finn Linder | (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 |
| 18 | 2DF | Ronan Wynne | (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Denver Pioneers |
| 19 | 2DF | Sam Sutton (captain) | (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 21) | 4 | 1 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 21 | 2DF | Nathan Lobo | (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Auckland City |
| 6 | 3MF | Campbell Strong | (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Seattle Redhawks |
| 8 | 3MF | Ben Old | (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 1 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 15 | 3MF | Isaac Hughes | (2004-03-25)25 March 2004 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| 16 | 3MF | Fin Conchie | (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| 20 | 3MF | Oscar Browne | (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Western Springs |
| 23 | 3MF | Dan McKay | (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| 7 | 4FW | Jesse Randall | (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Charleston Battery |
| 9 | 4FW | Riley Bidois | (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 1 | Dandenong City |
| 10 | 4FW | Jay Herdman | (2004-08-14) 14 August 2004 (age 18) | 2 | 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 |
| 11 | 4FW | Joe Lee | (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Auckland City |
| 14 | 4FW | Oskar van Hattum | (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 17 | 4FW | Noah Karunaratne | (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves |

### 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) |

## 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 | Host | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | Australia New Zealand | 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 | Fiji | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 1996 | Australia | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 9 |
| 1999 | New Zealand | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2004 | Australia New Zealand | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| 2008 | Fiji | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 2012 | New Zealand | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 2015 | Papua New Guinea | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 2019 | Fiji | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| 2023 | New Zealand | 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 | Total | 4 titles | 8/8 | 42 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 150 | 34 |

### Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record :

| Year | Host | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1900–1988 | 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 | See New Zealand men's national football team |
| 1992 | Spain | 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 | United States | 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 | Australia | 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 | Greece | 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 | China | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | United Kingdom | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | Brazil | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Japan | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | France | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2028 | United States | 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 | Australia | 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 | Total | Quarter-finals | 3/8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 |

### Historical results

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