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{{Short description|Solomon Islands former footballer}}
{{Update|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stanley Waita
| fullname = Stanley Waita
| image =
| caption   =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|10}}
| birth_place = [[Honiara,NRH]], [[Solomon Islands]]
| height =
| currentclub = [[Hana FC]]
| clubnumber = 20
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1=
| years1 = 2002 | years2 = 2003–2004 | years3 = 2005–2006 | years4 = 2006–2008 | years5 = 2007 | years6 = 2008 | years7 = 2009–2010 | years8 =2010–2011 | years9 =2012
| clubs1 = [[Malaita Eagles]] | clubs2 = [[Naha F.C.]] | clubs3 = [[Agfa Hana]] | clubs4 = [[Waikato FC]] | clubs5 = → [[Ngaruawahia United]] (loan) | clubs6 = [[Honiara Warriors]] | clubs7 = [[Hekari United]] | clubs8 =[[Amicale F.C.]] | clubs9 =[[Hana FC]]
| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 2 | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | caps7 = | goals7 = | caps8 = | goals8 =
| nationalyears1= 2000–2007
| nationalteam1= [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]]<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|6091|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>
| nationalcaps1= 31 | nationalgoals1 = 5
| manageryears1 = 2017 |managerclubs1 = [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2018 |managerclubs2 = [[Solomon Islands national under-17 football team|Solomon Islands U17]]
| pcupdate = 17 July 2010
| ntupdate = 24 January 2018
}}

'''Stanley Waita''' (born 10 October 1979 in [[Auki]]) is a retired [[Solomon Islands]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]]. Since January 2018 he is the head coach of the [[Solomon Islands national under-17 football team|Solomon Islands under-17]].

==Club career==
Waita played in the Central League for Wairarapa United in 2006. The Solomon Islands midfielder transferred to [[Ngaruawahia United]] where he played a key role in the club's promotion charge scoring ten goals in eleven matches for the club. Waita played in the [[ASB Premiership]] for [[Waikato FC]] and completed the 2007-2008 [[Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1]] seasons with [[Ngaruawahia United]].

Waita returned to the Solomon Islands in mid-2008 before joining Papua New Guineans Hekari in 2009. In May 2010, he won the [[2009–10 OFC Champions League|Oceania Champions League]] with [[Hekari United]].<ref>[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/b87e3e5d-d510-4b3a-a880-78091239d0b5/Default.aspx Waitakere United 2-1 Hekari United] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505104821/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/b87e3e5d-d510-4b3a-a880-78091239d0b5/Default.aspx |date=5 May 2010 }} - OFC</ref>

==International career==
He has also represented the senior [[Solomon Islands national football team]], making his debut in 2000 and collecting over 30 caps since.<ref>{{FIFA player|184471}}</ref>

==Career Statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT"></ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]]
|2000||3||0
|-
|2001||3||1
|-
|2002||3||0
|-
|2003||4||1
|-
|2004||10||1
|-
|2005||2||0
|-
|2007||6||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!31!!5
|}

:''Scores and results list Solomon Island's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waita goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Stanley Waita
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|8 June 2001}}
|[[North Harbour Stadium]], [[North Shore, New Zealand|North Shore]], New Zealand
|{{fb|Vanuatu}}
|style="text-align:center"|4–1
|style="text-align:center"|7–2
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vanuatu vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21972/Vanuatu_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|3 July 2003}}
|[[HFC Bank Stadium|ANZ Stadium]], [[Suva]], Fiji
|{{fb|Kiribati}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|7–0
|[[Football at the 2003 South Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2003 South Pacific Games]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solomon Islands vs. Kiribati|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19232/Solomon_Islands_Kiribati.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|12 May 2005}}
|[[Lawson Tama Stadium]], [[Honiara]], Solomon Islands
|{{fb|Cook Islands}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solomon Islands vs. Cook Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/871/Solomon_Islands_Cook_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|25 August 2007}}
|rowspan="2"|[[National Soccer Stadium, Apia|National Soccer Stadium]], [[Apia]], Samoa
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|American Samoa}}
|style="text-align:center"|6–1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|12–1
|rowspan="2"|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solomon Islands vs. American Samoa|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2989/Solomon_Islands_American_Samoa.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|11–1
|}

==Honours==
'''Hekari United'''
*[[OFC Champions League]]: [[2009–10 OFC Champions League|2009-10]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hekari win sets up crucial second-leg final|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/844b092d-9c79-4997-9bd6-85027862d1a5/Default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504164448/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/844b092d-9c79-4997-9bd6-85027862d1a5/Default.aspx|archive-date=4 May 2015|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2010 O-League 2nd Leg Final Match Summary|url=http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/2010%20O-League%202nd%20Leg%20Final%20Match%20Summary.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524175855/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/2010%20O-League%202nd%20Leg%20Final%20Match%20Summary.pdf|archive-date=24 May 2010|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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