| Bill Tuiloma | |
| Full Name: | Bill Poni Tuiloma[1] |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Beach Haven, New Zealand |
| Height: | 1.78 m[2] |
| Position: | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Charlotte FC |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Birkenhead United |
| Youthyears2: | 2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Asia–Pacific FA |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs1: | Waitakere United |
| Years2: | 2013–2017 |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Clubs2: | Marseille B |
| Years3: | 2015–2017 |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | Marseille |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | → Strasbourg (loan) |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Clubs5: | → Strasbourg B (loan) |
| Years6: | 2017–2022 |
| Caps6: | 107 |
| Goals6: | 10 |
| Clubs6: | Portland Timbers |
| Years7: | 2017–2020 |
| Caps7: | 21 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Clubs7: | Portland Timbers 2 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Caps8: | 17 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Clubs8: | Charlotte FC |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Clubs9: | Crown Legacy FC |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalteam1: | New Zealand U17 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2015 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalteam2: | New Zealand U20 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalteam3: | New Zealand U23 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2013– |
| Nationalcaps4: | 39 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 4 |
| Nationalteam4: | New Zealand |
| Pcupdate: | 8 August 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 2 July 2024 |
Bill Poni Tuiloma (born 27 March 1995) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer.
Tuiloma has represented New Zealand internationally since 2013, and was the first New Zealander to play in Ligue 1, the highest division of French football.
Born in Beach Haven, New Zealand, Tuiloma is of Samoan descent.[3] He attended Birkenhead College and Lincoln High School. He was part of the first intake of players to be invited to the Asia Pacific Football Academy which worked with Chelsea FC.
Following trials with LA Galaxy and Queens Park Rangers, Tuiloma signed a deal with French side Olympique de Marseille in July 2013.[4] [5] He also admitted that Queens Park Rangers and Wellington Phoenix were also interested in signing him if the Marseille deal fell through.
Tuiloma made his first-team debut for the club on 7 February 2015, when he came on as a late substitute for Florian Thauvin in a 2–2 draw with Rennes.[6] Upon making his debut he became the first New Zealander ever to play in Ligue 1.[7] It was one of only two senior appearances he made, however, before signing on loan for Strasbourg for the 2015–16 season, and then permanently for Portland Timbers in 2017.[8] [9]
On 25 July 2017, Tuiloma officially signed with MLS side Portland Timbers.[9] He made three appearances with Portland Timbers 2 in 2017, and made his first-team debut on 24 March 2018, in a 1–1 draw with FC Dallas.[10] The Timbers resigned Tuiloma on 24 January 2018.
Tuiloma represented New Zealand under-17 at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup and New Zealand under-20, for whom he was also the captain, at the 2013 and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cups.[3]
He made his senior international debut for New Zealand on 15 October 2013, at the age of 18, when he came on as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain.[11] [12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Waitakere United | 2011–12 | Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Marseille | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2015–16 | Championnat National | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Portland Timbers | 2017 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| 2019 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 50 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Total | 31 | 4 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 October 2021 | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
| 2. | 24 March 2022 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 3. | 30 March 2022 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 4. | 4–0 | |||||
Waitakere United
Strasbourg
Portland Timbers
New Zealand