| Oliver Colloty | |
| Full Name: | Oliver John Colloty[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Wellington Olympic |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Maori Hill |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Roslyn Wakari |
| Youthyears3: | 2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Western Suburbs |
| Youthyears4: | 2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | Southern United |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Southern United |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Roslyn Wakari |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | Dunedin Technical |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | Christchurch United |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 18 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Melville United |
| Caps5: | 31 |
| Goals5: | 20 |
| Clubs6: | Auckland City |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Clubs7: | Wellington Olympic |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | New Zealand U-20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 11 |
| Club-Update: | 29 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 6 June 2023 |
Oliver John Colloty (born 4 July 2003) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a striker.[2]
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]
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]
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.[9] His haul included a brace of goals in the final as New Zealand beat Fiji U-19 3-0 in Tahiti.[10] Colloty was subsequently named in the New Zealand squad for the World Cup tournament.[11]