Discounting these, Sumber had 60 caps with 22 goals; note that even this list may include matches considered unofficial by opponents. It is not certain whether he is the most capped player or topscorer for New Zealand as the records of other players remain to be investigated.
Full Name: Steven Paul Sumner
Born: 2/4/1956
Country: New Zealand
Caps: 60 (W33-D10-L17 - 63.33%)
Goals: 22
Age First Cap: 20 yr 5 m 11 d 13/09/1976 vs. Burma 2-0
Age Last Cap: 32 yr 2 m 21 d 23/06/1988 vs. Saudi Arabia 3-2
National Team Career: 11 yr 9 m 10 d
Cap Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 - - 13/09/76 Seoul Burma 2-0 President's Cup
2 - - 18/09/76 Seoul Thailand 3-1 President's Cup
3 - - 23/09/76 Seoul Sth Korea 0-2 President's Cup
4 - - 02/10/76 Noumea New Caledonia 1-2
5 - - 19/03/77 Auckland Taiwan 6-0 World Cup Qualifier
6 3 3 23/03/77 Auckland Taiwan 6-0 World Cup Qualifier
7 - 3 27/03/77 Sydney Australia 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
8 - 3 30/03/77 Auckland Australia 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
9 - 3 11/09/78 Daegu Iran 1-2 President's Cup
10 - 3 13/09/78 Busan Morocco 0-3 President's Cup
11 - 3 01/10/78 Singapore Singapore 2-0
12 - 3 13/06/79 Auckland Australia 1-0
13 1 4 26/07/79 Noumea New Caledonia 2-0
14 - 4 03/10/79 Manama Bahrain 2-0
15 - 4 08/10/79 Manama Bahrain 2-1
16 - 4 19/02/80 Suva Fiji 1-1
17 - 4 21/02/80 Lautoka Fiji 2-0
18 1 5 25/02/80 Noumea Tahiti 1-3 Oceania Cup
19 - 5 27/02/80 Noumea Fiji 0-4 Oceania Cup
20 - 5 29/02/80 Noumea Solomon Islands 6-1 Oceania Cup
21 - 5 20/08/80 Auckland Mexico 4-0
22 - 5 15/09/80 Vancouver Canada 0-4
23 - 5 18/09/80 Edmonton Canada 0-3
24 1 6 25/04/81 Auckland Australia 3-3 World Cup Qualifier
25 - 6 03/05/81 Ba Fiji 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
26 - 6 07/05/81 Taipei Taiwan 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
27 - 6 11/05/81 Jakarta Indonesia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
28 - 6 16/05/81 Sydney Australia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
29 - 6 23/05/81 Auckland Indonesia 5-0 World Cup Qualifier
30 - 6 30/05/81 Auckland Taiwan 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
31 6 12 16/08/81 Auckland Fiji 13-0 World Cup Qualifier
32 - 12 24/09/81 Beijing China 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
33 - 12 03/10/81 Auckland China 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
34 - 12 10/10/81 Auckland Kuwait 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
35 - 12 28/11/81 Auckland Saudi Arabia 2-2 World Cup Qualifier
36 1 13 14/12/81 Kuwait Kuwait 2-2 World Cup Qualifier
37 - 13 19/12/81 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 5-0 World Cup Qualifier
38 - 13 10/01/82 Singapore China 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
39 1 14 15/06/82 Malaga Scotland 2-5 World Cup
40 - 14 19/06/82 Malaga USSR 0-3 World Cup
41 - 14 23/06/82 Seville Brazil 0-4 World Cup
42 - 14 16/08/83 Suva Fiji 0-2
43 - 14 18/08/83 Nadi Fiji 1-0
44 2 16 25/09/83 Auckland Japan 3-1 Olympics Qualifier
45 - 16 01/10/83 Auckland Taiwan 2-0 Olympics Qualifier
46 1 17 07/10/83 Tokyo Japan 1-0 Olympics Qualifier
47 - 17 12/10/83 Taipei Taiwan 1-1 Olympics Qualifier
48 - 17 18/10/84 Lautoka Fiji 2-1
49 - 17 20/10/84 Suva Fiji 1-1
50 1 18 05/06/85 Gisborne Fiji 3-0
51 1 19 07/06/85 Auckland Fiji 2-0
52 - 19 21/09/85 Auckland Australia 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
53 3 22 05/10/85 Auckland Taiwan 5-1 World Cup Qualifier
54 - 22 12/10/85 Christchurch Taiwan 5-0 World Cup Qualifier
55 - 22 26/10/85 Auckland Israel 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
56 - 22 03/11/85 Sydney Australia 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
57 - 22 10/11/85 Tel Aviv Israel 0-3 World Cup Qualifier
58 - 22 02/11/86 Sydney Australia 1-2 Trans Tasman Cup
59 - 22 21/06/88 Melbourne Saudi Arabia 2-0
60 - 22 23/06/88 Melbourne Saudi Arabia 3-2
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
60 33 10 17 125- 70 73 63.33
Types of Matches
Friendlies 19
World Cup Qualifiers 25
World Cup 3
Olympics Qualifiers 4
Oceania Cup 3
President's Cup 5
Trans Tasman Cup 1
Total 60
Caps: 105 (W42-D17-L46 - 48%) Goals: 27 Age First Cap: 20 yr 5 m 11 d 13/09/1976 vs. Burma 2-0 Age Last Cap: 32 yr 2 m 21 d 23/06/1988 vs. Saudi Arabia 3-2 National Team Career: 11 yr 9 m 10 d Cap Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition 1 - - 13/09/76 Seoul Burma 2-0 President's Cup 2 - - 18/09/76 Seoul Thailand 3-1 President's Cup 3 - - 21/09/76 Seoul Sth Korea B 1-0 President's Cup 4 - - 23/09/76 Seoul Sth Korea 0-2 President's Cup 5 - - 25/09/76 Seoul Sth Korea B 0-1 President's Cup 6 - - 28/09/76 Daegu Sth Korea B 1-1 7 - - 02/10/76 Noumea New Caledonia 1-2 8 1 1 28/02/77 Auckland Ba (Fiji) 5-2 9 - 1 19/03/77 Auckland Taiwan 6-0 World Cup Qualifier 10 3 4 23/03/77 Auckland Taiwan 6-0 World Cup Qualifier 11 - 4 27/03/77 Sydney Australia 1-3 World Cup Qualifier 12 - 4 30/03/77 Auckland Australia 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 13 - 4 25/05/77 Auckland Luton Town (Eng) 3-2 14 - 4 26/05/77 Wellington Luton Town (Eng) 2-3 15 - 4 07/06/78 Christchurch England B 0-4 16 - 4 11/06/78 Wellington England B 1-3 17 - 4 14/06/78 Auckland England B 0-4 18 - 4 11/09/78 Daegu Iran 1-2 President's Cup 19 - 4 13/09/78 Busan Morocco 0-3 President's Cup 20 1 5 15/09/78 Seoul E. Frankfurt (Ger) 3-0 President's Cup 21 - 5 27/09/78 Kuala Lumpur Selangor FC (Mal) 1-2 22 - 5 01/10/78 Singapore Singapore 2-0 23 - 5 11/05/79 Auckland Norwich City (Eng) 1-4 24 - 5 13/06/79 Auckland Australia 1-0 25 1 6 26/07/79 Noumea New Caledonia 2-0 26 - 6 02/10/79 Kuwait Al-Qadisiyya (Kuw) 1-2 27 - 6 03/10/79 Manama Bahrain 2-0 28 - 6 05/10/79 Dubai Al Ahli SC (UAE) 1-1 29 - 6 08/10/79 Manama Bahrain 2-1 30 - 6 10/10/79 Belfast Irish FA XI 0-2 31 - 6 12/10/79 Dublin League of Ireland 1-2 32 - 6 15/10/79 London England B 1-4 33 - 6 17/10/79 Ipswich Ipswich Town (Eng) 0-1 34 - 6 22/10/79 Norwich Norwich City 0-5 35 1 7 29/10/79 Dundee Dundee FC 1-8 36 - 7 19/02/80 Suva Fiji 1-1 37 - 7 21/02/80 Lautoka Fiji 2-0 38 1 8 25/02/80 Noumea Tahiti 1-3 Oceania Cup 39 - 8 27/02/80 Noumea Fiji 0-4 Oceania Cup 40 - 8 29/02/80 Noumea Solomon Islands 6-1 Oceania Cup 41 - 8 16/05/80 Christchurch Southern Reg (NZl) 1-1 42 - 8 18/05/80 Wellington Central Reg (Nzl) 1-2 43 - 8 20/08/80 Auckland Mexico 4-0 44 - 8 15/09/80 Vancouver Canada 0-4 45 - 8 18/09/80 Edmonton Canada 0-3 46 1 9 25/04/81 Auckland Australia 3-3 World Cup Qualifier 47 - 9 03/05/81 Ba Fiji 4-0 World Cup Qualifier 48 - 9 07/05/81 Taipei Taiwan 0-0 World Cup Qualifier 49 - 9 11/05/81 Jakarta Indonesia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 50 - 9 16/05/81 Sydney Australia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 51 - 9 23/05/81 Auckland Indonesia 5-0 World Cup Qualifier 52 - 9 30/05/81 Auckland Taiwan 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 53 6 15 16/08/81 Auckland Fiji 13-0 World Cup Qualifier 54 - 15 24/09/81 Beijing China 0-0 World Cup Qualifier 55 - 15 03/10/81 Auckland China 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 56 - 15 10/10/81 Auckland Kuwait 1-2 World Cup Qualifier 57 - 15 07/11/81 Melbourne Victoria (Aus) 2-1 58 - 16 10/11/81 Geelong Geelong (Aus) 3-1 59 - 16 28/11/81 Auckland Saudi Arabia 2-2 World Cup Qualifier 60 1 16 14/12/81 Kuwait Kuwait 2-2 World Cup Qualifier 61 - 16 19/12/81 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 5-0 World Cup Qualifier 62 - 16 10/01/82 Singapore China 2-1 World Cup Qualifier 63 - 16 08/05/82 Auckland League of Ireland 1-0 64 - 16 12/05/82 Gisborne League of Ireland 0-0 65 - 16 16/05/82 Dunedin League of Ireland 1-2 66 - 16 29/05/82 Auckland Watford FC (Eng) 0-2 67 1 17 15/06/82 Malaga Scotland 2-5 World Cup 68 - 17 19/06/82 Malaga USSR 0-3 World Cup 69 - 17 23/06/82 Seville Brazil 0-4 World Cup 70 - 17 05/06/83 Seoul Yukong (Sth Kor) 0-2 President's Cup 71 - 17 11/06/83 Busan PSV E'hoven (Hol) 0-3 President's Cup 72 - 17 16/08/83 Suva Fiji 0-2 73 - 17 18/08/83 Nadi Fiji 1-0 74 2 19 25/09/83 Auckland Japan 3-1 Olympics Qualifier 75 - 19 01/10/83 Auckland Taiwan 2-0 Olympics Qualifier 76 1 20 07/10/83 Tokyo Japan 1-0 Olympics Qualifier 77 - 20 12/10/83 Taipei Taiwan 1-1 Olympics Qualifier 78 - 20 18/10/84 Lautoka Fiji 2-1 79 - 20 20/10/84 Suva Fiji 1-1 80 - 20 24/10/84 Newcastle Newcastle U (Eng) 0-3 81 - 20 29/10/84 Reading Reading (Eng) 2-1 82 - 20 31/10/84 Glasgow Rangers (Sco) 0-5 83 - 20 05/11/84 Leicester Leicester C (Eng) 1-4 84 - 20 07/11/84 Portsmouth Portsmouth (Eng) 2-3 85 - 20 13/11/84 Nottingham England B 0-2 86 1 21 18/05/85 Christchurch Newcastle U (Eng) 1-2 87 1 22 19/05/85 Wellington Newcastle U (Eng) 2-2 88 - 22 22/05/85 Napier Newcastle U (Eng) 0-4 89 - 22 25/05/85 Auckland Newcastle U (Eng) 2-3 90 1 23 05/06/85 Gisborne Fiji 3-0 91 1 24 07/06/85 Auckland Fiji 2-0 92 - 24 10/09/85 Dunedin Otago (NZl) 2-1 93 - 24 12/09/85 Christchurch Canterbury (NZl) 1-1 94 - 24 21/09/85 Auckland Australia 0-0 World Cup Qualifier 95 3 27 05/10/85 Auckland Taiwan 5-1 World Cup Qualifier 96 - 27 12/10/85 Christchurch Taiwan 5-0 World Cup Qualifier 97 - 27 26/10/85 Auckland Israel 3-1 World Cup Qualifier 98 - 27 03/11/85 Sydney Australia 0-2 World Cup Qualifier 99 - 27 10/11/85 Tel Aviv Israel 0-3 World Cup Qualifier 100 - 27 17/02/86 Auckland USSR XI 0-1 101 - 27 19/02/86 Wellington USSR XI 1-1 102 - 27 21/02/86 Christchurch USSR XI 1-2 103 - 27 02/11/86 Sydney Australia 1-2 Trans Tasman Cup 104 - 27 21/06/88 Melbourne Saudi Arabia 2-0 105 - 27 23/06/88 Melbourne Saudi Arabia 3-2
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