How many clearances New Zealand make, and who makes most.
Updated 27 September 2026, after the last game
Finn Surman has made the most clearances for New Zealand in 2026, 26 in six appearances, 4.33 a game, ahead of Tyler Bindon with 23 and Michael Boxall with 19, across all competitions.
New Zealand make more clearances away from home, 17.4 a game in their last 10 away games against 9.9 in their last 10 at home.
New Zealand made 34 clearances at home to Belgium on 27 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 16.3 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Palestine on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Clearances | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Surman | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 7 |
| Tyler Bindon | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 6 |
| Michael Boxall | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 4 |
| Marko Stamenić | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 8 |
| Liberato Cacace | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 4 |
| Tim Payne | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 6 |
| Joe Bell | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 5 |
| Francis de Vries | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Ben Old | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 2 |
| Bill Tuiloma | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Max Crocombe | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Elijah Just | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 4 |
| Jesse Randall | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 4 |
| Storm Roux | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Sarpreet Singh | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 3 |
| Matthew Garbett | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Chris Wood | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Ryan Thomas | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 |
| Alex Rufer | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Callum McCowatt | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Nando Pijnaker | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Sam Sutton | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| George Stanger | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Callan Elliot | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| M. Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Michael Woud | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| D. Wilkins | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stipe Ukich | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Andre de Jong | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dane Ingham | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| James McGarry | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alex Paulsen | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Owen Parker-Price | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kosta Barbarouses | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Logan Rogerson | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ben Waine | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | New Zealand | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2026 | China PR (A) | Friendly International | 0-3 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Palestine (A) | Friendly International | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 1-5 | 34 | 26 | 60 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-3 | 21 | 36 | 57 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Iran (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 24 | 27 | 51 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Haiti (A) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Chile (H) | Friendly International | 4-1 | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Finland (H) | Friendly International | 0-2 | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Ecuador (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 33 | 6 | 39 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand clearances | Over 14.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| New Zealand clearances | Over 16.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| New Zealand clearances | Over 18.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| New Zealand clearances | Over 20.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| New Zealand clearances | Over 22.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent clearances | Over 14.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent clearances | Over 16.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent clearances | Over 18.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent clearances | Over 20.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent clearances | Over 22.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total clearances | Over 20.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total clearances | Over 25.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total clearances | Over 30.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total clearances | Over 35.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total clearances | Over 40.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |