Player Details

Name

Bill Poni Tuiloma

Pronunciation

bill too-ee-low-mah

Height

5' 10"

Weight

174 lbs

Date of Birth

3.27.1995 (29)

Birthplace

Auckland, New Zealand

Position

Defender

Position Detail

Central Defender

Preferred Side

Centre

Footedness

Right

Roster Category

Senior
Career Summary

ACQUIRED: Signed on July 25, 2017. Re-signed on Jan. 24, 2018.

2021: Made an appearance off the bench against Seattle on Aug. 29...Started against ATX on Aug. 21...Started, tallying an assist against the Earthquakes on Aug. 4... Started, playing 90 minutes against the Galaxy on July 30... In his seventh consecutive start, he logged 90 minutes against Kansas City on June 19... Started and played 90 minutes against the Philadelphia Union on May 30...Logged 75 minutes off the bench and tal- lied a free-kick goal against Seattle on May 9...Started and played 90 minutes against Club América in the second leg of the SCCL quarterfinal on May 5 ... Started and tallied an assist in his first start of the season against Houston on April 24....Appeared as a second-half substitute against C.D. Marathón in the second leg of the SCCL Round of 16 on April 13. 

2020: Tallied one goal and one assist in 12 games played (nine starts) during the 2020 MLS regular season ... Across all competitions in 2020, tallied one goal and one assist in 14 appearances (9 starts) ... Started and tallied his first goal of the 2020 MLS regular season against RSL on Oct. 14 ... Started and played 90 minutes against San Jose on Oct. 11 ... Started and played 90 minutes against San Jose on Sept. 19 ... Started and played 90 minutes against San Jose on Sept. 16 ... Appeared as a late-game substitute against Seattle on Sept. 6 ... Started and played 90 minutes against the LA Galaxy on Sept. 2 ... Started and played 90 minutes against Seattle on Aug. 23 ... Came off the bench in the MIB Tournament Final against Orlando on Aug. 11 ... Came off the bench against Philadelphia on Aug. 5 ... Started and tallied the game-tying assist against LAFC on July 23 ... Made his first start of the season against the Houston on July 18 ... Made his 2020 debut, logging 12 minutes against the LA Galaxy on July 13. 

2019: Recorded 90 minutes in a 2-1 playoff loss at Real Salt Lake on October 19 … Played his 25th match of the season in a 3-1 home win against the San Jose Earthquakes on Oct. 6 … Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-2 road draw against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 29 … Started his 20th match of the MLS season, logging 90 minutes in a 2-2 home draw against the New England Revolution on Sept. 25 … Made a substitute appearance in a 0-0 home draw against Minnesota United FC on Sept. 22 … Made his 19th league start of 2019 in a 2-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls on Sept. 18 ... Recorded his 20th league appearance in a 1-0 home loss against D.C. United on Sept. 15 … Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 home win against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 7 … Made his 16th league start in a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 31 ... Made his 15th league start in in a 2-1 home loss against Seattle Sounders FC on Aug. 23 … Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-0 home loss against Atlanta United FC on Aug. 18 … Featured 55 minutes off the bench in a 3-2 home win against Chicago Fire on Aug. 14 … Made his 12th league start in a 3-1 home win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Aug. 10 … Started and played 90 minutes on loan to T2 against the LA Galaxy on July 28 ... Made an appearance off the bench in a 2-1 away win against Seattle Sounders FC on July 21 ... Made a substitution appearance in a 1-1 home draw against Orlando City FC on July 18 ... On loan from the Timbers, started and played 45 minutes in a 1-0 away loss against Sacramento Republic SC on July 13 ... Started and played 60 minutes in a 3-2 home loss against LAFC on June 1 … Logged 90 minutes in a 3-1 away win against the Philadelphia Union on May 25 … Played 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against the Houston Dynamo on May 15 ...  Logged 90 minutes in a 1-0 away loss at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 10 … Recorded 90 minutes in a 2-1 away win against Real Salt Lake on May 4 … Scored his first goal of the season in a 2-1 away win at Toronto FC on April 27, earning MLS Goal of the Week honors for Week 9 … Logged 90 minutes in a 3-1 win at Columbus Crew SC on April 20 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss at FC Dallas on April 13 … Played 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss against the San Jose Earthquakes on April 6 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss at LA Galaxy on March 31 ... Made his first league appearance of the season, playing 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss against FC Cincinnati on March 17 ... On loan from the Timbers, Tuiloma started and played 90 minutes in his USL season debut in T2’s 1-1 draw at Tulsa Roughnecks FC on March 9.

2018: Made his fourth appearance in the 2018 MLS playoffs, playing 90 minutes in a 3-2 win against Sporting Kansas City in the second leg of the Western Conference Championship on Nov. 29 ... Recorded 71 minutes off the bench in a 0-0 draw against Sporting Kansas City on Nov. 25 ... Started, playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 playoff win against Seattle Sounders FC on Nov. 4 ... Featured off the bench in a 2-1 win on the road against FC Dallas on Oct. 31 ... Recorded his seventh start of the season, playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 28 ... Appeared in his 12th match of the season, making his sixth start, in a 4-1 win on the road against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 6 ... Made his fourth appearance for T2 in 2018, tallying a goal in a 4-0 win against Tulsa Roughnecks FC on Sept. 9 ... Played 10 minutes as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Toronto FC on Aug. 29 ... Played 90 minutes in T2’s 4-1 loss to Phoenix Rising FC on Aug. 5 ... Played 80 minutes in a 3-2 loss against LAFC in the Open Cup on July 18 ... Made a second straight start in the U.S. Open Cup in a 1-0 win over the Galaxy on June 15 ... Played 90 minutes in a 2-0 win over San Jose in the U.S. Open Cup on June 6 ... Recorded his first MLS start since April 14, playing 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against the Galaxy on June 4 ... Made his fifth league appearance in a 3-2 win over Colorado on May 26 ... Played 90 minutes for a second consecutive game in T2’s 1-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC 2 on May 12 ... Started for a fourth straight week in a 3-2 win over Minnesota United on April 14 ... Scored his first career MLS goal in a 3-2 loss against Orlando City on April 8 ... Made a second consecutive start in a 2-2 draw against the Fire on March 31 ... Named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 4 after making his MLS debut for the Timbers, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas on March 24.

2017: Started and played 90 minutes for T2 in a 1-1 draw against Tulsa on Sept. 3 ... Scored a goal for T2 in a 2-1 loss against Seattle Sounders FC 2 on Aug. 17 ... Played 90 minutes for T2 in a 4-1 loss to Colorado Springs on Aug. 5.

CAREER: Made 22 appearances (22 starts) for Olympique de Marseille II during the 2016-17 campaign, scoring one goal ... Made his first-team debut for Olympique de Marseille on Feb. 7, 2015, becoming the first New Zealand-born player to make an appearance in France’s Ligue 1 ... Began his professional career at 16 years of age with Waitakere United in 2011.  

HONORS: MLS is Back Tournament in 2020. 

INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 24 caps for the New Zealand National Team since making his debut in a 0-0 draw against Trinidad & Tobago on Oct. 16, 2013.