Have we ever had any other NZers play in South America?
Joey Omotani spent half a season at Colatina in Brazil's regional tiers, just come back to NZ though to play for Melville. Jarvis Filimalae (Samoan international but Kiwi citizenship I believe) currently in Peru trialling.
Michael Wilson probably the most notorious though - made the stunning move from Team Wellington to Ecuadorian second-tier side Aucas in 2008
edit: Maksim Manko headed to Argentina about a decade ago on his own terms to try and find a contract. Ended up playing in the third-ish tier, went to Costa Rica too. knew i was forgetting someone