Mikaël Roche

Mikaël Roche
	Roche with Tahiti at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name	Mikaël Roche
Date of birth	24 December 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Papeete, Tahiti
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	A.S. Tefana
Number	29
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	AS Jeunes Tahitiens
2000–2001	AS Monaco B
2001–2005	ROS Menton
2005–2006	US Marseille Endoume
2006–2009	AS Jeunes Tahitiens
2009–2014	AS Dragon
2014–2018	A.S. Tefana
2018–	A.S. Central Sport
International career‡
2011–2017	Tahiti
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Tahiti
OFC Nations Cup
Pacific Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 Oct 2018

Mikaël Roche (born 24 December 1982) is a footballer from Papeete, Tahiti, who plays as a goalkeeper for A.S. Central Sport. He is a member of the Tahiti national football team.

Career

Roche started his career with local club AS Jeunes before moving to France to play for AS Monaco reserve team in 2000. He moved to ROS Menton in the following year, staying with the team until 2005, later transferring to US Marseille Endoume.

Roche returned to Tahiti in 2006 to his former club AS Jeunes, joining AS Dragon in 2009 and winning the Tahiti First Division in 2011–12. Roche is also a PE teacher. He has stated this in an interview.^[2]

International career

Roche made his debut for the Tahiti in 2011 and was the starting goalkeeper at 2012 OFC Nations Cup before losing his starting place to Xavier Samin after the first two matches, as the team won the competition for the first time. On 20 June 2013, he conceded ten goals against Spain in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, he however was considered a hero during this match and won the support of the Brazilian fans.^[3] He also traded shirts with his counterpart, Pepe Reina after the match.

Honours

Player

Tahiti First Division:

Winner (1): 2012

Tahiti

OFC Nations Cup: 2012^[4]
Pacific Games: 3rd place 2011^[5]

International career statistics

Tahiti national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	2	0
2012	3	0
2013	2	0
2014	0	0
2015	0	0
2016	5	0
2017	2	0
Total	14	0

References

^ "Squad lists for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 7 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
^ "Oceania Football Confederation". Oceaniafootball.com. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "Spain 10-0 Tahiti – as it happened". Guardian. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "2012 OFC Nations Cup-Tahiti Squad". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
^ "Football at the 2011 Pacific Games-Tahiti Squad". Retrieved 31 October 2024.

External links

Mikaël Roche at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Squad lists for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 7 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

[2] "Oceania Football Confederation". Oceaniafootball.com. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

[3] "Spain 10-0 Tahiti – as it happened". Guardian. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[4] "2012 OFC Nations Cup-Tahiti Squad". Retrieved 31 October 2024.

[5] "Football at the 2011 Pacific Games-Tahiti Squad". Retrieved 31 October 2024.

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