Naea Bennett

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Naea Bennett
Personal information
Full name Naea Tommy Irving Bennett
Date of birth (1977-07-08) 8 July 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth Tahiti
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 AS Pirae
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2002 AS Vénus
2002–2014 AS Pirae
National team‡
1996–2010 Tahiti 16 (12)
Teams managed
2018–2019 Tahiti
2020– AS Pirae
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 March 2012

Naea Tommy Irving Bennett[1] (born 8 July 1977) of Tahiti is a footballer who plays as a striker for AS Pirae and also represents the Tahiti national beach soccer team He is also interim head coach of the Tahiti national football team.[2] He is son of Erroll Bennett, a former Tahitian footballer who was runner-up at 1973 and 1980 OFC Nations Cup.

Bennett is a Mormon and refuses to play football on Sundays.[3] In 2015, he refused to play in the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final due to his religious beliefs.[4]

International goals[]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 2001 North Harbour Stadium, Albany  Vanuatu 2-0 6–1 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification
2 4 June 2001 North Harbour Stadium, Albany  Vanuatu 3-0 6–1 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification
3 4 June 2001 North Harbour Stadium, Albany  Vanuatu 5-1 6–1 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification
4 11 June 2001 North Harbour Stadium, Albany  Cook Islands 4-0 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification
5 30 June 2003 National Stadium, Suva  Micronesia 8-0 17–0 2003 South Pacific Games
6 30 June 2003 National Stadium, Suva  Micronesia 11-0 17–0 2003 South Pacific Games
7 30 June 2003 National Stadium, Suva  Micronesia 14-0 17–0 2003 South Pacific Games
8 30 June 2003 National Stadium, Suva  Micronesia 17-0 17–0 2003 South Pacific Games
9 3 July 2003 National Stadium, Suva  Papua New Guinea 1-0 3–0 2003 South Pacific Games
10 3 July 2003 National Stadium, Suva  Papua New Guinea 3-0 3–0 2003 South Pacific Games
11 7 July 2003 Churchill Park, Lautoka  Tonga 3-0 4–0 2003 South Pacific Games
12 7 July 2003 Churchill Park, Lautoka  Tonga 4-0 4–0 2003 South Pacific Games

References[]

  1. ^ "FTF – TIKI TOA : la liste des joueurs révélée sur FIFA.com". Fédération Tahitienne de Football.
  2. ^ "Naea Bennet becomes Tahiti's eleven-a-side National coach". 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ Janet Thomas (September 2014). "In His Father's Steps". churchofjesuschrist.org.
  4. ^ "Starting line-up: Tahiti vs Portugal" (PDF). 19 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2015.

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