Naea Bennett

Naea Bennett
Personal information
Full name Naea Tommy Irving Bennett
Date of birth (1977-07-08) 8 July 1977
Place of birth Tahiti
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 AS Pirae
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995—2002 AS Vénus
2002— AS Pirae
National team‡
1996– Tahiti 16 (12)

* 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 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.[2] In 2015, he refused to play in the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final due to his religious beliefs.[3]

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  F.S. Micronesia 8-0 17-0 2003 South Pacific Games
6 30 June 2003 National Stadium, Suva  F.S. Micronesia 11-0 17-0 2003 South Pacific Games
7 30 June 2003 National Stadium, Suva  F.S. Micronesia 14-0 17-0 2003 South Pacific Games
8 30 June 2003 National Stadium, Suva  F.S. 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. ↑ Janet Thomas (September 2014). "In His Father's Steps". lds.org.
  3. ↑ "Starting line-up: Tahiti vs Portugal" (pdf). 19 July 2015.


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