Naea Bennett
Naea Bennett | |
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| Minister of Youth, Crime Prevention and Sports | |
| In office 21 February 2022 – 15 May 2023 | |
| President | Édouard Fritch |
| Preceded by | Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu |
| Succeeded by | Nahema Temarii |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1977 |
| Party | Tapura Huiraatira |
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| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2001 | AS Vénus | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2014 | AS Pirae | ? | (91) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2010 | Tahiti | 17 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Tahiti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | AS Pirae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Naea Tommy Irving Bennett[1] (born 8 July 1977) is a French Polynesian former footballer, politician, and former Cabinet Minister. He last played as a striker for AS Pirae and also represented 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.[2]
Football career
[edit]In 2002, Naea Bennett took part in four qualifying matches for the World Cup with the Tahiti team. While playing for AS Pirae, Bennett joined the Tahiti beach soccer team, and competed in both the 2011 and 2015 World Cups. In all he took part in eight matches for as many wins as losses and five goals scored. In October 2013 he was appointed a knight of the Order of Tahiti Nui.[3][4]
Bennett is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and refuses to play football on Sundays.[5] In 2015, he refused to play in the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final due to his religious beliefs.[6]
In 2018 he was appointed interim head coach of the Tahiti national football team.[7][8]
Political career
[edit]In February 2022 he was appointed to the cabinet of Édouard Fritch as Minister of Youth, Crime Prevention and Sports.[9][10]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Tahiti | 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | – | ||
| 1998 | – | ||
| 1999 | – | ||
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2004 | – | ||
| 2005 | – | ||
| 2006 | – | ||
| 2007 | – | ||
| 2008 | – | ||
| 2009 | – | ||
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 12 | |
- Scores and results list Tahiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bennett goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 4 June 2001 | North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand |  Vanuatu | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 3–0 | |||||
| 3 | 5–1 | |||||
| 4 | 11 June 2001 | North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand |  Cook Islands | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 30 June 2003 | National Stadium, Suva, Fiji |  Federated States of Micronesia | 8–0 | 17–0 | 2003 South Pacific Games |
| 6 | 11–0 | |||||
| 7 | 14–0 | |||||
| 8 | 17–0 | |||||
| 9 | 3 July 2003 | National Stadium, Suva, Fiji |  Papua New Guinea | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2003 South Pacific Games |
| 10 | 3–0 | |||||
| 11 | 7 July 2003 | Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji |  Tonga | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2003 South Pacific Games |
| 12 | 4–0 | |||||
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Tahiti
- OFC Nations Cup: Runner-up, 1996;[12] 3rd place, 2002[13]
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: Runner-up, 2015,[14][15] 2017[16][17]
- OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup: 2011[18]
Manager
[edit]Tahiti
References
[edit]- ↑ "FTF – TIKI TOA : la liste des joueurs révélée sur FIFA.com". Fédération Tahitienne de Football.
- ↑ "Football – Focus : La légende Errol Bennett" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ↑ "LISTE DES TITULAIRES". 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ↑ "L'Ordre de Tahiti Nui pour les Tiki Toa" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ↑ Janet Thomas (September 2014). "In His Father's Steps". churchofjesuschrist.org.
- ↑ "Tiki Toa: la polémique qui gâche la fête" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ↑ "Naea Bennet becomes Tahiti's eleven-a-side National coach". 17 March 2018.
- ↑ "Football - Tahiti vs Calédonie : Naea Bennett devient coach de la sélection" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ↑ "La composition du nouveau gouvernement Fritch" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ↑ "Virginie Bruant et Naea Bennett entrent au gouvernement" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- 1 2 Naea Bennett at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Oceania Nations Cup 1996". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ↑ "Oceania Nations Cup 2002". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ↑ FIFA. "2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, List of Players-Tahiti Squad" (PDF). Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ The Rotal Gazette. "Sport Scoreboard, July 20, 2015". Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ FIFA. "2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, List of Players-Tahiti Squad" (PDF). Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ Oceania Football Confederation. "Second has to suffice for Tahiti". Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship, Tahiti Squadron List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ Oceania Football Confedeation. "2019 OFC Beach Soccer Men's Nations Cup, Tahiti List". Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ Beach Soccer. "Tahiti seal ticket to the World Cup!". Retrieved 25 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- Naea Bennett at National-Football-Teams.com
- Naea Bennett – FIFA competition record (archived)
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