Naea Bennett

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.

Naea Bennett
Personal information
Full name Naea Tommy Irving Bennett
Date of birth (1977-07-08) 8 July 1977
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

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
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 June 2001North Harbour Stadium, Albany Vanuatu2-06–12002 FIFA World Cup Qualification
24 June 2001North Harbour Stadium, Albany Vanuatu3-06–12002 FIFA World Cup Qualification
34 June 2001North Harbour Stadium, Albany Vanuatu5-16–12002 FIFA World Cup Qualification
411 June 2001North Harbour Stadium, Albany Cook Islands4-06–02002 FIFA World Cup Qualification
530 June 2003National Stadium, Suva Micronesia8-017–02003 South Pacific Games
630 June 2003National Stadium, Suva Micronesia11-017–02003 South Pacific Games
730 June 2003National Stadium, Suva Micronesia14-017–02003 South Pacific Games
830 June 2003National Stadium, Suva Micronesia17-017–02003 South Pacific Games
93 July 2003National Stadium, Suva Papua New Guinea1-03–02003 South Pacific Games
103 July 2003National Stadium, Suva Papua New Guinea3-03–02003 South Pacific Games
117 July 2003Churchill Park, Lautoka Tonga3-04–02003 South Pacific Games
127 July 2003Churchill Park, Lautoka Tonga4-04–02003 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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