Alvin Tehau

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Alvin Tehau
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Tehau playing for Tahiti
Personal information
Full name Alvin Tehau [1]
Date of birth (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Tahiti
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
A.S. Tefana
Number 12
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 A.S. Tefana
2011 Aceh United 16 (2)
2012–2013 A.S. Tefana
2013–2014 A.S. Dragon
2014– A.S. Tefana
International career
2009 Tahiti U-20 3 (0)
2010– Tahiti 24 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022

Alvin Tehau (born April 10, 1989) is a Tahitian professional association footballer who plays for A.S. Tefana as a central midfielder. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He is the twin brother of Lorenzo Tehau, brother of Jonathan Tehau and cousin of Teaonui Tehau, all playing for Tahiti national football team. [8]

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Tehau is a full-time member of the Tahiti national football team, and represented his country at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

He signed for Aceh United of Liga Primer Indonesia in 2011, alongside Cameroon internationals Pierre Njanka and Alain N'Kong. [9]

International goals

As of match played 1 June 2016. Tahiti score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tehau goal. [10]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
11 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands4Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3–010–1 2012 OFC Nations Cup
24–0
33 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands5New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 1–04–3 2012 OFC Nations Cup
45 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands6Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 3–04–1 2012 OFC Nations Cup
524 September 2012 Complexe Sportif Léo Lagrange, Corbeil-Essonnes, France12Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 1–13–2 2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
63–1
729 May 2016 Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea18Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 4–04–0 2016 OFC Nations Cup
81 June 2016 Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea19Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1–22–2 2016 OFC Nations Cup
924 March 2022 Al-Arabi Stadium, Doha, Qatar 23Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1–13–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Domestic

Winner (2): 2010, 2011
Winner (2): 2010, 2011

International

Runner-up (1): 2012
Winner (1): 2012

International career statistics

Tahiti national team
YearAppsGoals
2012136
201320
201642
201710
201820
202221
Total249

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Alvin Tehau at National-Football-Teams.com