Eddy Kaspard

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Eddy Kaspard
Personal information
Full name Eddy Helfara Aru Kaspard [1]
Date of birth (2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Papeete, Tahiti
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Pouzauges Bocage
Youth career
2006–2011 Manu-Ura
2011–2016 Tefana
2017–2020 Trélissac
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Trélissac 0 (0)
2022– Pouzauges Bocage 11 (1)
International career‡
2017 Tahiti U17 3 (1)
2018–2019 Tahiti U20 6 (3)
2022– Tahiti 13 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
OFC Nations Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2024 Fiji/Vanuatu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:00, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Eddy Helfara Aru Kaspard (born 27 May 2001) is a Tahitian association footballer who currently plays for Pouzauges Bocage FC of the Championnat National 3, and the Tahiti national team.

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Club career

As a youth Kaspard began playing with A.S. Manu-Ura from age five to ten. He then moved to A.S. Tefana where he remained until 2015. That year he participated in a trials in Metropolitan France organized by Tefana. After being spotted by Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne in a tournament, he was invited to return when he turned sixteen. [2] However, the return trial was unsuccessful and he then had a test period with AJ Auxerre. After not being offered a spot in the club, he had a successful trial with Trélissac FC of the Championnat National 2 in 2017. [3] [4] [5] [6] That year he reportedly also drew interest from AS Monaco. [7] In the 2021–22 Coupe de France Kaspard appeared for Trélissac in the club's Seventh Round victory over A.S. Vénus, Tahiti's representative in the tournament that season. [8]

In December 2022, Kaspard moved to Pouzauges Bocage FC f the Championnat National 3. [9]

International career

As a youth Kaspard represented Tahiti at the under-17 and under-20 levels. He captained the Tahiti team at the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship [7] and scored against Papua New Guinea in the final match of the Group Stage. [10] [11] After turning down an offer to play for France at the under-19 level, Kaspard scored three goals in the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship. He scored against New Zealand [12] and Papua New Guinea [13] in the Group Stage before adding a goal against the Solomon Islands in the Semi-finals. [14] Kaspard's three goals put him tied for third place in the tournament's Golden Boot race. [15] Tahiti ultimately finished as runners-up in the tournament and qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. [16] [7] Kaspard was then named to Tahiti's final roster for the tournament [17] and appeared in all three of the nation's Group Stage matches. [18] Ahead of the tournament he was identified as Tahit's Player to Watch by Goal . [19]

In February 2022 Kaspard was named to Tahiti's roster for a training camp in France and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. He was one of four foreign-based players in the squad. [8] [20]

international goals

Scores and results list Tahiti's's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 August 2023 Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae, French Polynesia Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 2–09–1 Friendly
2.31 August 2023 Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae, French Polynesia Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 2–03–0 Friendly
3.24 November 2023 SIFF Academy Field, Honiara, Solomon Islands Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 5–05–0 2023 Pacific Games
4.15 November 2024 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1–03–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Last updated 15 November 2024

International statistics

As of match played 15 November 2024 [21]
Tahiti
YearAppsGoals
202220
202363
202451
Total134

Personal life

Kaspard's father, Abet Kaspard Tahi, is a former footballer from Pentecost Island, Vanuatu and a former member of the New Hebrides national team. His mother is from Tahiti where the younger Kaspard was born and raised. [7]

Honours

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