Naea Bennett

Naea Bennett
Personal information
Full name	Naea Tommy Irving Bennett
Date of birth	8 July 1977
Place of birth	Tahiti
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	AS Pirae
Senior career*
National team‡
Teams managed
2018–2019	Tahti
	* 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 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.

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

#	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

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