| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yohan Cédric Benjamin Roche | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Number | 69 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2014 | Villefranche | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Villefranche | 17 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Reims B | 32 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Rodez (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Rodez | 38 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Adanaspor | 49 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Quevilly-Rouen | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Quevilly-Rouen B | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Petrolul Ploiești | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2020– | Benin | 16 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 | |||
Yohan Cédric Benjamin Roche (born 7 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești. Born in France, he plays for the Benin national team.
Club career
Roche permanently joined Rodez on 20 June 2019, after a successful year-long loan with them from Stade de Reims. He made his professional debut with Rodez in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over AJ Auxerre, on 26 July 2019.
International career
Roche was born in France to a French father and Beninese mother. He debuted with the Benin national team in a friendly 2–0 win over Gabon on 12 October 2020.
Career statistics
- As of matches played on 18 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 June 2021 | Stade de l’Amitié Mathieu Kérékou, Cotonou, Benin |  Zambia |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Rodez
References
- "Qui es-tu, Yohan Roche ?". 25 June 2018.
- "Yohan Roche est Ruthénois !". 20 June 2019.
- "Rodez vs. Auxerre - 26 July 2019". Soccerway.
- "Tanière des Ecureuils : Qui est Yohan Roche ?". Bénin Web TV. 30 September 2020.
- Issanchou, Erwan (11 October 2020). "Le Bénin s'impose, Roche entre en jeu".
- "Roche, Yohan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
External links
- Yohan Roche – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Yohan Roche at Soccerway
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- 1997 births
- Black French sportspeople
- Living people
- Footballers from Lyon
- Beninese men's footballers
- Benin men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- Beninese people of French descent
- French sportspeople of Beninese descent
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Villefranche Beaujolais players
- Stade de Reims players
- Rodez AF players
- Adanaspor footballers
- US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players
- FC Petrolul Ploiești players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Beninese expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- French expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- 21st-century French sportsmen