Alvin Tehau (born April 10, 1989) is a

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian language, Tahitian , ; ) is the largest island of the Windward Islands (Society Islands), Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located in the central part of t ...

an professional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

er who plays for

A.S. Pirae Association Sportive Pirae () is a Tahitian football club based in Pirae. They are one of the most successful teams in Tahiti having won the Tahiti Division Fédérale eleven times. They are also the first French Polynesian team to have reached ...

as a

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. He is the twin brother of

Lorenzo Tehau Lorenzo Tehau is a footballer from Tahiti currently playing for A.S. Central Sport as a forward or midfielder. He is the twin brother of Alvin Tehau, brother of Jonathan Tehau and cousin of Teaonui Tehau, all of them playing for Tahiti natio ...

, brother of Jonathan Tehau and cousin of

Teaonui Tehau Teaonui Raymond Tehau (born 1 September 1992) is a Tahitian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vénus. He is the cousin of the brothers Alvin Tehau, Lorenzo Tehau and Jonathan Tehau, all of them playing for Tahiti. Internat ...

, all playing for

Tahiti national football team The Tahiti national football team (; ) represents French Polynesia in men's international football, and is controlled by the Tahitian Football Federation. The team consists of a selection of players from French Polynesia, including Tahiti; they ...

. Tehau is a full-time member of the

, and represented his country at the

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was the ninth FIFA Confederations Cup, which was held in Brazil from 15 to 30 June 2013 as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The most recent winners of the six continental championships appeared in the tourn ...

. He signed for Aceh United of

Liga Primer Indonesia Liga Primer Indonesia (LPI, sometimes translated to English as ''Indonesian Premier League'') was an Indonesian independent football league held in 2011. It was managed by Konsorsium Liga Premier Indonesia and PT Liga Primer Indonesia and was ...

in 2011, alongside

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internationals Pierre Njanka and Alain N'Kong.

International goals

:''As of match played 1 June 2016. Tahiti score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tehau goal.''

Honours

Tahiti First Division The Tahitian Ligue 1 is the top division of the Fédération Tahitienne de Football in French Polynesia. The league is currently named Ligue 1 Vini for sponsorship reasons. Competition format Competition is divided into a regular season and play- ...

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

Tahiti Cup The Tahiti Cup (also known as Coupe de Polynésie or Coupe de Tahiti Nui) is the premier football knockout tournament in French Polynesia. It was created in 1938, and gives the winner of the tournament a berth in the Coupe de France. Between the ...

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

OFC Champions League The OFC Men's Champions League is the premier men's club football competition in Oceania. It is organised by the OFC, Oceania's football governing body. Beginning as the Oceania Club Championship (1987–2006), it has been organised since 2007 ...

: :: ''Runner-up (1):''

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Tahiti *

OFC Nations Cup The OFC Men's Nations Cup, known as the OFC Nations Cup before the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup, 2024 edition, is the primary association football competition contested by the senior list of men's national association football teams, men's natio ...

; 3rd place

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International career statistics

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1989 births Living people French Polynesian men's footballers French Polynesian expatriate men's footballers Tahiti men's international footballers Aceh United F.C. players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia French Polynesian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French Polynesian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia 2012 OFC Nations Cup players 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2016 OFC Nations Cup players 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup players Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards OFC Nations Cup–winning players 21st-century French sportsmen {{FrenchPolynesia-footy-bio-stub