Alvin Tehau (born April 10, 1989) is a

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Aust ...

an professional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is t ...

er who plays for

A.S. Tefana Association Sportive Tefana Football, is a football club from Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The club plays their home matches at Stade Louis Ganivet. The club became the second French Polynesian team to have reached the final of the OFC Champi ...

as a

central midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

. He is the twin brother of

Lorenzo Tehau Lorenzo Tehau is a footballer from Tahiti currently playing for A.S. Central Sport. He is the twin brother of Alvin Tehau, brother of Jonathan Tehau and cousin of Teaonui Tehau, all of them playing for Tahiti national football team. He represente ...

, brother of

Jonathan Tehau Jonathan Tehau is a Tahitian footballer currently playing for A.S. Central Sport. He is the brother of twins Lorenzo Tehau and Alvin Tehau and cousin of Teaonui Tehau, all playing for Tahiti national football team. He is a full-time member of the ...

and cousin of

Teaonui Tehau Teaonui Tehau (born 1 September 1992) is a Tahitian footballer who plays as a striker or as a midfielder for A.S. Vénus. He is the cousin of the brothers Alvin Tehau, Lorenzo Tehau and Jonathan Tehau, all of them playing for Tahiti. Interna ...

, all playing for

Tahiti national football team The Tahiti national football team (French: ''Équipe de football de Tahiti'') represents French Polynesia and is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football. The team consists of a selection of players from French Polynesia, not just ...

. 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 tourna ...

. He signed for Aceh United of

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in 2011, alongside

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international footballers

Pierre Njanka Pierre Djaka Njanka-Beyaka (born 15 March 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Njanka played for Cameroon at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as the 2004 African Nations Cup. He has been capped 4 ...

and

Alain N'Kong Alain N'Kong (born 6 April 1979) is a Cameroonian former professional association football, football who played as a midfielder. Club career N'Kong was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Early in his career, he played all over the world, including UD L ...

International goals

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

Honours

Domestic

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

International

OFC Champions League The OFC Champions League, also known as the O-League, is the premier men's club soccer 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 ...

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

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OFC Nations Cup The OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the Oceania Football Confederation, OFC member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irre ...

: :: Winner (1):

International career statistics

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1989 births Living people French Polynesian footballers French Polynesian expatriate footballers Tahiti international footballers Aceh United F.C. players Indonesian Premier Division players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Tahitian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Tahitian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia 2012 OFC Nations Cup players 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2016 OFC Nations Cup players Association football wingers Association football forwards {{FrenchPolynesia-footy-bio-stub