Sergio Rochet
Rochet with Uruguay in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sergio Ramón Rochet Álvarez[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Nueva Palmira, Uruguay
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Internacional
Number 33
Youth career
Danubio
AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 AZ 51 (0)
2017–2019 Sivasspor 15 (0)
2019–2023 Nacional 100 (0)
2023– Internacional 15 (0)
International career‡
2022– Uruguay 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023

Sergio Ramón Rochet Álvarez (born 23 March 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional[2] and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

Rochet started his career with Danubio with whom he made no appearances.

In April 2014, he went to trial with Dutch club AZ as they wanted a goalkeeper to serve as backup for Esteban Alvarado after the departure of Erik Heijblok.[3] On 19 May 2014, he underwent medicals.[4] Finally on 24 May 2014, he was signed by AZ for a contract until 2016.[5]

Rochet made his debut against FC Dordrecht after Alvarado was injured.[6]

Internacional

On 13 July 2023, Internacional officially announced Rochet's signing until December 2026. The Brazilian club agreed to pay a US$1.6m transfer fee to Nacional.[7] On 8 August 2023, he scored the winning penalty in the shootout against River Plate in the 2023 Copa Libertadores round of 16.

International career

On 5 March 2021, Rochet was named in Uruguay senior team's 35-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia.[8] However, CONMEBOL suspended those matches next day amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] He made his international debut on 27 January 2022 in a 1–0 win against Paraguay.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AZ 2014–15 Eredivisie 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
2015–16 Eredivisie 23 0 2 0 5[a] 0 — 30 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 20 0 2 0 10[a] 0 0 0 32 0
Total 51 0 5 0 15 0 0 0 71 0
Sivasspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
2018–19 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Nacional 2019 Uruguayan Primera División 6 0 — 1[b] 0 0 0 7 0
2020 Uruguayan Primera División 29 0 — 7[b] 0 3[c] 0 39 0
2021 Uruguayan Primera División 15 0 — 6[d] 0 1[e] 0 22 0
2022 Uruguayan Primera División 33 0 0 0 9[f] 0 2[g] 0 44 0
2023 Uruguayan Primera División 17 0 0 0 6[b] 0 1[e] 0 24 0
Total 100 0 0 0 29 0 7 0 136 0
Internacional 2023 Série A 5 0 — 3[b] 0 — 8 0
Career total 171 0 5 0 47 0 7 0 230 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Two appearances in championship playoffs, one appearance in Torneo Apertura decider
  4. ^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ a b Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya
  6. ^ Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  7. ^ One appearance in Torneo Intermedio final, one appearance in championship playoff

International

As of match played 21 November 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2022 11 0
2023 7 0
Total 18 0

Honours

AZ

Nacional

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Inter anuncia contratação do goleiro Sérgio Rochet". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Uruguayaans talent wil naar Europa en hoopt op contract bij AZ Lees". Soccernews. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Uruguayaanse doelman ondergaat medische keuring bij AZ". Soccernews. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. ^ "AZ haalt doelman Rochet naar Alkmaar". AZ. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Dordecht vs AZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Inter anuncia contratação do goleiro Sérgio Rochet" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.globo. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ^ "35 futbolistas reservados para enfrentar a Argentina y Bolivia por Eliminatorias". 5 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. ^ "CONMEBOL suspends March World Cup qualifiers after clubs' refusal to release players". 6 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Sergio Rochet: cómo se enteró de que iba a ser el arquero titular y la experiencia del debut". 27 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  11. ^ a b Sergio Rochet at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2020". 6 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Uruguayo: Nacional, con doblete de Suárez y Gigliotti, venció 4-1 a Liverpool y es campeón" (in Spanish). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Nacional se quedó con la Supercopa Uruguaya 2021". 2 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2021". 28 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Felipe Carballo obtuvo el premio de mejor jugador del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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