Tahiti national beach soccer team
No Pos Player Date of birth ( age ) Club
1 1 GK Jonathan Torohia ( 1985-02-22 ) 22 February 1985 ( aged 32 ) AS Manu Ura
2 2 DF Angelo Tchen ( 1982-03-08 ) 8 March 1982 ( aged 35 ) AS Tefana
3 2 DF Ariihau Teriitau ( 1989-01-23 ) 23 January 1989 ( aged 28 ) AS Pirae
4 2 DF Heimanu Taiarui ( 1986-08-24 ) 24 August 1986 ( aged 30 ) AS Pirae
5 3 MF Raimoana Bennett ( 1981-02-15 ) 15 February 1981 ( aged 36 ) AS Pirae
6 3 MF Patrick Tepa ( 1989-05-28 ) 28 May 1989 ( aged 27 ) AS Tiare
7 3 MF Raimana Li Fung Kuee ( 1985-04-10 ) 10 April 1985 ( aged 32 ) AS Pirae
8 4 FW Heiarii Tavanae ( 1992-02-15 ) 15 February 1992 ( aged 25 ) AS Central Sport
9 4 FW Naea Bennett ( 1977-07-08 ) 8 July 1977 ( aged 39 ) AS Pirae
10 4 FW Tearii Labaste ( 1991-07-19 ) 19 July 1991 ( aged 25 ) AS Pirae
11 3 MF Teva Zaveroni ( 1975-10-10 ) 10 October 1975 ( aged 41 ) AS Pirae
12 1 GK Franck Revel ( 1984-07-18 ) 18 July 1984 ( aged 32 ) AS Pirae
Current squad
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Tahiti national beach soccer team represents Tahiti or French Polynesia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FTF and the FFF, the governing body for football in Tahiti. In contrast to the fortunes of the association football team, Tahiti's beach soccer has, since 2011, been one of the strongest teams in world beach soccer. The team made history at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup by becoming the first Pacific nation to qualify for the knockout stages of an international FIFA tournament. At the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti beat Italy in a penalty shootout to become the first Pacific nation to ever make it to a final in a FIFA tournament. They followed this up with another appearance in the 2017 final.