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.
 Rochet lining up for Uruguay in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sergio Ramón Rochet Álvarez[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1993[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nueva Palmira, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Internacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 43 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Uruguay | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editRochet 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
editOn 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
editOn 5 March 2021, Rochet was named in the Uruguay national 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]
He was picked for the 2022 World Cup squad and started all three of Uruguay’s games, keeping a clean sheet in two of them. He also saved an André Ayew penalty against Ghana, but it was not enough for Uruguay to qualify for the round of 16.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 27 July 2024[11]
| 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 | 19 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[h] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 192 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 258 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Two appearances in championship playoffs, one appearance in Torneo Apertura decider
- ^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya
- ^ Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ One appearance in Torneo Intermedio final, one appearance in championship playoff
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International
edit- As of match played 19 November 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | |
Honours
editAZ
Nacional
Uruguay
- Copa América third place: 2024[15]
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Inter anuncia contratação do goleiro Sérgio Rochet". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Uruguayaans talent wil naar Europa en hoopt op contract bij AZ Lees". Soccernews. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Uruguayaanse doelman ondergaat medische keuring bij AZ". Soccernews. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "AZ haalt doelman Rochet naar Alkmaar". AZ. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Dordecht vs AZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Inter anuncia contratação do goleiro Sérgio Rochet" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.globo. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "35 futbolistas reservados para enfrentar a Argentina y Bolivia por Eliminatorias". 5 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "CONMEBOL suspends March World Cup qualifiers after clubs' refusal to release players". 6 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Sergio Rochet at Soccerway
- ^ "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2020". 6 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nacional se quedó con la Supercopa Uruguaya 2021". 2 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Uruguay beats Canada on penalties to finish CONMEBOL Copa América™ in 3rd Place". 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2021". 28 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Felipe Carballo obtuvo el premio de mejor jugador del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
External links
edit- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
- Sergio Rochet – UEFA competition record (archive)