Yohan Roche

Yohan Roche
Personal information
Full name Yohan Cédric Benjamin Roche
Date of birth (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Petrolul Ploiești
Number 69
Youth career
–2014 Villefranche
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Villefranche 17 (2)
2017–2019 Reims B 32 (0)
2018–2019 → Rodez (loan) 26 (0)
2019–2021 Rodez 38 (0)
2021–2023 Adanaspor 49 (4)
2023–2024 Quevilly-Rouen 15 (0)
2023–2024 Quevilly-Rouen B 3 (0)
2024– Petrolul Ploiești 44 (1)
International career‡
2020– Benin 27 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 January 2026

Yohan Cédric Benjamin Roche (born 7 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești. Born in France, he plays for the Benin national team.

Club career

Roche began his senior career with FC Villefranche Beaujolais in the Championnat de France Amateur before moving to Stade de Reims in 2017, initially playing with the club’s reserve side. Roche spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Rodez Aveyron Football in the Championnat National, where he helped the club win the league and secure promotion to Ligue 2.[2]

Roche permanently joined Rodez on 20 June 2019, after a successful year-long loan with them.[3][4] Over the next two seasons, Roche made numerous appearances in France’s second tier before departing for Adanaspor of the Turkish second division in 2021, where he scored four goals in 49 league matches.[2][3][4]

In the summer of 2023, Roche returned to France, signing with Quevilly-Rouen Métropole in Ligue 2. After a stint with Quevilly-Rouen, he moved to Romanian side FC Petrolul Ploiești, where he has featured in Liga I.[5]

International career

Roche was born in France to a French father and Beninese mother.[6] He made his debut with the Benin national team in a 2–0 friendly win over Gabon on 12 October 2020.[7][8] On 27 December 2025, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Botswana during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, securing his nation's first ever win in the competition.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 5 January 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Benin 2020 3 0
2021 3 1
2022 3 0
2023 2 0
2024 5 0
2025 11 1
Total 27 2
Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Roche goal.[10]
List of international goals scored by Yohan Roche
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 2021 Stade de l’Amitié Mathieu Kérékou, Cotonou, Benin  Zambia 2–2 2–2 Friendly
2 27 December 2025 Rabat Olympic Stadium, Rabat, Morocco  Botswana 1–0 1–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Rodez

References

  1. ^ "Qui es-tu, Yohan Roche ?". 25 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b Forgues, Raphael (13 June 2023). "Yohan Roche s'engage avec QRM !". QRM (in French). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Yohan Roche est Ruthénois !". 20 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Rodez vs. Auxerre - 26 July 2019". Soccerway.
  5. ^ Libre, Matin (19 September 2024). "Mercato Guépards: Yohan Roche débarque en Ligue 1 Roumanie". Matin Libre (in French). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Tanière des Ecureuils : Qui est Yohan Roche ?". Bénin Web TV. 30 September 2020.
  7. ^ Issanchou, Erwan (11 October 2020). "Le Bénin s'impose, Roche entre en jeu".[dead link]
  8. ^ "RAF : Yohan Roche à la découverte d'un nouveau monde". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  9. ^ "AFCON 2025 : Historic Roche Strike Hands Benin First-Ever AFCON Victory". Africa Top Sports. 27 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Roche, Yohan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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