Uruguayan footballer (born 1993)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Rochet and the second or maternal family name is
Álvarez .
Sergio Rochet
Full name
Sergio Ramón Rochet Álvarez[1] Date of birth
(1993-03-23 ) 23 March 1993 (age 31) Place of birth
Nueva Palmira , Uruguay Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] Position(s)
Goalkeeper Current team
Internacional Number
1
Danubio
AZ Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2014–2017
AZ
51
(0) 2017–2019
Sivasspor
15
(0) 2019–2023
Nacional
100
(0) 2023–
Internacional
24
(0) 2022–
Uruguay
25
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024
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 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
Club
As of match played 1 June 2024 [11]
^ 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
As of match played 13 July 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Uruguay
2022
11
0
2023
7
0
2024
7
0
Total
25
0
Honours
AZ
Nacional
Uruguay
Individual
References
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