Yohan Roche
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yohan Cédric Benjamin Roche | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1997 | ||
| 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 | 37 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Benin | 23 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
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]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Roche goal.[9]
| 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 |
Honours
Rodez
References
- ^ "Qui es-tu, Yohan Roche ?". 25 June 2018.
- ^ a b Forgues, Raphael (13 June 2023). "Yohan Roche s'engage avec QRM !". QRM (in French). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Yohan Roche est Ruthénois !". 20 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Rodez vs. Auxerre - 26 July 2019". Soccerway.
- ^ Libre, Matin (19 September 2024). "Mercato Guépards: Yohan Roche débarque en Ligue 1 Roumanie". Matin Libre (in French). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "Tanière des Ecureuils : Qui est Yohan Roche ?". Bénin Web TV. 30 September 2020.
- ^ Issanchou, Erwan (11 October 2020). "Le Bénin s'impose, Roche entre en jeu".
- ^ "RAF : Yohan Roche à la découverte d'un nouveau monde". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "Roche, Yohan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
External links
- Yohan Roche – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Yohan Roche at Soccerway