Sergio Rochet

Sergio Ramón Rochet Álvarez (born 23 March 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nacional, whom he captains, and the Uruguay national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rochet and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.
Sergio Rochet
Rochet with Uruguay in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sergio Ramón Rochet Álvarez[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993
Place of birth Nueva Palmira, Uruguay
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Nacional
Number 1
Youth career
Danubio
AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 AZ 51 (0)
2017–2019 Sivasspor 15 (0)
2019– Nacional 90 (0)
International career‡
2022– Uruguay 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

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.[2] On 19 May 2014, he underwent medicals.[3] Finally on 24 May 2014, he was signed by AZ for a contract until 2016.[4]

Rochet made his debut against FC Dordrecht after Alvarado was injured.[5]

International career

On 5 March 2021, Rochet was named in Uruguay senior team's 35-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia.[6] However, CONMEBOL suspended those matches next day amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] He made his international debut on 27 January 2022 in a 1–0 win against Paraguay.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 January 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AZ 2014–15 Eredivisie 8010——90
2015–16 Eredivisie 230205[lower-alpha 1]0—300
2016–17 Eredivisie 2002010[lower-alpha 1]000320
Total 5105015000710
Sivasspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 15000——150
2018–19 Süper Lig 0000——00
Total 150000000150
Nacional 2019 Uruguayan Primera División 60—1[lower-alpha 2]00070
2020 Uruguayan Primera División 290—7[lower-alpha 2]03[lower-alpha 3]0390
2021 Uruguayan Primera División 150—6[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0220
2022 Uruguayan Primera División 330009[lower-alpha 6]02[lower-alpha 7]0440
2023 Uruguayan Primera División 0000001[lower-alpha 5]010
Total 83000230701130
Career total 149050380701990
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. Two appearances in championship playoffs, one appearance in Torneo Apertura decider
  4. Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya
  6. Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  7. One appearance in Torneo Intermedio final, one appearance in championship playoff

International
As of match played 24 March 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 2022110
202310
Total120

Honours

AZ

Nacional

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Uruguayaans talent wil naar Europa en hoopt op contract bij AZ Lees". Soccernews. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. "Uruguayaanse doelman ondergaat medische keuring bij AZ". Soccernews. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. "AZ haalt doelman Rochet naar Alkmaar". AZ. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. "Dordecht vs AZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. "35 futbolistas reservados para enfrentar a Argentina y Bolivia por Eliminatorias". 5 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. "CONMEBOL suspends March World Cup qualifiers after clubs' refusal to release players". 6 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. "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.
  9. Sergio Rochet at Soccerway
  10. "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2020". 6 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  11. "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.
  12. "Nacional se quedó con la Supercopa Uruguaya 2021". 2 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  13. "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  14. "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2021". 28 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  15. "Felipe Carballo obtuvo el premio de mejor jugador del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.


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