Gaétan Gope-Iwate

Gaétan Gope-Iwate

Personal information
Full name	Gaétan Herman Herman Gope-Iwate
Date of birth	(1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	New Caledonia
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Magenta
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	FC Auteuil-Dumbea
2017–2019	AS Wetr
2019–	Magenta
International career
2016	New Caledonia U20	3	(0)
2017	New Caledonia	4	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gaétan Gope-Iwate, sometimes spelled Gaéton, (born 5 October 1998) is a New Caledonian footballer who plays as a defender for New Caledonian club Magenta and the New Caledonian national team.^[1]

Club career

Gope-Iwate started his career in the youth of FC Auteuil-Dumbea. In 2015 he moved to the first team and made his debut. In 2017 he moved to New Caledonian powerhouse AS Wetr.

International career

In 2017 Gope-Iwate was called up by François Tartas for the New Caledonia national football team to play at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games. He made his debut on December 2, 2017, in a 2–1 loss against Vanuatu where he played the whole 90 minutes. So far, Gope-Iwate scored two goals for the national team. He scored those two goals on December 9, 2017 in a 4-2 victory over Tonga.

References

1. OFC football. "Match Pacific Mini Games: New Caledonia - Vanuatu". Oceaniafootballcom. Retrieved 5 December 2017.