Pierre Wajoka

Pierre Wajoka

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-12-19) 19 December 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	New Caledonia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gaïtcha FCN
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2006	AS Magenta
2006–2007	AS Lössi
2007–2010	AS Magenta
2011–2014	Gaïtcha FCN
2014	AS Magenta
2014–2015	Gaïtcha FCN
2016	AS Magenta
International career^‡
2003–2011	New Caledonia	39	(14)
Medal record Men's football Representing  New Caledonia OFC Nations Cup Runner-up 2008 Oceania Pacific Games Winner 2007 Samoa Winner 2011 New Caledonia Runner-up 2003 Fiji
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2011

Pierre Wajoka (born 19 December 1978) is a retired New Caledonian footballer who played as a midfielder

He played one year for AS Lössi, the club representing his custom area. In 2011, he moved to Gaïtcha FCN. He is known for scoring the first ever goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process against Tahiti on 25 August 2007.

He was part of the team which won the 2007 South Pacific Games. He also participated in the 2003 South Pacific Games, where New Caledonia won their group and reached the final of the competition, but were defeated by Fiji.

Career Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
New Caledonia	2003	6	3
	2004	4	3
	2007	9	4
	2008	8	3
	2010	3	0
	2011	9	0
Total		39	13

Scores and results list New Caledonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wajoka goal.

List of international goals scored by Pierre Wajoka

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	1 July 2003	ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji	Micronesia	4–0	18–0	2003 South Pacific Games	[2]
2				11–0
3				18–0
4	17 May 2004	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands	Cook Islands	1–0	8–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[3]
5	19 May 2005	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands	Tonga	5–0	8–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[4]
6				6–0
7	17 July 2007	Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Vanuatu	5–1	5–3	Friendly	[5]
8	25 August 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Tahiti	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	[6]
9	3 September 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Fiji	1–0	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	[7]
10	21 November 2007	Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Fiji	1–0	4–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	[8]
11	20 June 2008	Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Vanuatu	1–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	[9]
12	3 October 2008	Stade Marville, La Courneuve, France	Mayotte	1–2	3–2	2008 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer	[10]
13				3–2

Honours

New Caledonia

• OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 2008^[11]
• Pacific Games: 2007,^[12] 2011;^[13] runner-up 2003^[14]

References

1. "Pierre Wajoka". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
2. "New Caledonia vs. Federated States of Micronesia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
3. "New Caledonia vs. Cook Isands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
4. "New Caledonia vs. Tonga". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
5. "New Caledonia vs. Vanuatu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
6. "Tahiti vs. New Caledonia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
7. "Fiji vs. New Caledonia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
8. "New Caledonia vs. Fiji". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
9. "New Caledonia vs. Vanuatu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
10. "New Caledonia vs. Mayotte". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
11. "Oceania Nations Cup CUP". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
12. "South Pacific Games 2007 (Samoa)". Retrieved 18 November 2024.
13. "Football at the 2011 Pacific Games-New Caledonia Squad". Retrieved 18 November 2024.
14. "South Pacific Games 2003 (Fiji)". Retrieved 18 November 2024.

External links

• Pierre Wajoka – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Pierre Wajoka at National-Football-Teams.com