Gaétan Gope-Iwate, sometimes spelled Gaéton, (born 5 October 1998) is a New Caledonian

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who plays as a defender for New Caledonian club

AS Wetr Association Sportive de Wetr, or simply AS Wetr, is a New Caledonian Football (soccer), football team,
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and the New Caledonia national football team, New Caledonian national team.

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 Association Sportive de Wetr, or simply AS Wetr, is a New Caledonian Football (soccer), football team,
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International career

In 2017 Gope-Iwate was called up by François Tartas for the

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to play at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games. He made his debut on December 2, 2017, in a 2–1 loss against

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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

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References

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