Kévin Rocheteau (born 10 July 1993) is a French professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club Pays de Cassel.

Career

Born in

Royan Royan (; in the Saintongeais dialect; ) is a commune and town in the south-west of France, in the Departments of France, department of Charente-Maritime in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Capital of the Côte de Beauté, Royan is one of the mai ...

, Rocheteau joined the youth team at Niort in 2009 and later played for the reserve side in the Division d'Honneur before turning professional in 2013. He was awarded his first professional contract at

Chamois Niortais Chamois Niortais Football Club (; often referred to as ''Les Chamois'', Chamois Niortais, or simply Niort) are a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwest ...

in the summer of 2013 after progressing through the club's youth teams. He made his senior début on 2 August 2013, scoring the Niort goal in a 1–1 draw with

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, seven minutes after coming on as a substitute for

Jimmy Roye Jimmy Roye (born 8 September 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Laval. He has previously played for Amiens, Calais, Chamois Niortais, Paris, Gazélec Ajaccio and Red Star. Career statistics ...

. Rocheteau was handed his first start four days later in the

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tie against

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at the Stade René Gaillard. Despite goals from Rocheteau and débutant

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, Niort were beaten 2–3. On 9 August 2013 he scored his third goal in three matches, netting a late equaliser after again coming on as a substitute in the 1–1 draw away at

Tours Tours ( ; ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabita ...

. On 23 May 2022, Rocheteau agreed to return to

Niort Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area. Geography T ...

on a two-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Les Herbiers *

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runner-up: 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rocheteau, Kevin 1993 births Living people People from Royan French men's footballers Men's association football forwards Chamois Niortais FC players Les Herbiers VF players SO Cholet players USL Dunkerque players US Pays de Cassel players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Footballers from Charente-Maritime 21st-century French sportsmen