Achille Rouga Explained

Rachid Rouga
Fullname:Abdoul Rachid Rouga
Birth Date:10 June 1987
Birth Place:Parakou, Benin
Height:1.78 m
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:2002–2008
Youthclubs1:Rennes
Years1:2008–2009
Caps1:21
Goals1:0
Years2:2009–2010
Clubs2:Unitas '30
Caps2:26
Goals2:0
Years3:2010–2011
Clubs3:Avrankou Omnisport FC
Goals3:0
Years4:2011
Clubs4:Basingstoke Town
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2012
Clubs5:Waltham Forest
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2008
Nationalteam1:Benin
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0

Abdoul Rachid Achille Rouga (born 10 June 1987) is a Beninese former professional footballer who played as a defender. A Rennes youth product, he played for lower-league teams in France, the Netherlands, and England and spent one season with Benin Premier League side with Avrankou Omnisport FC. In 2008, he made one appearance for the Benin national team.

Club career

Rouga was born in Parakou, Benin. He was on the books of Stade Rennais F.C., but never played a senior match. He left Rennes in summer 2008 to join .[1] He left F.C. Flers after one year for Dutch club for Unitas '30 from Etten-Leur.[2] In summer 2010 he returned to Benin where he signed with Avrankou Omnisport FC. In summer 2011 he returned to Europe, with English-based Basingstoke Town.[3] After one game for Basingstoke he left the club in December 2011 to join Isthmian League Division One North side Waltham Forest.[4] After the end of the 2012 season he was released by Waltham Forest and in December 2012 signed with the Non-League club UK Football Finder Football Club of the Spartan South Midlands League.[5]

International career

Rouga earned his first reputation with the Benin national team squad during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, where he was a last minute inclusion to the roster.[6] His selection was a shock to his French club who did not even know he had gone on a pre-tournament tour to Brazil. He held five caps; his first game was on 19 November 2008 against Egypt.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.frenchtouch.org/index.php?showtopic=18351 FC Flers FTT Football
  2. http://www.unitas30.nl/main_page.php?actueel&NewsID=554 Rachid Achille Rouga
  3. Web site: Basingstoke Town FC Online - The Original 100% Unofficial BTFC Fan Site. basingstoketown.net. 17 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182632/http://www.basingstoketown.net/stats/player.php?id=396. 23 September 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: Statistics: [Powered by tplSoccerStats]]. walthamforest-fc.co.uk. 17 October 2015.
  5. Web site: Players - UKFF Elite Development Squad - UK Football Finder Football Club. ukfffc.co.uk. 17 October 2015.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222155545/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/986/046/index.html Football's unsung heroes - FIFA.com
  7. http://www.oleole.fr/joueur/rachidrouga/pl1d13.html Rachid Rouga Info Générales