Eddy Kaspard

Eddy Kaspard
Personal information
Full name Eddy Helfara Aru Kaspard[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-27)27 May 2001[1]
Place of birth Papeete, Tahiti
Date of death 14 August 2025(2025-08-14) (aged 24)
Place of death Pāʻea, Tahiti
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–2011 A.S. Manu-Ura
2011–2016 A.S. Tefana
2017–2020 Trélissac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Trélissac 0 (0)
2022–2023 Pouzauges Bocage 11 (1)
2023–2024 A.S. Tefana (7)
2024–2025 A.S. Vénus (37)
International career
2017 Tahiti U17 3 (1)
2018–2019 Tahiti U20 6 (3)
2022–2025 Tahiti 15 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Tahiti
OFC Nations Cup
Third place2024 Fiji/Vanuatu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eddy Helfara Aru Kaspard (27 May 2001 – 14 August 2025) was a Tahitian footballer. He played as a forward for Trélissac[2][3][4][5] and Pouzauges Bocage FC in France,[6] and A.S. Tefana and A.S. Vénus in French Polynesia. During his youth career, he had interest from other French teams, like Saint-Étienne,[7] Auxerre, and Monaco.[8]

He was capped 15 times for Tahiti between 2022 and 2025, and played for them at the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup. He had played for Tahiti at youth level at the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship,[8][9][10] the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship,[11][12][13] and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[14][15]

On 14 August 2025, Kaspard died after a road collision in Pāʻea. He was 24.[16][17][18]

Personal life

Kaspard's father, Abet Kaspard Tahi, is a former footballer from Pentecost Island, Vanuatu. He used to play for the New Hebrides national team.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year[19]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tahiti 202220
202363
202461
202510
Total154
Scores and results list Tahiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kaspard goal.
List of international goals scored by Eddy Kaspard
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 August 2023Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae, French Polynesia Cook Islands2–09–1Friendly
231 August 2023Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae, French Polynesia Cook Islands2–03–0Friendly
324 November 2023SIFF Academy Field, Honiara, Solomon Islands Northern Mariana Islands5–05–02023 Pacific Games
415 November 2024Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand Samoa1–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Tahiti

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Tahiti" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Football – Coupe du monde U19 : Focus sur Eddy Kaspard" (in French). Tahitian Football Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Caroline Tang reçoit Teva Ferrari et Eddy Kaspard" (in French). Delegation de la Polynesie Francais a Paris. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Deux Tahitiens en formation dans un club de Ligue 1" (in French). tntv.pf. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Obrize, Orianne. "Football - Quatre jeunes de Tefana sélectionnés" (in French). actua.fr. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Football. National 3 : deux mois de frustration pour Pouzauges" (in French). ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Deux joueurs du club en stage à l'AS Saint-Etienne" (in French). AS Tefana. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. 1 2 Abel, Jason. "Vanuatu Native in Tahiti's U-20 World Cup Team". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Taule, Troy. "PNG Beats Hosts Tahiti at OFC U-17 Championship Meet". Loop PNG. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Papua New Guinea 2 Tahiti 1". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand 2 Tahiti 1". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Tahiti 6 Papupa New Guinea 0". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Suri apologies to nation". The Island Sun. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Football : deux joueurs du Trélissac FC sous les couleurs de Tahiti" (in French). Sud Ouest. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "GSA profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "The Oceania Football Confederation is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Eddy Kaspard, a talented AS Vénus player, 2024/25 Ligue 1 top scorer, and proud Tahiti international". Oceania Football Confederation, Tahitian Football Federation. 2025-08-15.
  17. ↑ Diagne, Mamadou. "Drame dans le football polynésien : un jeune talent fauché à 24 ans" [Pacific football drama: a young talent knocked down at 24]. Sunugal En Clair (in French).
  18. ↑ "Tahiti international Eddy Kaspard passes away". FIFA. 15 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  20. ↑ "Coupe des Nations 2024 de l'OFC : Découvrez la liste officielle des joueurs sélectionnés!" (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2024.

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