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| name = Bertrand Kaï
| name = Bertrand Kaï
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| full_name = Bertrand Patrice Charles Kaï<ref name="FCWC 2019">{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Hienghène Sport |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=5 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205105526/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=5 December 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| fullname = Bertrand Kaï
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| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|06|06|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|06|06|df=yes}}<ref name="FCWC 2019"/>
| birth_place = [[Hienghène]], [[New Caledonia]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/kai-we-must-play-without-fear/ |title=Kaï: We must play without fear |work=Oceania Football Confederation |date=25 February 2017|accessdate=11 November 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Hienghène]], [[New Caledonia]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/kai-we-must-play-without-fear/ |title=Kaï: We must play without fear |work=Oceania Football Confederation |date=25 February 2017|accessdate=11 November 2019}}</ref>
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| currentclub = [[Hienghène Sport]]
| currentclub = [[Hienghène Sport]]
| clubnumber = 11
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 =
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| years1 = 2007–2013 | clubs1 = [[Hienghène Sport]] | caps1 = 342 | goals1 = 67
| years1 = 2007–2013
| clubs1 = [[Hienghène Sport]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 = 33
| years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = [[AS Magenta|Magenta]] | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years2 = 2013–2014
| clubs2 = [[AS Magenta|Magenta]]
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2014–2015 | clubs3 = [[Gaïtcha FCN|Gaïtcha]] | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years3 = 2014–2015
| clubs3 = [[Gaïtcha FCN|Gaïtcha]]
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2015– | clubs4 = [[Hienghène Sport]] | caps4 = | goals4 =
| years4 = 2015–
| clubs4 = [[Hienghène Sport]]
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| goals4 = 18
| nationalyears1 = 2008–
| nationalyears1 = 2008–
| nationalteam1 = [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia]]
| nationalteam1 = [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 41
| nationalcaps1 = 43
| nationalgoals1 = 23
| nationalgoals1 = 23
| club-update = 7 June 2016
| club-update = 19 December 2022
| nationalteam-update = 31 July 2019
| nationalteam-update = 23 March 2023
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'''Bertrand Kaï''' (born 6 June 1983) is a [[New Caledonia]]n international [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Hienghène Sport]] and the [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia national team]]. He is one of only two New Caledonians to be named [[Oceania Footballer of the Year]].
'''Bertrand Patrice Charles Kaï''' (born 6 June 1983) is a [[New Caledonia]]n international [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Hienghène Sport]] and the [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia national team]]. He is one of only two New Caledonians to be named [[Oceania Footballer of the Year]].


==International career==
==International career==
Kaï made his debut for [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia]] on 14 June 2008 in the 0–0 draw against [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]].<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=298310/index.html Player Statistics: Bertrand Kaï] [[FIFA|FIFA.com]]. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2011.</ref>
Kaï made his debut for [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia]] on 14 June 2008 in the 0–0 draw against [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915051345/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=298310/index.html Player Statistics: Bertrand Kaï] [[FIFA|FIFA.com]]. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2011.</ref>


Kaï was called up to [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia]]'s squad for the [[2011 Pacific Games]]. He was the tournament's top scorer with ten goals. Half of Kaï's goal tally for the tournament came in one match, the 9–0 win over [[Guam national football team|Guam]] on 30 August 2011.<ref>[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d92fa5fa-2393-47ff-9805-ad8ef2635e55/language/en-US/Default.aspx Guam 0–9 New Caledonia] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908024142/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d92fa5fa-2393-47ff-9805-ad8ef2635e55/language/en-US/Default.aspx |date=8 September 2012 }} [[Oceania Football Confederation]]. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.</ref> He scored all ten of his goals in the group stage before also featuring in the semi-final win over [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]] and the 2–0 victory over the [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]] in the final.
Kaï was called up to [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia]]'s squad for the [[2011 Pacific Games]]. He was the tournament's top scorer with ten goals. Half of Kaï's goal tally for the tournament came in one match, the 9–0 win over [[Guam national football team|Guam]] on 30 August 2011.<ref>[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d92fa5fa-2393-47ff-9805-ad8ef2635e55/language/en-US/Default.aspx Guam 0–9 New Caledonia] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908024142/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d92fa5fa-2393-47ff-9805-ad8ef2635e55/language/en-US/Default.aspx |date=8 September 2012 }} [[Oceania Football Confederation]]. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.</ref> He scored all ten of his goals in the group stage before also featuring in the semi-final win over [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]] and the 2–0 victory over the [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]] in the final.


On 1 June 2012, Kaï scored a hat-trick in New Caledonia's opening game at the [[2012 OFC Nations Cup]], a 5–2 victory over [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]].<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=258398/match=300197595/report.html Match Report: Vanuatu 2–5 New Caledonia] [[FIFA|FIFA.com]]. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref> He featured in both of New Caledonia's other group stage fixtures but was used sparingly in each game, being substituted at half-time in the 4–3 defeat to [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]] on 3 June and being introduced from the bench in the second half against [[Samoa national football team|Samoa]] in a 9–0 win on 5 June.<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=258398/match=300197589/report.html Match Report: Tahiti 4–3 New Caledonia] [[FIFA|FIFA.com]]. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref><ref>[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=258398/match=300197599/report.html Match Report: New Caledonia 9–0 Samoa] [[FIFA|FIFA.com]]. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref>
On 1 June 2012, Kaï scored a hat-trick in New Caledonia's opening game at the [[2012 OFC Nations Cup]], a 5–2 victory over [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140709060034/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=258398/match=300197595/report.html Match Report: Vanuatu 2–5 New Caledonia] [[FIFA|FIFA.com]]. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref> He featured in both of New Caledonia's other group stage fixtures but was used sparingly in each game, being substituted at half-time in the 4–3 defeat to [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]] on 3 June and being introduced from the bench in the second half against [[Samoa national football team|Samoa]] in a 9–0 win on 5 June.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140709060036/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=258398/match=300197589/report.html Match Report: Tahiti 4–3 New Caledonia] [[FIFA|FIFA.com]]. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140709060037/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=258398/match=300197599/report.html Match Report: New Caledonia 9–0 Samoa] [[FIFA|FIFA.com]]. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref>


On 8 June, he scored New Caledonia's first goal in a 2–0 win over [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] in the semi-final, helping his country to the second [[OFC Nations Cup|Nations Cup]] final in their history.<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=258398/match=300200739/report.html New Zealand 0–2 New Caledonia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722021949/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round%3D258398/match%3D300200739/report.html |date=22 July 2012 }} [[FIFA|FIFA.com]]. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012</ref> Kaï played the entirety of the final against [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]] on 10 June but was unable to prevent a 1–0 loss as New Caledonia finished as runners-up.<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=258398/match=300200772/report.html Match Report: Tahiti 1–0 New Caledonia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914064845/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round%3D258398/match%3D300200772/report.html |date=14 September 2012 }} [[FIFA|FIFA.com]]. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref> With four goals, Kaï was the tournament's joint-third top-scorer, tied with [[Benjamin Totori]] of the [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]] and [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]]'s [[Jonathan Tehau|Jonathan]] and [[Alvin Tehau]].<ref>[http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/ONC%20Competition%20Summary%20Final.pdf 2012 OFC Nations Cup Competition Summary] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227121128/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/ONC%20Competition%20Summary%20Final.pdf |date=27 December 2013 }} [[Oceania Football Confederation]]. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref>
On 8 June, he scored New Caledonia's first goal in a 2–0 win over [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] in the semi-final, helping his country to the second [[OFC Nations Cup|Nations Cup]] final in their history.<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=258398/match=300200739/report.html New Zealand 0–2 New Caledonia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722021949/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round%3D258398/match%3D300200739/report.html |date=22 July 2012 }} [[FIFA|FIFA.com]]. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012</ref> Kaï played the entirety of the final against [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]] on 10 June but was unable to prevent a 1–0 loss as New Caledonia finished as runners-up.<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=258398/match=300200772/report.html Match Report: Tahiti 1–0 New Caledonia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914064845/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round%3D258398/match%3D300200772/report.html |date=14 September 2012 }} [[FIFA|FIFA.com]]. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref> With four goals, Kaï was the tournament's joint-third top-scorer, tied with [[Benjamin Totori]] of the [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]] and [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]]'s [[Jonathan Tehau|Jonathan]] and [[Alvin Tehau]].<ref>[http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/ONC%20Competition%20Summary%20Final.pdf 2012 OFC Nations Cup Competition Summary] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227121128/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/ONC%20Competition%20Summary%20Final.pdf |date=27 December 2013 }} [[Oceania Football Confederation]]. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref>


Following his showing at the [[2011 Pacific Games]] and the [[2012 OFC Nations Cup]], in July 2012 the [[Oceania Football Confederation]] announced that Kaï had won the men's [[Oceania Footballer of the Year]] award, beating fellow nine fellow nominees including [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]]'s [[Shane Smeltz]] and [[Chris Wood (footballer, born 1991)|Chris Wood]], and [[Jean Kaltack]] of [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]].<ref>[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/b6b96ac2-b4ff-4d02-a8a9-c67d88499921/language/en-US/Default.aspx Kai and Smith pick up OFC titles] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723224215/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/b6b96ac2-b4ff-4d02-a8a9-c67d88499921/language/en-US/Default.aspx |date=23 July 2012 }} [[Oceania Football Confederation]]. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref> Kaï became only the second footballer from New Caledonia to win the award, following [[Christian Karembeu]]'s titles in 1995 and 1998, and the first player from the [[Pacific Islands]] to be named Oceania's best player since 2005.<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oce-poy.html Oceanian Player of the Year] [[RSSSF]]. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref><ref>[http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/smith-named-oceania-s-top-female-footballer-4978627 Smith named Oceania's top female footballer] [[Television New Zealand]]. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref>
Following his showing at the [[2011 Pacific Games]] and the [[2012 OFC Nations Cup]], in July 2012 the [[Oceania Football Confederation]] announced that Kaï had won the men's [[Oceania Footballer of the Year]] award, beating fellow nine fellow nominees including [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]]'s [[Shane Smeltz]] and [[Chris Wood (footballer, born 1991)|Chris Wood]], and [[Jean Kaltack]] of [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]].<ref>[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/b6b96ac2-b4ff-4d02-a8a9-c67d88499921/language/en-US/Default.aspx Kai and Smith pick up OFC titles] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723224215/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/b6b96ac2-b4ff-4d02-a8a9-c67d88499921/language/en-US/Default.aspx |date=23 July 2012 }} [[Oceania Football Confederation]]. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref> Kaï became only the second footballer from New Caledonia to win the award, following [[Christian Karembeu]]'s titles in 1995 and 1998, and the first player from the [[Pacific Islands]] to be named Oceania's best player since 2005.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oce-poy.html Oceanian Player of the Year] [[RSSSF]]. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref><ref>[http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/smith-named-oceania-s-top-female-footballer-4978627 Smith named Oceania's top female footballer] [[Television New Zealand]]. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref>


Speaking shortly after winning the award, Kaï admitted he was surprised to have beaten off such fierce competition to win the title, saying "To be honest, I couldn't believe [I had won] – it was a real surprise when it was announced. It was only afterwards that I realised what [an] honour it is to have been elected ahead of professional footballers from [[New Zealand]], and I am very proud to have followed in the footsteps of [[Christian Karembeu]]...this trophy is also good for New Caledonia football because it shows we have talented players. I would like to thank the football family in my country because without them I could not have reached this level."<ref>[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/7eb1c27b-c5d0-4e98-af66-bd497797a940/language/en-US/Default.aspx OFC title a huge honour for Kai] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730170248/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/7eb1c27b-c5d0-4e98-af66-bd497797a940/language/en-US/Default.aspx |date=30 July 2012 }} [[Oceania Football Confederation]]. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref>
Speaking shortly after winning the award, Kaï admitted he was surprised to have beaten off such fierce competition to win the title, saying "To be honest, I couldn't believe [I had won] – it was a real surprise when it was announced. It was only afterwards that I realised what [an] honour it is to have been elected ahead of professional footballers from [[New Zealand]], and I am very proud to have followed in the footsteps of [[Christian Karembeu]]...this trophy is also good for New Caledonia football because it shows we have talented players. I would like to thank the football family in my country because without them I could not have reached this level."<ref>[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/7eb1c27b-c5d0-4e98-af66-bd497797a940/language/en-US/Default.aspx OFC title a huge honour for Kai] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730170248/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/7eb1c27b-c5d0-4e98-af66-bd497797a940/language/en-US/Default.aspx |date=30 July 2012 }} [[Oceania Football Confederation]]. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref>


In December 2012, Kaï was named New Caledonia's joint Player of the Year along with [[Patrick Wajoka]] in the inaugural Football Oscars; both attained 22.38% of the vote in national newspaper ''Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes''.<ref>[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/57cf9139-104b-4644-89e5-694ab4ccc4e1/language/en-US/Default.aspx New Caledonia's best inseparable] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102163757/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/57cf9139-104b-4644-89e5-694ab4ccc4e1/language/en-US/Default.aspx |date=2 January 2013 }} [[Oceania Football Confederation]]. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.</ref> Kaï was also included in the [[New Caledonian Football Federation]]'s "Team of the Year".<ref>[https://archive.is/20130216015522/http://www.fedcalfoot.com/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1322/Article/812d5a14-66d7-4d17-a132-bda642360b30/language/fr-FR/Default.aspx Le verdict est tombé] {{in lang|fr}} [[New Caledonian Football Federation]]. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.</ref>
In December 2012, Kaï was named New Caledonia's joint Player of the Year along with [[Patrick Wajoka]] in the inaugural Football Oscars; both attained 22.38% of the vote in national newspaper ''Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes''.<ref>[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/57cf9139-104b-4644-89e5-694ab4ccc4e1/language/en-US/Default.aspx New Caledonia's best inseparable] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102163757/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/57cf9139-104b-4644-89e5-694ab4ccc4e1/language/en-US/Default.aspx |date=2 January 2013 }} [[Oceania Football Confederation]]. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.</ref> Kaï was also included in the [[New Caledonian Football Federation]]'s "Team of the Year".<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216015522/http://www.fedcalfoot.com/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1322/Article/812d5a14-66d7-4d17-a132-bda642360b30/language/fr-FR/Default.aspx Le verdict est tombé] {{in lang|fr}} [[New Caledonian Football Federation]]. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.</ref>


===International goals===
===International goals===
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| 15. || 8 June 2012 || {{fb|NZL}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0
| 15. || 8 June 2012 || {{fb|NZL}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0
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| 16. || 12 September 2012 || [[Stade Pater Te Hono Nui]], [[Pirae]], [[Tahiti]] || {{fb|TAH}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
| 16. || 12 September 2012 || [[Stade Pater Te Hono Nui]], [[Pirae]], [[Tahiti]] || {{fb|TAH}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC third round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
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|-
| 17. || 26 March 2016 || [[Port Vila Municipal Stadium]], [[Port Vila]], [[Vanuatu]] || {{fb|VAN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
| 17. || 26 March 2016 || [[Port Vila Municipal Stadium]], [[Port Vila]], [[Vanuatu]] || {{fb|VAN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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==Honours==
==Honours==
⚫
'''Hienghène Sport'''
===Club===
⚫
;Hienghène Sport
* [[New Caledonia Super Ligue]]: [[2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue|2017]], [[2019 New Caledonia Super Ligue|2019]]
* [[New Caledonia Super Ligue]]: [[2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue|2017]], [[2019 New Caledonia Super Ligue|2019]]
* [[New Caledonia Cup]]: 2013, 2015, 2019
* [[New Caledonia Cup]]: 2013, 2015, 2019
* [[OFC Champions League]]: [[2019 OFC Champions League|2019]]
* [[OFC Champions League]]: [[2019 OFC Champions League|2019]]


;AS Magenta
'''AS Magenta'''
* New Caledonia Super Ligue: [[2014 New Caledonia Super Ligue|2014]]
* New Caledonia Super Ligue: [[2014 New Caledonia Super Ligue|2014]]


⚫
'''New Caledonia'''
===International===
⚫
;New Caledonia
* [[Pacific Games]]: [[Football at the 2011 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2011]]
* [[Pacific Games]]: [[Football at the 2011 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2011]]


===Individual===
'''Individual'''
*[[Pacific Games]] Golden Boot: [[Football at the 2011 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2011]]
*[[Pacific Games]] Golden Boot: [[Football at the 2011 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2011]]
* [[Oceania Footballer of the Year]]: 2011
* [[Oceania Footballer of the Year]]: 2011
* [[New Caledonian Football Federation]] Player of the Year: 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnc.nc/football-bertrand-kai-joueur-de-lannee/ |title=Football : Bertrand Kaï, joueur de l'année | language=French |work=Deamin en Nouvelle-Calédonie |date=10 December 2015|accessdate=11 November 2019}}</ref>
* [[New Caledonian Football Federation]] Player of the Year: 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnc.nc/football-bertrand-kai-joueur-de-lannee/ |title=Football : Bertrand Kaï, joueur de l'année | language=French |work=Deamin en Nouvelle-Calédonie |date=10 December 2015|access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref>
* [[OFC Champions League]] Golden Ball: [[2019 OFC Champions League|2019]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/sensational-strike-seals-epic-ofc-final/ |title=Sensational strike seals epic OFC final |work=Oceania Football Confederation |date=12 May 2019|accessdate=11 November 2019}}</ref>
* [[OFC Champions League]] Golden Ball: [[2019 OFC Champions League|2019]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/sensational-strike-seals-epic-ofc-final/ |title=Sensational strike seals epic OFC final |work=Oceania Football Confederation |date=12 May 2019|access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:New Caledonia men's international footballers]]
[[Category:New Caledonian footballers]]
[[Category:New Caledonian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:AS Magenta players]]
[[Category:AS Magenta players]]
[[Category:Hienghène Sport players]]
[[Category:Hienghène Sport players]]
[[Category:Gaïtcha FCN players]]
[[Category:ASC Gaïca players]]
[[Category:2008 OFC Nations Cup players]]
[[Category:2012 OFC Nations Cup players]]
[[Category:2016 OFC Nations Cup players]]

Latest revision as of 21:57, 29 December 2023

Bertrand Kaï
Personal information
Full name Bertrand Patrice Charles Kaï[1]
Date of birth (1983-06-06) 6 June 1983 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Hienghène, New Caledonia[2]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hienghène Sport
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Hienghène Sport (33)
2013–2014 Magenta 12 (2)
2014–2015 Gaïtcha 14 (3)
2015– Hienghène Sport (18)
International career‡
2008– New Caledonia 43 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Bertrand Patrice Charles Kaï (born 6 June 1983) is a New Caledonian international footballer who plays as a forward for Hienghène Sport and the New Caledonia national team. He is one of only two New Caledonians to be named Oceania Footballer of the Year.

International career[edit]

Kaï made his debut for New Caledonia on 14 June 2008 in the 0–0 draw against Vanuatu.[3]

Kaï was called up to New Caledonia's squad for the 2011 Pacific Games. He was the tournament's top scorer with ten goals. Half of Kaï's goal tally for the tournament came in one match, the 9–0 win over Guam on 30 August 2011.[4] He scored all ten of his goals in the group stage before also featuring in the semi-final win over Tahiti and the 2–0 victory over the Solomon Islands in the final.

On 1 June 2012, Kaï scored a hat-trick in New Caledonia's opening game at the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, a 5–2 victory over Vanuatu.[5] He featured in both of New Caledonia's other group stage fixtures but was used sparingly in each game, being substituted at half-time in the 4–3 defeat to Tahiti on 3 June and being introduced from the bench in the second half against Samoa in a 9–0 win on 5 June.[6][7]

On 8 June, he scored New Caledonia's first goal in a 2–0 win over New Zealand in the semi-final, helping his country to the second Nations Cup final in their history.[8] Kaï played the entirety of the final against Tahiti on 10 June but was unable to prevent a 1–0 loss as New Caledonia finished as runners-up.[9] With four goals, Kaï was the tournament's joint-third top-scorer, tied with Benjamin Totori of the Solomon Islands and Tahiti's Jonathan and Alvin Tehau.[10]

Following his showing at the 2011 Pacific Games and the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, in July 2012 the Oceania Football Confederation announced that Kaï had won the men's Oceania Footballer of the Year award, beating fellow nine fellow nominees including New Zealand's Shane Smeltz and Chris Wood, and Jean Kaltack of Vanuatu.[11] Kaï became only the second footballer from New Caledonia to win the award, following Christian Karembeu's titles in 1995 and 1998, and the first player from the Pacific Islands to be named Oceania's best player since 2005.[12][13]

Speaking shortly after winning the award, Kaï admitted he was surprised to have beaten off such fierce competition to win the title, saying "To be honest, I couldn't believe [I had won] – it was a real surprise when it was announced. It was only afterwards that I realised what [an] honour it is to have been elected ahead of professional footballers from New Zealand, and I am very proud to have followed in the footsteps of Christian Karembeu...this trophy is also good for New Caledonia football because it shows we have talented players. I would like to thank the football family in my country because without them I could not have reached this level."[14]

In December 2012, Kaï was named New Caledonia's joint Player of the Year along with Patrick Wajoka in the inaugural Football Oscars; both attained 22.38% of the vote in national newspaper Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes.[15] Kaï was also included in the New Caledonian Football Federation's "Team of the Year".[16]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list New Caledonia's goal tally first.[17]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 October 2008 Stade Marville, Saint-Malo, France  Mayotte 2–2 3–2 2008 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
2. 30 August 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia  Guam 1–0 9–0 2011 Pacific Games
3. 2–0
4. 3–0
5. 4–0
6. 9–0
7. 3 September 2011  American Samoa 1–0 8–0
8. 2–0
9. 3–0
10. 6–0
11. 5 September 2011  Solomon Islands 1–1 1–2
12. 1 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands  Vanuatu 1–0 5–2 2012 OFC Nations Cup
13. 2–1
14. 4–2
15. 8 June 2012  New Zealand 1–0 2–0
16. 12 September 2012 Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae, Tahiti  Tahiti 2–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
17. 26 March 2016 Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu  Vanuatu 1–0 1–2 Friendly
18. 5 June 2016 Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea  Tahiti 1–0 1–1 2016 OFC Nations Cup
19. 5 October 2016 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands  Solomon Islands 1–0 3–0 Friendly
20. 3–0
21. 8 October 2016 1–0 1–0
22. 8 July 2019 National Soccer Stadium, Apia  American Samoa 2–0 5–0 2019 Pacific Games
23. 3–0

Honours[edit]

Hienghène Sport

AS Magenta

  • New Caledonia Super Ligue: 2014

New Caledonia

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Hienghène Sport" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Kaï: We must play without fear". Oceania Football Confederation. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ Player Statistics: Bertrand Kaï FIFA.com. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  4. ^ Guam 0–9 New Caledonia Archived 8 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Oceania Football Confederation. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  5. ^ Match Report: Vanuatu 2–5 New Caledonia FIFA.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  6. ^ Match Report: Tahiti 4–3 New Caledonia FIFA.com. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  7. ^ Match Report: New Caledonia 9–0 Samoa FIFA.com. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  8. ^ New Zealand 0–2 New Caledonia Archived 22 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine FIFA.com. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012
  9. ^ Match Report: Tahiti 1–0 New Caledonia Archived 14 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine FIFA.com. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  10. ^ 2012 OFC Nations Cup Competition Summary Archived 27 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Oceania Football Confederation. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  11. ^ Kai and Smith pick up OFC titles Archived 23 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Oceania Football Confederation. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  12. ^ Oceanian Player of the Year RSSSF. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  13. ^ Smith named Oceania's top female footballer Television New Zealand. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  14. ^ OFC title a huge honour for Kai Archived 30 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Oceania Football Confederation. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  15. ^ New Caledonia's best inseparable Archived 2 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Oceania Football Confederation. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  16. ^ Le verdict est tombé (in French) New Caledonian Football Federation. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  17. ^ "Kaï, Bertrand". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Football : Bertrand Kaï, joueur de l'année". Deamin en Nouvelle-Calédonie (in French). 10 December 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Sensational strike seals epic OFC final". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

External links[edit]

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