Dominique Mocka

{{Short description|French footballer (born 1978)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dominique Mocka | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|08|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Guadeloupe | height = {{height|ft=|in=}} | position = Midfielder, forward<ref>[http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/guadeloupe/players/dominiquemocka.html Dominique Mocka - Guadeloupe - Caribbean Football] Retrieved 8 September 2011 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331185919/http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/guadeloupe/players/dominiquemocka.html |date=31 March 2012 }}</ref> | currentclub = JS Vieux-Habitants | clubnumber = | years1 = 2002–2005 | clubs1 = Racing Club | caps1 = | goals1 = 38 | years2 = 2005–2006 | clubs2 = Jeunesse Sportive Saintoise | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2006–2012 | clubs3 = JS Vieux-Habitants | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2012–2017 | clubs4 = La Gauloise de Basse-Terre | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2017– | clubs5 = JS Vieux-Habitants | caps5 = | goals5 = | nationalyears1 = 2002–2012 | nationalteam1 = Guadeloupe | nationalcaps1 = 38 | nationalgoals1 = 17 | manageryears1 = 2010– | managerclubs1 = Guadeloupe U20 | club-update = {{#time:j F Y}} }}

'''Dominique Mocka''' (born 13 August 1978)<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/players/dominique-mocka/10154/ Soccerway: Guadeloupe - Dominque Mocka] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013101516/https://int.soccerway.com/players/dominique-mocka/10154/ |date=13 October 2023 }} Retrieved 16 August 2011</ref> is a French footballer. Mocka can operate in midfield or as a forward and plays for JS Vieux-Habitants and the Guadeloupe football team. He is the brother of fellow Guadeloupe and JS Vieux-Habitants striker Erick Mocka.

==Club career==

===Racing Club=== Mocka began his career in 1994 with Racing Club de Basse-Terre. He spent nine years and most of his career at the club, winning the Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur in the 2003–04 season, his penultimate year at Basse-Terre. With Basse-Terre, Mocka was the league's top scorer in two consecutive seasons, firstly in 2002–03, with 18 goals, as Racing Club finished eighth <ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guad03.html Guadeloupe 2002/03] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207160100/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guad03.html |date=7 February 2023 }} Retrieved 8 September 2011</ref> and then in 2003–04, with 20 goals, as his team won the league title.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guad04.html Guadeloupe 2003/04] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113154524/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guad04.html |date=13 January 2024 }} Retrieved 8 September 2011</ref>

===Jeunesse Sportive Saintoise=== Dominique spent a year at the club after leaving Racing Club de Basse-Terre in 2005. Jeunesse finished seventh in the 2005/06 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur during Dominique's time at the club,<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guad06.html Guadeloupe 2005/06] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531191302/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guad06.html |date=31 May 2023 }} Retrieved 8 September 2011</ref> and he scored eleven times, but lost out in the goalscoring charts to his brother, Erick Mocka, who scored fifteen times. In 2006, Mocka moved on to JS Vieux-Habitants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/2723.html |title=Dominique Mocka |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=8 August 2011 |archive-date=17 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217142948/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/2723/Dominique_Mocka.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===JS Vieux-Habitants=== Mocka currently plays for Guadeloupe top-flight club JS Vieux-Habitants and is the team's player/coach. He has been at Vieux-Habitants since 2006, but his most successful year at the club to date was 2010, when Vieux-Habitants won the league and Mocka scored 13 league goals.

==International career== Dominique has been capped thirty-eight times for his country, scoring seventeen goals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dominique Mocka |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/2723/Dominique_Mocka.html |website=National Football Teams |access-date=17 February 2024 |archive-date=19 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119050233/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/2723/Dominique_Mocka.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He wears the no. 5 shirt for Guadeloupe, a number that is usually worn by a central defender. Mocka played in the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary qualifiers against Puerto Rico on 7–21 July 2002.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/caribe02.html Caribbean Qualifying for Gold Cup 2003] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518192448/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/caribe02.html |date=18 May 2007 }} Retrieved 8 September 2011</ref> He then also featured in the group stage qualifying match against Jamaica on 11 November, against Barbados on 13 November, against Trinidad & Tobago on 28 March 2003 and against Antigua & Barbuda on 30 March. Dominique scored twice in ten minutes in the match against Antigua & Barbuda as Guadeloupe as his team won 2–0.

Mocka played for Guadeloupe at the 2007 Gold Cup.<ref>[http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/17671/ Football-Lineups - Dominique Mocka] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205112702/https://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/17671/ |date=5 December 2022 }} Retrieved 16 August 2011</ref> Mocka made his only appearance in the tournament in the 1–1 draw with Haiti in June 2007, coming on as a second-half substitute.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024002319/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/07gc-full.html |date=24 October 2008 }} Retrieved 8 September 2011</ref>

His next recent call-up for ''Les Gwada Boys'' came over three years later, on 7 December 2010, against Jamaica. Mocka played twice more that year, against Antigua and Barbuda and Cuba.

The midfielder was recalled to the Guadeloupe national team in October 2012, making three appearances at the 2012 Caribbean Cup. Mocka scored a first-half brace in the 4–1 win over Puerto Rico on 26 October 2012; these were his first international goals for nine years.<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/26/nc-america/caribbean-cup/guadeloupe/puerto-rico/1403547/ Guadeloupe vs. Puerto Rico - 26 October 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119101242/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/26/nc-america/caribbean-cup/guadeloupe/puerto-rico/1403547/ |date=19 November 2020 }} Soccerway.com. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.</ref>

==Managerial career== In 2010, Mocka took charge of the Guadeloupe U20 team when they began competing for the first time since 1992.<ref>[http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/17671/ Football-Lineups - Guadeloupe U20] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205112702/https://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/17671/ |date=5 December 2022 }} Retrieved 16 August 2011</ref> He was appointed joint-manager along with Steve Bizasene. Mocka said that he would put an emphasis on selecting locally based players for the team.<ref>[http://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr/actualite/sports/le-come-back-de-dominique-mocka-17-09-2010-94214.php Le come-back de Dominique Mocka] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331172549/http://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr/actualite/sports/le-come-back-de-dominique-mocka-17-09-2010-94214.php |date=31 March 2012 }} (in French) Retrieved 8 August 2011</ref>

==Career statistics== ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft">{{NFT player|2723|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="9"|Guadeloupe |2002||5||0 |- |2003||3||2 |- |2004||3||2 |- |2005||1||0 |- |2006||5||5 |- |2007||7||1 |- |2010||6||1 |- |2011||1||0 |- |2012||7||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38!!17 |}

:''Scores and results list Guadeloupe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mocka goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Dominique Mocka |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|30 March 2003}} |rowspan="2"|Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 |rowspan="2"|2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guadeloupe vs. Antigua and Barbuda|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19205/Guadeloupe_Antigua_And_Barbuda.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |- |style="text-align:center"|3 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|12 November 2004}} |rowspan="2"|Stade Alfred Marie-Jeanne, Rivière-Pilote, Martinique |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Dominica}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7–0 |rowspan="2"|2005 Caribbean Cup qualification |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dominica vs. Guadeloupe|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/1981/Dominica_Guadeloupe.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|4 |style="text-align:center"|5–0 |- |style="text-align:center"|5 |{{dts|22 September 2006}} |Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |{{fb|Dominica}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |2007 Caribbean Cup qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guadeloupe vs. Dominica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2092/Guadeloupe_Dominica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|6 |{{dts|24 September 2006}} |Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |{{fb|MTQ|snake}} |style="text-align:center"|4–0 |style="text-align:center"|4–0 |2007 Caribbean Cup qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guadeloupe vs. Martinique|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2094/Guadeloupe_Martinique.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|7 |{{dts|24 November 2006}} |Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana |{{fb|Dominican Republic}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |2007 Caribbean Cup qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title= Dominican Republic vs. Guadeloupe|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2104/Dominican_Republic_Guadeloupe.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|8 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|26 November 2006}} |rowspan="2"|Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Guyana}} |style="text-align:center"|1–2 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–3 |rowspan="2"|2007 Caribbean Cup qualification |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guyana vs. Guadeloupe|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2107/Guyana_Guadeloupe.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|9 |style="text-align:center"|2–3 |- |style="text-align:center"|10 |{{dts|18 January 2007}} |Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago |{{fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |2007 Caribbean Cup |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guadeloupe vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2127/Guadeloupe_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|11 |{{dts|29 September 2009}} |Stade Louison Bobet, Paris, France |{{fb|MTQ|snake}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guadeloupe vs. Martinique|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/11253/Guadeloupe_Martinique.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|12 |{{dts|22 September 2012}} |Stade de Montbauron, Versailles, France |{{fb|Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon|local}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|13–0 |2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guadeloupe vs. Saint Pierre & Miquelon|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9501/Guadeloupe_Saint_Pierre_Miquelon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|13 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|24 September 2012}} |rowspan="2"|Stade Bauer, Paris, France |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Guyane|local}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–2 |rowspan="2"|2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guadeloupe vs. French Guiana|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9500/Guadeloupe_French_Guiana.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|14 |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |- |style="text-align:center"|15 |{{dts|26 September 2012}} |Stade Jean Rolland, Paris, France |{{fb|Réunion|local}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|1–2 |2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Réunion vs. Guadeloupe|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9415/Reunion_Guadeloupe.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|16 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|25 October 2012}} |rowspan="2"|Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Puerto Rico}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1 |rowspan="2"|2012 Caribbean Cup qualification |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guadeloupe vs. Puerto Rico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4544/Guadeloupe_Puerto_Rico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|17 |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |} ==Honours== '''Racing Club''' * Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur: 2002–03, 2003–04 * Coupe de Guadeloupe: 2003–04

'''JS Vieux-Habitants''' * Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur: 2009–10

'''Individual''' * Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur top scorer: 2002–03, 2003–04

==References== {{reflist}}

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