Roy Kayara

{{short description|New Caledonian footballer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Roy Kayara | image = | full_name = Roy Judicaël Kayara<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> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|2|df=y}}<ref name="FCWC 2019"/> | birth_place = Hienghène, New Caledonia | height = 1.71 m<ref name="FCWC 2019"/> | position = Defender | currentclub = Hienghène Sport | clubnumber = 13 | youthyears1 = 2007–2009 | youthclubs1 = Hienghène Sport | years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = Magenta | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2011–2013 | clubs2 = Hienghène Sport | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = Team Wellington | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = Hienghène Sport | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = A.S. Pirae | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2015–2017 | clubs6 = Hienghène Sport | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Team Wellington | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 3 | years8 = 2018– | clubs8 = Hienghène Sport | caps8 = | goals8 = | nationalyears1 = 2011–2019 | nationalteam1 = New Caledonia | nationalcaps1 = 31 | nationalgoals1 = 8 | club-update = 29 November 2018 | nationalteam-update = 21 March 2019 | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|New Caledonia}}}} {{MedalComp|OFC Nations Cup}} {{Medal|RU|2012 Solomon Islands|}} }}

'''Roy Judicaël Kayara''' (born 2 May 1990) is a New Caledonian footballer who plays as a defender for Hienghène Sport. He is a member of the New Caledonia national football team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lnc.nc/article/sports/football/un-cagou-au-pays-des-kiwis|title=Roy Kayara évolue désormais à Team Wellington|publisher=lnc.nc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lnc.nc/article/sports/football/jouer-la-o-league-c-est-faire-des-sacrifices|title=" Jouer la O'League, c'est faire des sacrifices "|publisher=lnc.nc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lnc.nc/article/sports/football/ils-filent-a-l-anglaise|title=Roy Kayara et Mickaël Partodikromo en plein rêve britannique|publisher=lnc.nc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lnc.nc/article/football/roy-kayara-brule-les-etapes|title=Roy Kayara brûle les étapes|publisher=lnc.nc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/football-roy-kayara-team-wellington-qualifies-coupe-du-monde-clubs-590825.html|title=Roy Kayara - France TV Info article}}</ref><ref>{{NFT player|id=27570|access-date=}}</ref>

Before the beginning of the 2013–14 season, Kayara was on trial with Sheffield United during their tour of Scotland. He made appearances against Cowdenbeath, Greenock Morton and Raith Rovers.

==International goals== :''As of matches played 21 March 2019. New Caledonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kayara goal.''<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|roy-kayara/161811}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition |- !scope=col|No. !scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |- !scope=row|1 |1 June 2012||Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands||align=center |5||{{fb|Vanuatu}}||align=center |'''5'''–2||align=center |5–2||2012 OFC Nations Cup |- !scope=row|2 |5 June 2012||Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands||align=center |7||{{fb|Samoa}}||align=center |'''1'''–0||align=center |9–0||2012 OFC Nations Cup |- !scope=row|3 |12 October 2012||Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands||align=center |14||{{fb|Solomon Islands}}||align=center |'''1'''–0||align=center |6–2||2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |- !scope=row|4 |16 October 2012||Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia||align=center |15||{{fb|Solomon Islands}}||align=center |'''2'''–0||align=center|5–0||2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |- !scope=row|5 |rowspan=2|31 June 2016||rowspan=2|Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea||rowspan=2 align=center|20||rowspan=2|{{fb|Samoa}}||align=center|'''1'''–0||rowspan=2 align=center|7–0||rowspan=2|2016 OFC Nations Cup |- !scope=row|6 |align=center|'''3'''–0 |- !scope=row|7 |5 October 2016||Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, New Caledonia||align=center|24||{{fb|Solomon Islands}}||align=center|'''2'''–0||align=center|3–0||Friendly |- !scope=row|8 |21 March 2019||Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji||align=center |31||{{fb|MRI}}||align=center |'''1'''–0||align=center|1–3||Friendly |}

==Honours== '''New Caledonia''' *OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.besoccer.com/Competition/squads/ofc_nations_cup/2012|title=2012 OFC Nations Cup-New Caledonia Squad|access-date=October 31, 2024}}</ref>

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