Dominique Mocka (born 13 August 1978)Soccerway: Guadeloupe - Dominque Mocka Retrieved 16 August 2011 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 Guadeloupe 2002/03 Retrieved 8 September 2011 and then in 2003–04, with 20 goals, as his team won the league title.Guadeloupe 2003/04 Retrieved 8 September 2011
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,Guadeloupe 2005/06 Retrieved 8 September 2011 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.
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. 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.Caribbean Qualifying for Gold Cup 2003 Retrieved 8 September 2011 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.Football-Lineups - Dominique Mocka Retrieved 16 August 2011 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.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Retrieved 8 September 2011
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.Guadeloupe vs. Puerto Rico - 26 October 2012 Soccerway.com. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
Managerial career In 2010, Mocka took charge of the Guadeloupe U20 team when they began competing for the first time since 1992.Football-Lineups - Guadeloupe U20 Retrieved 16 August 2011 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.Le come-back de Dominique Mocka (in French) Retrieved 8 August 2011
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGuadeloupe200250200332200432200510200655200771201061201110201276Total3817
Scores and results list Guadeloupe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mocka goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Dominique MockaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago1–02–02003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification22–03Stade Alfred Marie-Jeanne, Rivière-Pilote, Martinique1–07–02005 Caribbean Cup qualification45–05Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1–01–02007 Caribbean Cup qualification6Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 4–04–02007 Caribbean Cup qualification 7Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana2–03–02007 Caribbean Cup qualification 8Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 1–22–32007 Caribbean Cup qualification 92–310Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago 1–01–02007 Caribbean Cup11Stade Louison Bobet, Paris, France2–02–02010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer12Stade de Montbauron, Versailles, France 2–013–02012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer13Stade Bauer, Paris, France 1–04–22012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer 143–015Stade Jean Rolland, Paris, France1–11–22012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer 16Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 2–04–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification173–0 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
See also List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
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