Andrew Jean-Baptiste

Andrew Jean-Baptiste (born 16 June 1992) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Canadian club Valour FC and the Haiti national team.

Andrew Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste with Portland Timbers in 2012
Personal information
Full name Andrew Jean-Baptiste
Date of birth (1992-06-16) 16 June 1992
Place of birth New York City, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 35
Youth career
1998–2008 Brentwood Youth SC
2008–2010 Albertson SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Connecticut Huskies 45 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 New York Red Bulls U-23
2012–2013 Portland Timbers 31 (2)
2012 → Los Angeles Blues (loan) 8 (0)
2014 Chivas USA 10 (0)
2015 New York Red Bulls 0 (0)
2015 → New York Red Bulls II (loan) 10 (1)
2015–2016 Estrella San Agustín 20 (2)
2016–2017 Nyköpings BIS 32 (3)
2018 Terengganu II 1 (0)
2019 Umeå FC 11 (1)
2020– Valour FC 6 (1)
National team‡
2010 United States U18 2 (0)
2015– Haiti 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2020

Club career

Early career

Jean-Baptiste attended Brentwood High School on Long Island, New York.[1] He was honored with the 2009 Long Island player of the year presented by Newsday. He played college soccer with the Connecticut Huskies from 2010–11. During his second year at UConn Jean-Baptiste was named the 2011 Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year. During the 2010 season he also played for the New York Red Bulls U-23 team.

Portland Timbers

Jean-Baptiste was selected 8th overall by Portland Timbers in the first round of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. In his first professional match for the Portland Timbers, Jean-Baptiste scored a header from a free-kick, assisted by Jack Jewsbury.[2] Later in the season he was sent on loan to Los Angeles Blues and made 8 appearances for the club. During his second year Jean-Baptiste became a starter for Portland and appeared in 26 matches. Jean-Baptiste scored the game-winning goal on July 13, 2013 against the Los Angeles Galaxy, on a header from a corner kick by Diego Valeri.[3]

Chivas USA

On December 12, 2013, Jean-Baptiste was traded to Chivas USA in exchange for Jorge Villafaña.[4] In his one year with Chivas he appeared in 10 league matches, missing two months of the season due to injury.

New York Red Bulls

On January 27, 2015 the New York Red Bulls announced that they had signed Jean-Baptiste.[5] Jean-Baptiste was loaned to affiliate side New York Red Bulls II during the 2015 season and made his debut for the side on April 4, 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 victory over Toronto FC II, the first victory in club history.[6]

Jean-Baptiste was released by New York Red Bulls on June 26, 2015.[7]

Nyköpings BIS

After spending 14 months attempting to get a work permit in Spain, Jean-Baptiste signed for Swedish Ettan side Nyköpings BIS in August 2016.[8] He became a key player for the club, earning a contract extension before the end of the 2016 season.[8] Jean-Baptiste made ten league appearances that season and scored one goal.[9] The following season, he made 22 league appearances, scoring two goals, and made another two appearances in the Svenska Cupen.[9]

Umeå FC

In February 2019, Jean-Baptiste signed for Swedish Ettan side Umeå FC.[10] He made eleven league appearances that season, scoring one goal, and helped the club earn promotion to the Superettan via playoffs.[9] On 22 August 2019, the club announced that Jean-Baptiste's contract had been terminated after an unspecified off-field incident.[11]

Valour FC

On 14 January 2020, Jean-Baptiste signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[12] He made his debut for Valour on August 16 against Cavalry FC, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-0 defeat.[13] The club announced Jean-Baptiste's return for the 2021 season on October 2, 2020.[14]

International career

Jean-Baptiste represented the United States in 2010 at the Under 18 level.

He formally switched allegiance to the Haitian federation, and in June 2015 Jean-Baptiste was called up by the Haiti National team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and was on the bench for all 4 games. In May 2019 he was named to the Haitian squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[15]

International goals
Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.[16]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 January 2017Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Suriname2–04–22017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
2.8 January 2017Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago4–34–32017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

Personal life

Jean-Bapiste was born in Brooklyn, New York City and is of Haitian descent.[17]

References
  1. "Ranking Haitian players by leagues". HaitiSports. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. "Recap: Boyd, Alhassan lead Timbers comeback vs. Union". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  3. "Portland Timbers 2, LA Galaxy 1 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. "Timbers trade Andrew Jean-Baptiste to Chivas USA for Jorge Villafana and No. 2 Re-Entry spot". MLSsoccer.com. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  5. "Red Bulls sign Jean-Baptiste, Perrinelle, and Zubar". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  6. "Red Bulls II earn first victory in team history". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  7. "2015 MLS Transactions". 1 November 2015.
  8. Austin Fido (7 January 2017). "Andrew Jean-Baptiste scored his first goal for Haiti". Once A Metro. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  9. "A. Jean-Baptiste". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  10. Manesson Chery (9 February 2019). "Foot- Transfert : Andrew Jean Baptiste rallie la Suède !" (in French). Haiti Tempo. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  11. Tomas Larsson (22 August 2019). "Umeå FC sparkar bärande ex-bissare" (in Swedish). SN. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. "Valour FC sign defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste". 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  13. "Canadian Premier League". 16 August 2020.
  14. "Vallour FC announce return of Andrew Jean-Baptiste". 2 October 2020.
  15. Burgess, Don (27 May 2019). "Haiti Announce Team For Concacaf Gold Cup".
  16. "Jean-Baptiste, Andrew". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  17. "Ranking Haitian players by leagues". HaitiSports. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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