Duckens Nazon
Duckens Nazon (born 7 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Haiti national team.[2] He is under contract with the Belgian club Sint-Truiden, but is not registered to play for the squad for the 2019–20 season.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Duckens Nazon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sint-Truiden | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Vannes | ||
| 2012–2013 | Lorient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Roye-Noyon | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Olympique Saint-Quentin | 13 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Laval | 14 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Kerala Blasters | 7 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Coventry City (loan) | 21 | (6) |
| 2018 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2018– | Sint-Truiden | 16 | (4) |
| 2019 | → St Mirren (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Haiti U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Haiti | 42 | (19) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019 | |||
Club career
After going through the youth system at Vannes, the forward joined FC Lorient's reserve team in 2013. Later that year, he joined French fourth-tier side US Roye.
After brief stints at Olympique Saint-Quentin and Stade Lavallois, he joined Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League on September 2016.
Three months later, on 13 January 2017, he signed a six-month deal with English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, becoming part of their under-23 team.[3] On 4 August 2017 he went out on loan to League Two side Coventry City until January 2018.[4] He made his English league debut for the club the following day as a substitute in a 3–0 win against Notts County.[5] On 8 August 2017 he scored his first goal in English football, scoring in the Sky Blues' 1–3 League Cup defeat to Blackburn.[6] He scored 8 goals in 24 appearances in all competitions in his six-month loan spell. The club later gained promotion to League One via the play-offs. Nazon was then loaned out to League One side Oldham Athletic until the end of the season. He scored 6 goals in 16 appearances for the club as they saw relegation to League Two.[7]
On 14 June 2018, Nazon joined Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truiden on a three-year-deal for an undisclosed fee.[7] In January 2019, Nazon joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren on loan until the end of the season.[8]
International career
He earned his first cap for the Haiti team on 5 March 2014 against Kosovo (draw 0–0).[9]
In the 2015 Gold Cup, Nazon scored the only two goals for Haiti in the 2015 Gold Cup group stage, helping his team get second place and advancing to the knockout stages.
On 10 September 2018, in a competitive game against Sint Maarten, he scored five goals, a record for Haiti.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 May 2019[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lorient II | 2012–13 | CFA | 8 | 1 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Roye-Noyon | 2013–14 | CFA | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Olympique Saint-Quentin | 2013–14 | CFA2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| Stade Lavallois II | 2014–15 | CFA2 | 7 | 7 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015–16 | 10 | 5 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Stade Lavallois II | 17 | 12 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | ||
| Stade Lavallois | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| Kerala Blasters | 2016 | Indian Super League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coventry City (loan) | 2017–18 | League Two | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 |
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| Sint-Truiden | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| St Mirren (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Career statistics | 132 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 48 | ||
- One appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
International goals
- Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.[2]
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References
- "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Haiti" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 7. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via Bernews.
- "National Football Teams: Duckens Nazon". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- "Promising striker snapped up". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 13 January 2017.
- "Duckens Nazon and James Pearson: Coventry City sign striker and defender". BBC Sport. 4 August 2017.
- "Coventry City 3–0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017.
- "Coventry City 1–3 Blackburn Rovers". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017.
- "Duckens Departs". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 14 June 2018.
- "St Mirren: Duckens Nazon & Laurentiu Corbu sign for Paisley club". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "Kosovo vs. Haiti". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- Duckens Nazon at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
External links
- Duckens Nazon at Soccerbase
- Duckens Nazon at Soccerway
- Duckens Nazon at National-Football-Teams.com
- Duckens Nazon at FootballDatabase.eu
- Duckens Nazon profile at FHF
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