Jems Geffrard

Jems Geffrard (born 26 August 1994) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for HFX Wanderers and the Haiti national team.

Jems Geffrard
Personal information
Full name Jems Geffrard
Date of birth (1994-08-26) 26 August 1994
Place of birth Montreal, Canada
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers
Number 3
Youth career
2011–2015 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Montreal Impact Academy
2014 Montreal Impact U23
2015–2016 FC Montreal 14 (0)
2017 Ekenäs IF 25 (0)
2018 RoPS 20 (0)
2019 Fresno FC 7 (0)
2020– HFX Wanderers 10 (0)
National team‡
2017– Haiti 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2020

He has previously played in the Canadian Soccer League, USL Premier Development League, United Soccer League, Ykkönen and the Veikkausliiga.

Club career

Montreal Impact

Geffrard began his career in 2011 by signing with the Montreal Impact Academy, and competed in the Canadian Soccer League, and USL Premier Development League.[1][2] In 2016, he signed with FC Montreal in the United Soccer League.[3] He made his debut on 17 March 2016 against Wilmington Hammerheads FC.[4] In his debut season in the USL he appeared in eight matches.

Ekenäs IF

In 2017, Geffrard left Canada to play for Ekenäs IF in Finland's second division.[5]

RoPS

The following season he signed to play in the Veikkausliiga with Rovaniemen Palloseura.[6] He left the club after the 2018 season.[7]

Fresno FC

Geffrard made his debut for Fresno FC on 15 May 2019, in a U.S. Open Cup match against El Farolito Soccer Club.

HFX Wanderers

On 18 February 2020, Geffrard signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[8] On August 15 he made his Wanderers debut against Pacific FC.[9]

Honours

HFX Wanderers

International career

Internationally, Geffrard represents the Haiti national football team,[5] and made his debut against Japan on 10 October 2017.[10][11] In May 2019 he was named to the Haitian squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[12]

References
  1. "Six youngsters join the Montreal Impact Academy".
  2. "Canadian Soccer League". 26 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "FC Montreal unveils its 2016 roster".
  4. "FC Montreal - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #69 - Jems Geffrard - D". www.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  5. Press, ed. (29 September 2017). "Bazile turns down invitation to join Haitian national squad". SportsMax. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  6. Pikkupeura, Pasi. "Vahvistus Montrealista - RoPS kaappasi Jems Geffrardin". Rovaniemen Palloseura (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019, veikkausliiga.com, 23 December 2018
  8. Gareth Hampshire (18 February 2020). "Wanderers get defensive know-how with Canadian-born, Haitian international Jems Geffrard". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. "Canadian Premier League". 14 August 2018.
  10. "Interview: À la découverte du Grenadier Jems Geffrard - Haiti-Tempo". Haiti-Tempo. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  11. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jems Geffrard". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  12. Burgess, Don (27 May 2019). "Haiti Announce Team For Concacaf Gold Cup".


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