Peterson Joseph

Peterson Joseph (born 24 April 1990) is a Haitian footballer.

Peterson Joseph
Personal information
Full name Peterson Joseph
Date of birth (1990-04-24) April 24, 1990
Place of birth Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Aigle Noir AC ? (?)
2009–2011 Braga 0 (0)
2010–2011Vizela (loan) 20 (1)
2011–2014 Sporting Kansas City 34 (0)
2016–2017 Sudeva Moonlight 4 (0)
2018–2020 Hang Yuen
National team
2006–2007 Haiti U17 6 (1)
2008– Haiti 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 31, 2013
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 24, 2012

Known for having a soft touch on the ball and playing with quick one to two touch passes throughout the field, Joseph is known as the "Haitian Xavi".[1]

Career

Club

Played for Haitian League side Aigle Noir AC before moving to Portuguese side SC Braga at the start of January 2009 in the European mid season transfer season. Joseph had a year long loan spell SC Braga's affiliate team FC Vizela, who were then playing in the Portuguese Second Division. Joseph was a member of the team that went to the final in the Europa League in May 2011.

Joseph joined Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on September 1, 2011 and made his initial appearance with the club on October 1, 2011 in the 83rd minute against the San Jose Earthquakes.[2] Member of the team that won the 2013 MLS Champion also won the Open Cup in 2012. He stayed with the club for three years before his contract was terminated on August 11, 2014.[3]

After trial in Tanzania and Malaysia, he signed with Sudeva FC on October 1, 2016.

International

Joseph played for Haiti at the 2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament and the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, before making his debut for the full senior Haitiian national team in 2008. Joseph appear in 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier, Caribbean Cup 2012, Gold Cup 2013 and friendlies apparitions on numerous occasions.

References

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