Jems Geffrard

Jems Geffrard
Personal information
Full name James Geffrard
Date of birth (1994-08-26) August 26, 1994
Place of birth Montreal, Canada
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 RoPS
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2015 Montreal Impact Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 14 (0)
2017 Ekenäs IF 19 (0)
2018– RoPS 19 (0)
National team
2017– Haiti 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 6, 2018

Jems Geffrard (born 26 August 1994) is a Canadian-born Haitian soccer player who currently plays for Rovaniemen Palloseura in the Veikkausliiga. He has also played in the Canadian Soccer League, USL Premier Development League, and the United Soccer League.

Club career

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 March 17, 2016 against Wilmington Hammerheads FC.[4] In his debut season in the USL he appeared in 8 matches.

In 2017, Geffrard left Canada to play for Ekenäs IF in Finland's second division.[5] The following season he signed to play in the Veikkausliiga with Rovaniemen Palloseura.[6]

International career

Internationally, Geffrard represents the Haiti national football team,[5] and made his debut against Japan on 10 October 2017.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Six youngsters join the Montreal Impact Academy".
  2. ↑ "Canadian Soccer League". 2013-01-26. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  3. ↑ "FC Montreal unveils its 2016 roster".
  4. ↑ "FC Montreal - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #69 - Jems Geffrard - D". www.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  5. 1 2 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 2018-01-12.
  7. ↑ "Interview: À la découverte du Grenadier Jems Geffrard - Haiti-Tempo". Haiti-Tempo. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  8. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jems Geffrard". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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