Jems Geffrard

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

Jems Geffrard
Geffrard with HFX Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jems Geffrard
Date of birth (1994-08-26) 26 August 1994
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
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)
2020–2021 HFX Wanderers 22 (0)
National team‡
2017– Haiti 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:01, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2021

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]

International career

Internationally, Geffrard represents the Haiti national 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] Geffrard also represented Haiti at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[13]

Honours

HFX Wanderers

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.{{cite web}}: 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. "HFX Wanderers FC 2–2 Pacific FC". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. 15 August 2020.
  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". bernews.com. Bernews.
  13. Jacques, John (7 July 2021). "Telfer And Geffrard Reach 2021 Gold Cup".


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