Jems Geffrard

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Jems Geffrard
Geffrard with HFX Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Full name James Geffrard
Date of birth (1994-08-26) 26 August 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
CS Rivière-des-Prairies
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)
2022– CS Mont-Royal Outremont 13 (1)
International career‡
2017– Haiti 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2021

James "Jems" Geffrard (born 26 August 1994) is a professional footballer. Born in Canada, he plays for the Haiti national team.

Early life[edit]

Geffrard began playing futsal at age 12 and began playing football at age 14,[1] where he played youth soccer with CS Rivière-des-Prairies, before later joining the Montreal Impact Academy.[2]

Club career[edit]

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.[3] In 2016, he signed with the Impact's second team, FC Montreal, in the United Soccer League.[4]

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][7] He joined on a one-year contract with an option for an additional season.[8][9] He left the club after the 2018 season.[10]

In 2019, he joined Fresno FC in the USL Championship.[11] Geffrard made his debut for Fresno FC on 15 May 2019, in a U.S. Open Cup match against El Farolito Soccer Club.

Ahead of the 2020 season, he was set to attend training camp with the Montreal Impact, but ultimately did not attend.[12] On 18 February 2020, Geffrard signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[13][14] His contract with the Halifax-based club expired after the 2021 season.[15]

For the 2022 season, he played in the Quebec-based Première ligue de soccer du Québec with CS Mont-Royal Outremont.[16]

International career[edit]

Internationally, Geffrard represents the Haiti national team, and made his debut against Japan on 10 October 2017.[1][17] In May 2019, he was named to the Haitian squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[18] serving as one of the team's best players,[19] and helped Haiti upset his native Canada 3–2 in the quarter-finals.[20][21] Geffrard also represented Haiti at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[22]

Honours[edit]

HFX Wanderers

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Petit-Clair, Benson (17 October 2017). "Interview: À la découverte du Grenadier Jems Geffrard" [Interview: Discovering the Grenadier Jems Geffrard]. Haiti Tempo (in French).
  2. ^ "Jems Geffrard, l'heureux exil d'un joueur de soccer québécois en Finlande" [Jems Geffrard, the happy exile of a Quebec soccer player in Finland]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French). 9 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Six youngsters join the Montreal Impact Academy". Montreal Impact. 13 December 2011.
  4. ^ "FC Montreal unveils its 2016 roster". Montreal Impact. 1 March 2016.
  5. ^ Rosenblad, Helena (25 September 2017). "EIF:s Jems Geffrard spelar för Haitis landslag" [EIF's Jems Geffrard plays for Haiti's national team]. Yle (in Finnish).
  6. ^ Pikkupeura, Pasi. "Vahvistus Montrealista - RoPS kaappasi Jems Geffrardin" [Confirmation from Montreal - RoPS captured Jems Geffrard]. Rovaniemen Palloseura (in Finnish).
  7. ^ "Jems Geffrard till RoPS" [Jems Geffrard to RoPS]. Västra Nyland (in Swedish). 11 January 2018.
  8. ^ Rönkä, Otto (11 January 2018). "RoPS vahvistuu Haitin maajoukkuemiehellä: "Näimme lupaavia asioita"" [RoPS gets stronger with the Haitian national team player: "We saw promising things"]. Yle (in Finnish).
  9. ^ "Jems Geffrard RoPS:aan 1+1 vuoden sopimuksella" [Jems Geffrard to RoPS on a 1+1 year contract]. Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 11 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019" [Veikkausliiga transfers in winter 2018-2019]. Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 30 January 2019.
  11. ^ Geffrard, Childo (19 February 2020). "Foot – Transfert: Jems Geffrard est officiellement un joueur du FC Wanderers !" [Foot – Transfer: Jems Geffrard is officially a FC Wanderers player!]. Haiti Tempo (in French).
  12. ^ Jephté, Pierre Caleb (15 January 2020). "Foot – Transfert : Jems Geffrard pisté par des équipes allemandes !" [Foot – Transfer: Jems Geffrard tracked by German teams!]. Haiti Tempo (in French).
  13. ^ Gareth Hampshire (18 February 2020). "Wanderers get defensive know-how with Canadian-born, Haitian international Jems Geffrard". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  14. ^ MacNeil, John (9 July 2020). "Amazing fan support one of the reasons Jems Geffrard signed with HFX Wanderers". SaltWire Network.
  15. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (6 April 2022). "HFX Wanderers: 2022 Canadian Premier League Season Preview". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Pro-PLSQ Équipe" [Pro-PLSQ Male Team]. CS MRO (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  17. ^ Lawrence, Dylan (6 December 2020). "Wanderers' Jems Geffrard is ready for 2021: 'We have unfinished business'". Canadian Premier League.
  18. ^ Burgess, Don (27 May 2019). "Haiti Announce Team For Concacaf Gold Cup". Bernews.
  19. ^ Geffrard, Childo (21 July 2019). "Jems Geffrard: Les deux stats qui en font l'un des meilleurs défenseurs de la Gold Cup 2019 !" [Jems Geffrard: The two stats that make him one of the best defenders in the 2019 Gold Cup!]. Haiti Tempo (in French).
  20. ^ MacDonald, Glenn (1 June 2021). "Haiti national team calls up HFX Wanderers' Geffrard". SaltWire Network.
  21. ^ Harris, Daniel (15 July 2021). "CA & C Cafe: One-On-One With Halifax's Jems Geffrard". Northern Tribune.
  22. ^ Jacques, John (7 July 2021). "Telfer And Geffrard Reach 2021 Gold Cup". Northern Tribune.

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