Haitian footballer (born 1994)
James "Jems" Geffrard (born 26 August 1994) is a professional
footballer . Born in Canada, he plays for the
Haiti national team .
Early life
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
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
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
HFX Wanderers
References
^
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).
^
"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.
^
"Six youngsters join the Montreal Impact Academy" .
Montreal Impact . 13 December 2011.
^
"FC Montreal unveils its 2016 roster" .
Montreal Impact . 1 March 2016.
^ 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).
^ Pikkupeura, Pasi.
"Vahvistus Montrealista - RoPS kaappasi Jems Geffrardin" [Confirmation from Montreal - RoPS captured Jems Geffrard]. Rovaniemen Palloseura (in Finnish).
^
"Jems Geffrard till RoPS" [Jems Geffrard to RoPS].
Västra Nyland (in Swedish). 11 January 2018.
^ 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).
^
"Jems Geffrard RoPS:aan 1+1 vuoden sopimuksella" [Jems Geffrard to RoPS on a 1+1 year contract].
Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 11 January 2018.
^
"Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019" [Veikkausliiga transfers in winter 2018-2019].
Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 30 January 2019.
^ 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).
^ 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).
^ Gareth Hampshire (18 February 2020).
"Wanderers get defensive know-how with Canadian-born, Haitian international Jems Geffrard" .
HFX Wanderers FC . Retrieved 18 February 2020 .
^ MacNeil, John (9 July 2020).
"Amazing fan support one of the reasons Jems Geffrard signed with HFX Wanderers" .
SaltWire Network .
^ Rhodes, Benedict (6 April 2022).
"HFX Wanderers: 2022 Canadian Premier League Season Preview" .
Canadian Premier League . Retrieved 4 October 2022 .
^
"Pro-PLSQ Équipe" [Pro-PLSQ Male Team]. CS MRO (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022 .
^ Lawrence, Dylan (6 December 2020).
"Wanderers' Jems Geffrard is ready for 2021: 'We have unfinished business' " .
Canadian Premier League .
^ Burgess, Don (27 May 2019).
"Haiti Announce Team For Concacaf Gold Cup" .
Bernews .
^ 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).
^ MacDonald, Glenn (1 June 2021).
"Haiti national team calls up HFX Wanderers' Geffrard" .
SaltWire Network .
^ Harris, Daniel (15 July 2021).
"CA & C Cafe: One-On-One With Halifax's Jems Geffrard" . Northern Tribune .
^ Jacques, John (7 July 2021).
"Telfer And Geffrard Reach 2021 Gold Cup" . Northern Tribune .
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