Fabien Vorbe

Jean Francis Fabien Vorbe (born 4 January 1990) is a Haitian professional footballer who last played for NEROCA F.C. in the I-League.

Fabien Vorbe
Personal information
Full name Jean Francis Fabien Vorbe
Date of birth (1990-01-04) January 4, 1990
Place of birth Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Furman Paladins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Violette AC 10 (5)
2011–2012 Tempête 6 (0)
2012 FC Edmonton 9 (5)
2013 IFK Varnamo 6 (2)
2014 Don Bosco FC 15 (3)
2015 Carlos A. Mannucci 8 (5)
2016 Serrato Pacasmayo
2017–2018 NEROCA 19 (4)
2019 Gokulam Kerala FC[1] 9 (2)
International career‡
Haiti U17
Haiti U20
Haiti U23
2010– Haiti 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 28, 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 28, 2011

Career

Youth and College

Vorbe began his career in 2005 with first division Haitian club Violette AC at age 15, before moving to the United States to play college soccer at Furman University in 2008. In his freshman year, he made 17 appearances and scored four goals including two in his collegiate debut against UNC Wilmington. In his sophomore year, he started 16 games and tallied six goals and one assist. He made 16 appearances again in his junior year and scored four goals.

Club career

In 2011, Vorbe returned to Haiti to play for Tempête. After one season, he left Haiti to join FC Edmonton in the NASL. He was released[2] after one season and went to play in for IFK Värnamo in Sweden.

NEROCA F.C.

Fabien Vorbe signed for NEROCA F.C.in 2017-18 and after 18 games in which Fabien Vorbe played in 14 of them NEROCA F.C Runner up the I-League championship.

Gokulam Kerala

Fabian signed for Gokulam Kerala for 2018–19 I-League season.[3][4]

International career

Vorbe led his team to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea, their first time doing so. During Group A qualifying, Vorbe scored important go-ahead goals for Haiti, notably against Honduras and incidentally was named the top scorer of the qualification rounds.

Vorbe made his senior debut for Haiti in a 3–1 against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in a Caribbean Championship match on November 4, 2010.[5]

Personal life

Jean Francis Fabien Vorbe hails from one of the most notable footballing families in Haitian history, previously producing such stars as Charles, Sébastien and Philippe Vorbe.

Honours

NEROCA

Tempête FC

Regional

References
  1. "Gokulam Kerala » Players from A-Z". WorldFootball.net. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. Quarstad, Brian, ed. (30 September 2012). "FC Edmonton Sacks Coaching Staff, Makes Budget Cuts". IMSoccer News. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. "Gokulam Kerala FC signs Haitian midfielder Fabien Vorbe". Gokulam Kerala Football Club. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. Kundu, Abhishek (23 January 2017). "I-League 2018-19: Gokulam FC rope in Haitian midfielder Fabien Vorbe". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. Furman’s Vorbe Makes Debut For Haiti At Caribbean Cup
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