Jems Geffrard

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

Jems Geffrard
Geffrard with HFX Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Full name James 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
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

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
  1. 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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