Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | James Geffrard | ||
Date of birth | 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 |
James "Jems" Geffrard (born 26 August 1994) is a professional footballer. Born in Canada, he plays for the Haiti national team.
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]
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]
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]
HFX Wanderers