Zachary Herivaux
Personal information
Full name Zachary Herivaux[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Suita, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Number 21
Youth career
2011–2015 New England Revolution
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 New England Revolution 10 (0)
2017 → San Antonio FC (loan) 5 (1)
2019 → Birmingham Legion (loan) 21 (0)
2020 San Antonio FC 8 (0)
2021–2022 Birmingham Legion 54 (2)
2023– Tampa Bay Rowdies 6 (1)
International career‡
2014–2015 Haiti U20 8 (0)
2015 Haiti U23 3 (0)
2017– Haiti 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2021

Zachary Herivaux (born 1 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies. Born in Japan, he plays for the Haiti national team.

Career

New England Revolution

Herivaux attended Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.[2] He joined the New England Revolution youth team in 2011 before signing as a Homegrown Player on 2 May 2015.[3]

He made his professional debut as an 87th-minute substitute in a 2–0 loss against Charlotte Independence in a U.S. Open Cup fixture on 17 June 2015.[4]

On 15 March 2019, Herivaux was loaned to USL Championship side Birmingham Legion FC. The loan is open-ended and allows the Revolution to recall Herivaux at any time.[5]

Herivaux was released by New England at the end of their 2019 season.[6]

San Antonio FC

On 24 January 2020, Herivaux signed with USL Championship side San Antonio FC.[7]

Birmingham Legion

On 31 March 2021, Herivaux signed with Birmingham Legion.[8]

Tampa Bay Rowdies

Herivaux was announced as a new signing for USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies ahead of their 2023 season on 8 December 2022.[9]

International career

Before playing for Haiti, Herivaux was also eligible to represent Japan and the United States. His father, Pedro, is a Haitian former footballer.[10] He represented Haiti U20's at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[11]

Herivaux's debut for the senior Haiti national team came in a 3–3 2017 Kirin Challenge Cup tie with Japan on 10 October 2017.[12]

On 29 May 2018, Herivaux was called up to the senior national team in an international friendly 0–4 loss against Argentina. "There was so much light, so much blue and white and the fans shouting 'Messi!' It stays loud the whole time," Herivaux said in a post-game interview. He also added: "It's such an opportunity. I soaked it all in."[13]

In May 2019, he was named to Haiti's 40-man provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14]

Personal life

Herivaux is a citizen of the United States, Japan, and Haiti.[15] His cousins are tennis players Naomi Osaka and Mari Osaka.[16]

References

  1. ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Haiti" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 7. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. ^ "Beaver Country Day's Zachary Herivaux signs with Revolution". BostonGlobe.com.
  3. ^ "Haiti U-20 Zachary Herivaux joins Caldwell, Fagundez as newest New England Revolution Homegrown". MLSsoccer.com.
  4. ^ "New England Revolution vs. Charlotte Independence – MatchCenter". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
  5. ^ "Midfielder Zachary Herivaux, Forward Brian Wright Join Legion FC". BHMLegion.com. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Revolution announce year-end roster moves | New England Revolution". Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  7. ^ "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS MIDFIELDER ZACHARY HERIVAUX". 24 January 2020.
  8. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (31 March 2021). "Zach Herivaux Makes Move to Legion FC". USL Championship. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  9. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (8 December 2022). "Haitian international Zach Herivaux joins Rowdies". USL Championship.
  10. ^ Perry, Phil (8 July 2010). "A united nations of soccer". Boston.com – via The Boston Globe.
  11. ^ "Revolution sign Academy midfielder Zachary Herivaux". New England Revolution.
  12. ^ "Starting Lineup/Result – SAMURAI BLUE – JFA". www.jfa.jp.
  13. ^ "What's it like facing Lionel Messi? For Brookline's Zachary Herivaux, it's an inspiration | Matt Vautour". masslive.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  14. ^ 40-Player National Team Roster
  15. ^ Zachary Herivaux at Major League Soccer
  16. ^ "La jeune superstar du tennis féminin Naomi Osaka et le jeune grenadier Zachary Herivaux sont cousins" [Young female tennis superstar Naomi Osaka and young grenadier Zachary Herivaux are cousins]. Sports.Anmwe.com (in French). Anmwe News. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

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Tampa Bay Rowdies – current squad
Haiti squads
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