Jems Geffrard Explained
James "Jems" Geffrard (born 26 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. 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,[2] where he played youth soccer with CS Rivière-des-Prairies, before later joining the Montreal Impact Academy.[3]
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.[4] In 2016, he signed with the Impact's second team, FC Montreal, in the United Soccer League.[5]
In 2017, Geffrard left Canada to play for Ekenäs IF in Finland's second division.[6]
The following season he signed to play in the Veikkausliiga with Rovaniemen Palloseura.[7] [8] He joined on a one-year contract with an option for an additional season.[9] [10] He left the club after the 2018 season.[11]
In 2019, he joined Fresno FC in the USL Championship.[12] 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.[13] On 18 February 2020, Geffrard signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[14] [15] His contract with the Halifax-based club expired after the 2021 season.[16]
For the 2022 season, he played in the Quebec-based Première ligue de soccer du Québec with CS Mont-Royal Outremont.[17]
International career
Internationally, Geffrard represents the Haiti national team, and made his debut against Japan on 10 October 2017.[18] In May 2019, he was named to the Haitian squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[19] serving as one of the team's best players,[20] and helped Haiti upset his native Canada 3–2 in the quarter-finals.[21] [22] Geffrard also represented Haiti at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[23]
Honours
HFX Wanderers
Notes and References
- Web site: PLSQ Stats Archive . TSI Sports . 16 January 2019 . fr.
- Web site: Interview: À la découverte du Grenadier Jems Geffrard. Interview: Discovering the Grenadier Jems Geffrard. fr. Haiti Tempo. Benson. Petit-Clair. October 17, 2017.
- Web site: 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. fr. May 9, 2017. Ici Radio-Canada Télé.
- Web site: Six youngsters join the Montreal Impact Academy. December 13, 2011. Montreal Impact.
- Web site: FC Montreal unveils its 2016 roster. March 1, 2016. Montreal Impact.
- Web site: EIF:s Jems Geffrard spelar för Haitis landslag. September 25, 2017. fi. EIF's Jems Geffrard plays for Haiti's national team. Helena. Rosenblad. Yle.
- News: Vahvistus Montrealista - RoPS kaappasi Jems Geffrardin. Pikkupeura. Pasi. Rovaniemen Palloseura. Confirmation from Montreal - RoPS captured Jems Geffrard. Finnish.
- Web site: Jems Geffrard till RoPS. Jems Geffrard to RoPS. Swedish. January 11, 2018. Västra Nyland.
- Web site: RoPS vahvistuu Haitin maajoukkuemiehellä: "Näimme lupaavia asioita". Finnish. Yle. RoPS gets stronger with the Haitian national team player: "We saw promising things". January 11, 2018. Otto. Rönkä.
- Web site: Jems Geffrard RoPS:aan 1+1 vuoden sopimuksella. Finnish. Jems Geffrard to RoPS on a 1+1 year contract. January 11, 2018. Veikkausliiga.
- Web site: Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019. Veikkausliiga transfers in winter 2018-2019. Finnish. January 30, 2019. Veikkausliiga.
- Web site: Foot – Transfert: Jems Geffrard est officiellement un joueur du FC Wanderers !. Foot – Transfer: Jems Geffrard is officially a FC Wanderers player!. fr. February 19, 2020. Haiti Tempo. Childo. Geffrard.
- Web site: Foot – Transfert : Jems Geffrard pisté par des équipes allemandes !. Foot – Transfer: Jems Geffrard tracked by German teams!. fr. Haiti Tempo. January 15, 2020. Pierre Caleb. Jephté.
- Web site: Gareth Hampshire . Wanderers get defensive know-how with Canadian-born, Haitian international Jems Geffrard . . 18 February 2020 . 18 February 2020 . 18 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200218220135/https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/article/wanderers-get-defensive-know-how-with-canadian-born-haitian-international-jems-geffrard . dead .
- Web site: Amazing fan support one of the reasons Jems Geffrard signed with HFX Wanderers. July 9, 2020. John. MacNeil. SaltWire Network.
- Web site: Rhodes . Benedict . 6 April 2022 . HFX Wanderers: 2022 Canadian Premier League Season Preview . 4 October 2022 . Canadian Premier League.
- Web site: Pro-PLSQ Équipe . Pro-PLSQ Male Team . 4 October 2022 . CS MRO . fr-FR.
- Web site: Wanderers’ Jems Geffrard is ready for 2021: ‘We have unfinished business’. December 6, 2020. Canadian Premier League. Dylan. Lawrence.
- Web site: Haiti Announce Team For Concacaf Gold Cup. Don. Burgess. May 27, 2019. Bernews.
- Web site: 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!. fr. July 21, 2019. Childo. Geffrard. Haiti Tempo.
- Web site: Haiti national team calls up HFX Wanderers' Geffrard. Glenn. MacDonald. June 1, 2021. SaltWire Network.
- Web site: CA & C Cafe: One-On-One With Halifax’s Jems Geffrard. July 15, 2021. Daniel. Harris. Northern Tribune.
- Web site: Telfer And Geffrard Reach 2021 Gold Cup. July 7, 2021. John. Jacques. Northern Tribune.