Frantz Pierrot

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Frantz Pierrot
Personal information
Full name Frantz Richard Pierrot [1]
Date of birth (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Drogheda United
Number 9
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Saint Joseph's Hawks 35 (4)
2020–2021 Merrimack Warriors 21 (13)
2022 UConn Huskies 14 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Westchester Flames 7 (5)
2018 Reading United 2 (0)
2019 Boston Bolts 10 (5)
2021 Seacoast United Phantoms 12 (1)
2023 Athlone Town 34 (20)
2024– Drogheda United 30 (10)
International career‡
2024– Haiti 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:50, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:37, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Frantz Richard Pierrot (born 20 April 1999) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United and the Haiti national team.

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Club career

College and amateur

Pierrot played two years of college soccer with Saint Joseph's Hawks from 2018 to 2020, two further years with Merrimack Warriors from 2020 to 2021 and a year with UConn Huskies in 2022. [2] [3]

Pierrot also appeared for USL League Two sides Westchester Flames, Reading United, Boston Bolts, Seacoast United Phantoms between 2017 and 2021. [2]

Professional

In December 2022, he was selected as a Round 3 pick by Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, but he ultimately opted to pursue other options in Europe. [4] [5] He signed for Athlone Town in the League of Ireland First Division ahead of their 2023 campaign, making his debut on 18 February 2023 and scoring twice in a 3–1 win away to Longford Town in a local derby game. [6] On 28 April 2023, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win at home to Wexford at Athlone Town Stadium. [7] At the end of the season, he was voted into the 2023 PFAI First Division Team of the Year by his fellow players after scoring 22 goals in 38 appearances in all competitions. [8] He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United ahead of the 2024 season. [9] [10] [11] He made his debut for the club on 16 February 2024 away to Derry City at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. [12] On 12 April 2024, he scored his first goal for the club with an 86th-minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Derry City at United Park. [13]

International career

In May 2023, Pierrot was included in the provisional squad for Haiti's 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign, but did not make the final cut. [14] On 23 March 2024, he made his international debut for Haiti in a 1–1 draw with French Guiana in a friendly. [15] [16] [17]

Personal life

Pierrot was born in Haiti, but grew up in Massachusetts in the United States where he attended Melrose High School. [3] His older brother Frantzdy Pierrot is also a professional footballer, currently playing in Greece with AEK Athens. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 November 2024 [1] [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Westchester Flames 2017 [1] USL League Two 75——75
Reading United 2018 [18] USL League Two2000—20
Boston Bolts 2019 [19] USL League Two105——105
Seacoast United Phantoms 2021 [20] USL League Two124—1 [b] 0134
Athlone Town 2023 [1] League of Ireland First Division 3420103 [c] 23822
Drogheda United 2024 [1] League of Ireland Premier Division 3110513 [d] 33914
Career total9644617510950
  1. ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup and FAI Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in the 2021 USL League Two Playoffs
  3. ↑ One appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup; two appearances, two goals in 2023 League of Ireland First Division Play-offs
  4. ↑ 2 appearances, 1 goal in the Leinster Senior Cup & 1 appearance, 2 goals in the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division Promotion/Relegation Playoff

International

As of match played 23 March 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Haiti 202410
Total10

Honours

Drogheda United

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  6. ↑ "Athlone make winning start despite bizarre red card". Westmeath Independent. 21 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Pierrot picks off hat-trick as Wexford FC torn apart by Athlone Town". Irish Independent. 2 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Athlone Town star makes cut for Team of the Year". Westmeath Independent. 15 November 2023.
  9. ↑ https://droghedaunited.ie/frantz-pierrot-signs-for-drogheda-united/
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  12. ↑ "Drogheda United boss Kevin Doherty backing Frantz Pierrot 100 per cent". www.independent.ie. 20 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "First Drogheda United goal puts smile on Frantz Pierrot's face as hundreds killed by armed gangs in his native Haiti". www.independent.ie. 15 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "Haiti - Gold Cup 2023 : Pre-list of Grenadiers - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7". www.haitilibre.com.
  15. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "French Guiana vs. Haiti". www.national-football-teams.com.
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