James Marcelin

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James Marcelin
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Marcelin (left) in 2019 with FC Edmonton
Personal information
Full name James Marcelin
Date of birth (1986-06-13) 13 June 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth Saint-Marc, Haiti
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2006 Roulado
2007 Racing Club Haïtien
2008–2009 Puerto Rico Islanders 31 (0)
2010 Portland Timbers (USL) 25 (0)
2011–2012 Portland Timbers 23 (0)
2012 FC Dallas 16 (0)
2013 Antigua Barracuda FC 3 (0)
2014–2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 34 (2)
2016–2017 North Carolina FC 45 (2)
2018 Miami United
2019 FC Edmonton 21 (0)
International career‡
2007–2016 Haiti 34 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2016

James Marcelin (born 13 June 1986) is a Haitian professional footballer who last played for Canadian club FC Edmonton.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Saint-Marc, Haiti, [1] Marcelin began his career with Roulado when he was sixteen, helping the team win the Ligue Haïtienne title in 2003, before moving to Racing Club Haïtien in 2007.

Puerto Rico Islanders

In 2008, he moved to the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division, where he saw limited playing time in league games. However, he played heavily in Puerto Rico's 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League games. In 2009, he became a regular first team starter.

Portland Timbers

On 11 February 2010, the Portland Timbers (USL) of the USSF D2 Pro League signed Marcelin to a one-year contract for the 2010 season where he quickly established himself as a regular first-team starter. [2] He continued with the Timbers when they joined Major League Soccer in 2011, appearing in most games of the season and starting in several ones. [3] Marcelin was waived by Portland on 25 April 2012 for 'non soccer related reasons'. [4]

FC Dallas

He signed with fellow MLS club FC Dallas just over a week later on 4 May 2012 for the rest of the season. [5]

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

In July 2014 he signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League. [6]

On 16 December 2014, Marcelin signed with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer [7] but was waived in the preseason. [8]

He re-signed with Fort Lauderdale on 3 March 2015. [9]

North Carolina FC

Marcelin was traded by Fort Lauderdale to Carolina RailHawks in exchange for Neil Hlavaty on 30 December 2015. [10]

Miami United

In June 2018, Marcelin signed with National Premier Soccer League side Miami United FC. [11]

FC Edmonton

On 22 February 2019, Marcelin joined Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton. [12] He made his debut for the Eddies on May 4 against Valour FC playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 victory. At the end of the season Edmonton announced that Marcelin would not be returning to the team in 2020. [13]

International career

In 2006, Marcelin appeared for the Haitian U-21 national team. In 2007 and 2009, Marcelin played for the Haiti national football team at the Gold Cup. On 8 June 2016, Marcelin scored a historic goal for Haiti, making it the first goal scored for Haiti in a Copa América and the first Haitian goal scored against Brazil. [14]

Career statistics

International goals

As of match played 8 June 2016. Haiti score listed first, score column indicates score after each Marcelin goal. [15]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 July 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States17Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 2–02–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
22 September 2011 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti21Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 1–06–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 September 2011 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao22Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 2–24–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
49 October 2015 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States30Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–03–1 Friendly
58 June 2016 Camping World Stadium, Orlando, United States33Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–51–7 2016 Copa América

Honours

Roulado

Puerto Rico Islanders

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Alexanre, ed. (26 December 2014). "James Marcelin s'engage au Kansas City" (in French). Le Nouvelliste. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Latest News". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 4 May 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "James Marcelin". Portland Timbers. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Timbers sign Scottish defender Steven Smith". Portland Timbers. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "signs midfielder James Marcelin". FC Dallas. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Fort Lauderdale Strikers NASL: Strikers sign Haitian midfielder James Marcelin". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Sporting KC signs midfielder James Marcelin | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Sporting KC parts ways with midfielders Jorge Claros and James Marcelin | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Midfielder James Marcelin Returns to Strikers | Fort Lauderdale Strikers". Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "RailHawks Acquire Haiti National Team Midfielder and 2015 NASL Best XI James Marcelin in Trade | Carolina RailHawks". Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  11. ↑ Gary Eliézer (6 June 2018). "Foot- USA: James Marcelin signe à Miami United FC" (in French). Haiti Tempo. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "FC Edmonton Announces Signing of Two International Players". 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  13. ↑ Khimji, Khassim (4 November 2019). "FC Edmonton announces the departures of eight players following 2019 CPL season". Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "Haiti Squad 2007". Sports.sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  15. ↑ James Marcelin at Soccerway
  16. ↑ Staff, ed. (13 November 2015). "North American Soccer League Announces 2015 Best XI". NASL. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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