Jocelyn Roy

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Jocelyn Roy
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-07-15) July 15, 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth Granby, Quebec
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999 Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 31 (5)
1999–2000 Montreal Impact (indoor) 44 (36)
2000 Montreal Impact 6 (0)
2000–2001 Toronto ThunderHawks (indoor) 40 (30)
2001 Montreal Dynamites 16 (1)
International career
2005-2010 Canada Beach soccer 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jocelyn Roy (born July 15, 1973) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the National Professional Soccer League, USL A-League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Playing career

Roy began his professional career in 1998, with Milwaukee Wave in the National Professional Soccer League. [1] In his debut season with Milwaukee he registered five goals in 31 matches and reached the Conference semi-finals, but were eliminated from the playoffs after losing to Philadelphia KiXX. The following indoor season he signed with Montreal Impact, and had a tremendous season with the organization scoring 36 goals in 44 matches. [2] In 2000, he played with Montreal during the outdoor season, but after Zoran Jankovic was dismissed as head coach and replaced with Valero Gazzola he was released from his contract. [3]

Roy returned to the NPSL in the winter of 2000 to sign with the Toronto ThunderHawks, where he would finish with 30 goals in 40 matches. In 2001, he was re-united with former Montreal Impact head coach Jankovic and signed to a contract with Montreal Dynamites in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. [4] [5] Near the conclusion of the season the organization faced financial difficulties, which resulted in the release of Joy from his contract after rejecting a pay cut to his salary. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jocelyn Roy | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Impact 1999 - A year without outdoor soccer" . Retrieved 2015-05-30.
  3. ↑ "Google Translate". translate.google.ca. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  4. ↑ "Place to Dynamites ... in men". translate.google.ca. RDS. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  5. ↑ "DYNAMITES SIGN COACH ZORAN JANKOVIC AND STRIKER JOCELYN ROY". 2001-06-14. Archived from the original on 2001-06-14. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  6. ↑ "Dynamites tighten their belts". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
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