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- ↑ "Adónde te lleva la vida, Judelin" [Where life takes you, Judelin] (in Spanish). El Sol. 2010-05-04. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
Born in Port Margot, Haiti, on October 21, 1987.
- ↑ "Haitian Stopper Judelin Aveska signed in Mohun Bagan". Kolkatafootball.com. 2010-08-29. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
