Nesley Jean

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Nesley Jean
Personal information
Full name Nesley Jean
Date of birth (1985-03-16) 16 March 1985 (age 38) [1] [2]
Place of birth Freeport, Bahamas
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2013 Bears
International career
2004–2018 Bahamas 14 (6)
2004–2009 Bahamas Beach Soccer
Managerial career
2014 Bahamas
2019– Bahamas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nesley Jean (born 16 March 1985) is a former Bahamian international soccer player, who played as a striker for the Bahamas national team.

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Club career

Jean played for local side Bears. [3]

International career

He made his international debut for Bahamas in an October 2001 friendly match against Haiti and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. [4]

He also played for the national beach soccer team. [5]

International goals

Scores and results list Bahamas' goal tally first. [1]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 March 2004BFA National Development Center, Nassau, Bahamas Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica
1–1
1–3
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.6 September 2006 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands
2–1
3–2
2007 Caribbean Cup qualification
3.19 November 2006 Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
2–1
2–1
4.2 July 2011 TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands
1–0
4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.
3–0
6.14 October 2018 Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, BahamasFlag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 1–11–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification

Managerial career

He retired after injuries and became a coach for the Bahamas U-17 team. He was named national team coach in summer 2014. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jean, Nesley". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. "N. Jean". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. Bears Win Another Soccer Title - Bahamas National
  4. Nesley Jean FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. A sports lesson for the nation - Nassau Guardian
  6. Soccer game could bring MLS to Bahamas (Nassaau Guardian)