Renaldo Cephas

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Renaldo Cephas
Personal information
Full name Renaldo Showayne Cephas
Date of birth (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Pari Nizhny Novgorod
Number 21
Youth career
Allman/Woodford
2018–2019 Molynes United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Arnett Gardens 37 (12)
2022–2023 Shkupi 29 (11)
2023–2025 Ankaragücü 58 (11)
2025– Pari Nizhny Novgorod 4 (0)
International career
2023– Jamaica 21 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
CONCACAF Nations League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 United States Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 July 2025

Renaldo Showayne Cephas (born 8 December 1999) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Russian club Pari Nizhny Novgorod and the Jamaica national team.

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Club career

Cephas is a youth product of the Jamaican clubs Allman/Woodford FC and Molynes United, and began his senior career with Arnett Gardens in the Jamaican National Premier League in 2019. [1] On 6 July 2022, he moved to the Macedonian club Shkupi, and in his debut season with them scored 11 goals in 29 league games. [2] In July 2022, he scored 4 goals for Shkupi in a 5–0 Europa Conference League win over FC Hegelmann on 14 June 2023. [3] On 8 August 2023, he transferred to the Turkish Süper Lig club Ankaragücü. [4]

On 25 July 2025, Cephas signed a three-year contract with Pari Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Premier League. [5]

International career

On 2 September 2023, Cephas received his first call-up to the Jamaica national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches. [6] He made his debut in the first match against Honduras on 8 September. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arnett Gardens 2018–19 Jamaica Premier League 7070
2019–20 Jamaica Premier League2020
2021 Jamaica Premier League7272
2022 Jamaica Premier League21102110
Total37123712
Shkupi 2022–23 Macedonian First Football League 29117 [b] 13612
2023–24 Macedonian First Football League4 [c] 444
Total29111154016
Ankaragücü 2023–24 Süper Lig 31340353
2024–25 TFF 1. Lig 278533211
Total5811936714
Pari Nizhny Novgorod 2025–26 Russian Premier League401050
Career Total1283410311514942
  1. Includes Turkish Cup
  2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 25 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 202310
2024110
202591
Total211
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cephas goal.
List of international goals scored by Renaldo Cephas
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 March 2025 Sabina Park, Kingston, JamaicaFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–03–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

References

  1. "'FAST' FORWARD - Renaldo Cephas by B3 Parenting - Issuu". issuu.com. 9 July 2019.
  2. "JPL Striker Renaldo Cephas Is Expected To Sign For European Club - All Sports Jamaica". 12 June 2022.
  3. Myers, Sanjay (14 July 2023). "Jamaica's Cephas hits four goals in European club football". Jamaica Observer.
  4. "Cephas Moves From Macedonia To Turkey". radiojamaicanewsonline.com. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. "Реналдо Сефас – в "Пари НН"!" [Renaldo Cephas at Pari NN] (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  6. "Cephas will add quality, goals, says Hallgrimsson". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2 September 2023.
  7. "Reggae Boy Renaldo Cephas Speak About His Debut - Jamaica 1-0 Honduras". MG Sports TV. 9 September 2023.
  8. Renaldo Cephas at Soccerway