Bitielo Jean Jacques

Bitielo Jean Jacques
Jean Jacques with Central Florida Panthers in 2019
Personal information
Full name Bitielo Jean Jacques
Date of birth (1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Central Florida Crusaders
Youth career
2006–2008 Victory SC
2010 Royal Palm Beach Strikers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Palm Beach State Panthers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 River Plate Puerto Rico 2 (0)
2012 Ocala Stampede 14 (0)
2013 VSI Tampa Bay FC 10 (0)
2013–2014 SM Caen 0 (0)
2014 Orlando City SC 10 (0)
2015–2018 Kraze United 25 (0)
2019 Central Florida Panthers 4 (0)
2022– Central Florida Crusaders (indoor) 0 (0)
International career
2007 Haiti U17 16 (0)
2008–2009 Haiti U20 2 (0)
2014– Haiti 7 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2018 Orlando City SC Academy
2016– Trinity Prep boys varsity (assistant)
2019– Central Florida Panthers SC (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 20, 2022

Bitielo Jean Jacques (born 28 December 1990) is a Haitian footballer who plays for the Central Florida Crusaders in the National Indoor Soccer League.

Career

In his youth, Jean Jacques played soccer in his native Haiti. with Victory SC before moving to the US to play with Palm Beach State College.[1]

His professional career began with USL Pro club River Plate Puerto Rico in 2011. After River Plate PR's withdrawal from the league, he signed with the new USL PDL franchise Ocala Stampede in 2012.[2]

Jean Jacques returned to the professional leagues when his former coach, Matt Weston, signed him for VSI Tampa Bay FC during their 2013 pre-season.[3]

Jean Jacques signed with Orlando City in April 2014.[4] He was released upon the conclusion of the 2014 season, a casualty of the club's transition to Major League Soccer.[5]

On September 20, 2022, Jean Jacques signed with the Central Florida Crusaders ahead of their inaugural National Indoor Soccer League season.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Bitielo Jean Jacques". www.vsi-fc.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". pdl.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Bitiélo Jean Jacques s'engage pour deux ans avec le VSI Tampa | Total Mix Radio". www.totalmixradio.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ Orlando City SC [@OrlandoCitySC] (April 25, 2014). "#Lions sign Haitian left back Bitielo Jean-Jacques. Read more --> #LionNation #GoCity" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Radcliffe, Jeff (16 September 2014). "13 Orlando City players released as part of Major League Soccer transition". Bright House Sports Network. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. ^ "CRUSADERS SIGN FORMER ORLANDO CITY DEFENDER BITIELO JEAN JACQUES". CFLCrusaders.com. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

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