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James "Jems" Geffrard (born 26 August 1994) is a professional
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who plays as a
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. Born in Canada, he plays for the Haiti national team.


Early life

Geffrard began playing futsal at age 12 and began playing football at age 14, where he played youth soccer with CS Rivière-des-Prairies, before later joining the
Montreal Impact Academy Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the ninth-largest in North America. It was founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", and is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...
.


Club career

Geffrard began his career in 2011 by signing with the
Montreal Impact Academy Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the ninth-largest in North America. It was founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", and is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...
, and competed in the
Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League (CSL; ) is a semi-professional league for Canadian soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario, and claims the history of the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL). It is a non-FIFA league previously ...
, and
USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...
. In 2016, he signed with the Impact's second team,
FC Montreal FC Montreal was a Canadian professional association football, soccer team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that played in the USL Championship, the third tier of the United States soccer league system. The team served as a reserve team of Major ...
, in the
United Soccer League The United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of various professional and amateur soccer leagues in the United States league system. It currently organizes its Championship, League One, and League Two for men, its Super League and W Leag ...
. In 2017, Geffrard left Canada to play for
Ekenäs IF Ekenäs Idrottsförening (abbreviated EIF or Ekenäs IF) is a sports club from Ekenäs, Raseborg in Finland. EIF was formed in 1905 and they are one of the oldest clubs in the south-west of Finland. The men's football first team currently play ...
in Finland's second division. The following season he signed to play in the
Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...
with
Rovaniemen Palloseura Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) is a football club founded in 1950 and based in Rovaniemi, Finland. RoPS played in the Finnish Premier Division, (''Veikkausliiga'') for 32 years, from 1981 to 2021. In 2021, RoPS withdrew from professional football ...
. He joined on a one-year contract with an option for an additional season. He left the club after the 2018 season. In 2019, he joined
Fresno FC Fresno Football Club was an American professional soccer team based in Fresno, California. Founded in 2017, the team was a member of the USL Championship, a second-tier league in the American Soccer Pyramid. Their first game took place on March ...
in the
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. Geffrard made his debut for Fresno FC on 15 May 2019, in a
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match against
El Farolito Soccer Club El Farolito is an amateur soccer club based in San Francisco, California. It currently plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), generally considered the fourth tier of U.S. Soccer, within the Golden Gate Conference. The team is best k ...
. Ahead of the 2020 season, he was set to attend training camp with the Montreal Impact, but ultimately did not attend. On 18 February 2020, Geffrard signed with
Canadian Premier League The Canadian Premier League (CPL or CanPL; ) is a professional Association football, soccer league in Canada and the highest level of the Canadian soccer league system. The league comprises eight teams, from five of provinces and territories of ...
side
HFX Wanderers Halifax Wanderers FC, also written as HFX Wanderers FC, is a Canadian professional soccer club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League (CPL) at the top of the Canadian soccer league system, and play their home ...
. His contract with the Halifax-based club expired after the 2021 season. For the 2022 season, he played in the Quebec-based
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with
CS Mont-Royal Outremont Club Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in the Montreal boroughs of Mount Royal and Outremont. Since 2013, the club has competed in Ligue1 Québec. Their women's team has competed in the women's divi ...
.


International career

Internationally, Geffrard represents the Haiti national team, and made his debut against
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on 10 October 2017. In May 2019, he was named to the Haitian squad for the
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 15th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's association football, soccer championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. The tournament was p ...
, serving as one of the team's best players, and helped Haiti upset his native
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3–2 in the quarter-finals. Geffrard also represented Haiti at the
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 16th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's association football, soccer championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean regions organized by CONCACAF. The tournament was ...
.


Honours

HFX Wanderers *
Canadian Premier League The Canadian Premier League (CPL or CanPL; ) is a professional Association football, soccer league in Canada and the highest level of the Canadian soccer league system. The league comprises eight teams, from five of provinces and territories of ...
runner-up:
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Geffrard, Jems 1994 births Living people Men's association football central defenders Haitian men's footballers Canadian men's soccer players Soccer players from Montreal Canadian sportspeople of Haitian descent Haitian Quebecers Black Canadian men's soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players CF Montréal U23 players FC Montreal players Ekenäs IF players Rovaniemen Palloseura players Fresno FC players HFX Wanderers FC players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players USL League Two players USL Championship players Ykkönen players Veikkausliiga players Canadian Premier League players Haiti men's international footballers 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Haitian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States CS Mont-Royal Outremont players Ligue1 Québec players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Haitian sportsmen