Jourdaine Ronaldo Fletcher (born 23 September 1997) is a Jamaican professional

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who plays as a

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for Montego Bay United.

Club career

Early career

Fletcher played for

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, Jamaica, where he won the DaCosta Cup in 2016. He then played at club level with Faulkland FC and Montego Bay United. In 2017, he played college soccer in the United States for

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in Houston, Texas, before transferring in 2018 to

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. In September 2018, Fletcher re-signed with Montego Bay United after returning to Jamaica following trials in Malta. In January 2019, Fletcher transferred to Mount Pleasant.

Gokulam Kerala

On 20 February 2022, he signed with Indian

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defending champions

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, as the team is going to represent the country in

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. He scored a brace for the club on 7 March in their 5–1 win against Real Kashmir. After back to back wins in both the group and championship stages, the club clinched I-League title in 2021–22 season, defeating Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 in the final game at the Salt Lake Stadium on 14 May, and became the first club in fifteen years to defend the title. At the

group-stage opener, Fletcher played a key role as his side achieved a historic 4–2 win against Indian Super League side

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. He scored a goal against Bangladeshi side

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in their 2–1 defeat in last match before being knocked out.

NEROCA

In September 2022, Fletcher continued his stay in India and signed with

club NEROCA.

Return to Montego Bay United

In January 2024, Fletcher returned to Montego Bay United.

International career

Fletcher made his international senior team debut in 2017 against the

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in a 1–0 defeat. He then scored his first goal for his country against

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on 11 March 2020 in their 2–0 friendly win.

Career statistics

Honours

Gokulam Kerala *

: 2021–22

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fletcher, Jourdaine 1997 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Jamaica men's international footballers Montego Bay United F.C. players Men's association football forwards Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Mount Pleasant Football Academy players Cornwall College, Jamaica alumni Gokulam Kerala FC players Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India NEROCA FC players Footballers from Saint James Parish, Jamaica KF Skënderbeu Korçë players Kategoria Superiore players Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Albania