Kévin Parsemain (born 13 February 1988) is a Martiniquais

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who plays for Ayutthaya United and the Martinique team, of which he is the all-time leading scorer. Besides Martinique, he has played in France, the United States, DR Congo, and Thailand.

Club career

Parsemain began his career at Club Franciscain in Martinique. For the 2006–07 season, Parsemain moved to France and signed for Le Mans FC's 'B' team after being scouted with Franciscan. He would spend two and half season at the club. In the winter transfer window of the 2008–09 season, he signed for the reserve team of

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, then known as Olympique Croix de Savoie. He made one appearance for the senior squad, playing the final 20 minutes in a 2–1 away win over

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. Parsemain's time and appearances with Olympique Croix de Savoie were cut short by a recurring groin injury. At this time, he returned to Martinique and signed with RC Rivière-Pilote in 2009. In January 2014, it was reported by Caribbean media that Parsemain had signed with

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. It was later confirmed that Parsemain was in fact on trial with the club. During his preseason trial, Parsemain scored two goals in his first 105 minutes of action against MLS opponents, including a "stunning volley" from the top of the penalty box. At that point in preseason, Parsemain was tied with Nigerian international

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as the team's leading scorer, making one of the strongest statements among unsigned players hopeful of earning a contract. Parsemain was officially signed by the Sounders on 28 March 2014. However, only weeks after signing, he suffered a torn ACL and was expected to miss six to seven months and was not expected to appear during the

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. Seattle waived Parsemain in March 2015. In August 2015, Parsemain joined five other French professional at

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of the Congolese

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for the 2015/2016 season. He left in April 2016, stating in an interview that "You do not get paid on time, our security was not guaranteed.". In July 2016 he returned to Martinique, signing for

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. In September 2017 an expected transfer to

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was ruled out on a technicality.

International career

Parsemain made his international debut for the Martinique team in 2008.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Martinique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Parsemain goal.''

Honours

Individual *

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top scorer: 2010–11 (with 20 goals) *

top scorer: 2021-22 (with 22 goals)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parsemain, Kevin 1988 births Living people People from Le François Martiniquais men's footballers Martiniquais expatriate men's footballers Martinique men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players Seattle Sounders FC players Tacoma Defiance players Golden Lion FC players Kevin Parsemain USL Championship players Kevin Parsemain Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand French expatriate sportspeople in the United States French expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Martiniquais expatriate sportspeople in the United States Martiniquais expatriate sportspeople in Thailand 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

Club career

International career

Career statistics

Honours

See also

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