Jean Mervyn Jocelyn (born 21 August 1991) is a Mauritian international

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who plays for Pamplemousses as a

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Career

Born in

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, Jocelyn has played club football for Chebel Citizens, Rivière du Rempart, La Cure Sylvester and Pamplemousses. He made his international debut for

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in 2017. on 19 August 2017, he scored his first and only goal against

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in their 1–2 defeat.

International goals

:''Scores and results are list Mauritius's goal tally first.''

References

1991 births Living people Mauritian men's footballers Mauritius men's international footballers AS Rivière du Rempart players Pamplemousses SC players Men's association football defenders {{Mauritius-footy-bio-stub