James Marcelin

James Marcelin
Personal information
Full name James Marcelin
Date of birth (1986-06-13) June 13, 1986
Place of birth Saint-Marc, Haiti
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Carolina RailHawks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2006 Roulado
2007 Racing Club Haïtien
2008–2009 Puerto Rico Islanders 31 (0)
2010 Portland Timbers (USL) 25 (0)
2011–2012 Portland Timbers 23 (0)
2012 FC Dallas 16 (0)
2013 Antigua Barracuda FC 3 (0)
2014–2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 34 (2)
2016- Carolina RailHawks
National team‡
2007– Haiti 22 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 24, 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 12, 2011

James Marcelin (born June 13, 1986) is a Haitian footballer who plays for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.

Career

Professional

Born in in Saint-Marc, Haiti, Marcelin began his career with Roulado when he was sixteen, helping the team win the Ligue Haïtienne title in 2003, before moving to Racing Club Haïtien in 2007. In 2008, he moved to the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division, where he saw limited playing time in league games. However, he played heavily in Puerto Rico's 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League games. In 2009, he became a regular first team starter. On February 11, 2010, the Portland Timbers (USL) of the USSF D2 Pro League signed Marcelin to a one year contract for the 2010 season where he quickly established himself as a regular first-team starter.[1] He continued with the Timbers when they joined Major League Soccer in 2011, appearing in most games of the season and starting in several ones.[2]

Marcelin was waived by Portland on April 25, 2012 for 'non soccer related reasons'.[3] He signed with fellow MLS club FC Dallas just over a week later on May 4, 2012 for the rest of the season.[4]

After being released by Dallas, Marcelin spent the 2013 campaign with Antigua Barracuda FC of the third tier USL Pro. In July 2014 he signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League.[5]

On December 16, 2014, Marcelin signed with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer[6] but was waived in the preseason.[7]

He re-signed with Fort Lauderdale on March 3, 2015.[8]

Marcelin was traded by Fort Lauderdale to Carolina RailHawks in exchange for Neil Hlavaty on December 30, 2015.[9]

International

In 2006, Marcelin appeared for the Haitian U-21 national team. In 2007 and 2009, Marcelin played for the Haiti national football team at the Gold Cup.[10]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Reference
1 2009-08-07 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C, USA  Grenada 2–0 2–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup [11]
2 2011-02-09 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti  U.S. Virgin Islands 1–0 6–0 2014 World Cup qualification [12]
3 2011-07-09 Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad, Curaçao  Curaçao 2–2 4–2 2014 World Cup qualification [13]

James Marcelin was part of the Haiti team which won against Trinidad & Tobago the 2007 Caribbean Nations Cup, and was in the Haiti squad at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. - he was man of the match in Gold Cup 2009 against Grenada at Washington Dc stadium and scored the second goal. He also appeared in the World Cup Qualifiers 2014 and scored two (2) goals,

Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders

References

  1. ↑ "Latest News". Portland Timbers. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "James Marcelin". Portland Timbers. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Timbers sign Scottish defender Steven Smith". Portland Timbers. April 25, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "signs midfielder James Marcelin". FC Dallas. September 2, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.strikers.com/news/detail/uuid/1vfzdwh81vljt13jyctnagzaw1/strikers-sign-haitian-midfielder-james-marcelin#.VJFrNlWJOuY
  6. ↑ http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2014/12/sporting-kc-signs-midfielder-james-marcelin
  7. ↑ http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2015/02/sporting-kc-parts-ways-midfielders-jorge-claros-and-james-marcelin
  8. ↑ http://www.strikers.com/news/2015/03/03/midfielder-james-marcelin-returns-to-strikers
  9. ↑ http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/news/2015/12/30/railhawks-acquire-haiti-national-team-midfielder-and-2015-nasl-best-xi-james-marcelin-in-trade
  10. ↑ "Haiti Squad 2007". Sports.sportsillustrated.cnn.com. April 5, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Noel, Marcelin score in Haiti's 2-0 Gold Cup win". SI.com. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  12. ↑ Gray, Aaron. "Haiti shuts out the USVI, 6-0, in Cup prelim". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Haiti over Curaçao 4-2 in World Cup 2014 Qualifiers". defend.ht. Retrieved February 20, 2012.

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