Kévin Parsemain

Kévin Parsemain
Personal information
Full name Kévin Marius Parsemain
Date of birth (1988-02-13) 13 February 1988
Place of birth Le François, Martinique
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2006 Club Franciscain ? (?)
2006–2009 Le Mans B 37 (3)
2009 Evian 1 (0)
2009–2014 Rivière-Pilote ? (?)
2014–2015 Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
2015– DC Motema Pembe 0 (0)
National team‡
2008– Martinique 36 (24)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:21, 28 March 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:47, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Kévin Parsemain (born 13 February 1988) is a Martiniquais footballer who plays for the Martinique national football team, of which he is the all-time leading scorer.[1]

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.[2] He would spend two and half season at the club.[3] In the winter transfer window of the 2008–09 season, he signed for the reserve team of Evian Thonon Gaillard F.C., then known as Olympique Croix de Savoie.[4] He made one appearance for the senior squad, playing the final 20 minutes in a 2–1 away win over Cherbourg.[5] 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.[2]

In January 2[6]014, it was reported by Caribbean media that Parsemain had signed with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.[7] It was later confirmed that Parsemain was in fact on trial with the club.[8] 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 Obafemi Martins as the team's leading scorer, making one of the strongest statements among unsigned players hopeful of earning a contract.[9] 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 2014 Major League Soccer season.[10] Seattle waived Parsemain in March 2015.[11]

In August 2015, Parsemain joined five other French professional at Daring Club Motema Pembe of the Congolese Linafoot for the 2015/2016 season.

International career

Parsemain made his international debut in 2008.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Martinique's goal tally first.[12]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Matthew. "Sounders FC Rumored To Bring In Martinique Leading Goalscorer". rantsports.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Qui sont ils ? Semaine 2" (in French). RACING CLUB RIVIÈRE-PILOTE. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 Kévin Parsemain at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ "Croix-de-Savoie : Parsemain signe". Mercato 365. 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Kevin Parsemain profile". Foot National. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  6. ↑ "Foot-RDC: le DCMP recrute 6 joueurs professionnels français" (in French). www.radiookapi.net. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Boutrin, Christian. "Kevin Parsemain : direction Seattle !" (in French). rci.fm. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "MLS preseason: Seattle Sounders look at a lot of players". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Mayers, Joshua. "Kevin Parsemain makes case to make Sounders roster". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Mayers, Joshua. "Injury updates: Kevin Parsemain tears ACL, Damion Lowe undergoes hip surgery". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sounders FC waives forward Kevin Parsemain". Seattle Sounders FC. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kevin Parsemain". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  13. ↑ Meeker, Randy. "Report: Martinique striker Kevin Parsemain to join Sounders". Sounder At Heart. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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