Nesley Jean

Nesley Jean

Personal information
Date of birth	27 August 1985
Place of birth	Freeport, Bahamas
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2013	Bears
National team^‡
2006–2013	Bahamas	11	(5)
Teams managed
2014–	Bahamas
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:08, 19 July 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:08, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

Nesley Jean (born 27 August 1985) is a former Bahamian international soccer player, who played as a striker for the Bahamas national team.

Club career

Jean played for local side Bears.^[1]

International career

He made his international debut for Bahamas in an October 2001 friendly match against Haiti and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[2]

He also played for the national beach soccer team.^[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Bahamas' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Refs
1.	28 March 2004	BFA National Development Center, Nassau, Bahamas	Dominica	1–1	1–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
2.	6 September 2006	Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba	Turks and Caicos Islands	2–1	3–2	2007 Caribbean Cup qualifiers
3.	19 November 2006	Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados	Barbados	2–1	2–1
4.	2 July 2011	TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands	1–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	[4]
5.				3–0

Managerial career

He retired after injuries and became a coach for the Bahamas U-17 team. He was named national team coach in summer 2014.^[5]

References

1. Bears Win Another Soccer Title - Bahamas National
2. Nesley Jean – FIFA competition record
3. A sports lesson for the nation - Nassau Guardian
4. The Bahamas Blanks Turks! - Bahamas Local
5. Soccer game could bring MLS to Bahamas (Nassaau Guardian)

External links

• Nesley Jean at National-Football-Teams.com