Leonel Saint-Preux
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonel Saint-Preux | ||
Date of birth | February 12, 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Chittagong Abahani Limited | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Zénith | ||
2009 | Minnesota Thunder | 23 | (2) |
2010–2013 | Victory Sportif Club | ||
2013 | FELDA United F.C. | 6 | (1) |
2014 | Azam FC | ||
2015–2017 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 5 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Chittagong Abahani | ||
National team‡ | |||
2007– | Haiti | 41 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2009 |
Leonel Saint-Preux (born February 12, 1985, in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti) is a Haitian footballer who last played as a forward for Atlético Vega Real in 2018.
Career[]
Club[]
Saint-Preux began his career with Haitian club Zénith, where he was generally regarded as one of the most promising footballing talents in the Ligue Haïtienne.
Saint-Preux signed with Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division on April 15, 2009.,[1] and scored on his debut on April 18, 2009, in a game against the Austin Aztex.[2] He then spent an extended period with Vietnamies club based in Hanoi.
In early March 2010 he pre-signed a two-year contract with the Aztex, against whom he made his USL debut in 2009, but he was released before the season started after failing his medical.[3]
International[]
Saint-Preux has represented Haiti at various youth levels. He was a member of Haiti's qualifying squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, scoring a memorable 40 yard goal in his nation's 2-1 victory over Canada. He debuted for the full Haitian national team in 2007, and has since participated in several World Cup qualifying matches.[4] He scored his first international goal on November 19, 2008, in a 1–1 tie against Suriname.[5]
Honors[]
'Prix d'Honneur et d'Excellence -Association Jeunesse Excalibur/Global Youth Action Network, November 2008-
International goals[]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 24 November 2004 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | U.S. Virgin Islands | 4–0 | 11–0 | 2005 Caribbean Cup qualification |
2. | 19 November 2008 | André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | Suriname | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 23 May 2009 | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States | Jamaica | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
4. | 27 June 2009 | Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada | Syria | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
5. | 4 November 2010 | Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification |
6. | 9 December 2012 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda | Dominican Republic | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2012 Caribbean Cup |
7. | 16 December 2012 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda | Martinique | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 Caribbean Cup |
References[]
- ^ "Thunder Signs Haitian International Forward Leonel Saint-Preux and Defender Chris Clements". Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Aztex sign Maxwell Griffin". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ FIFA Match Report: Suriname vs Haiti
- ^ "Saint-Preux, Leonel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Leonel Saint-Preux". Soccer-DB. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
External links[]
- Minnesota Thunder bio[permanent dead link]
- Leonel Saint-Preux at National-Football-Teams.com
- Leonel Saint-Preux at FootballDatabase.eu
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Haitian footballers
- People from Cap-Haïtien
- Haiti international footballers
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2014 Caribbean Cup players
- Minnesota Thunder players
- Felda United F.C. players
- USL First Division players
- Azam F.C. players
- Haitian expatriate footballers
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Expatriate footballers in Malaysia
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania
- Expatriate footballers in Tanzania
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh
- Expatriate footballers in Bangladesh
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the Dominican Republic
- Expatriate footballers in the Dominican Republic
- Haitian football biography stubs