Duckens Nazon

Duckens Nazon

Nazon with CSKA Sofia in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Duckens Moïse Nazon[1]
Date of birth	(1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Châtenay-Malabry, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Kayserispor
Number	9
Youth career
2011–2012	Vannes
2012–2013	Lorient
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Lorient II	0	(0)
2014–2015	Olympique Saint-Quentin	13	(10)
2015–2016	Laval	14	(3)
2016–2017	Kerala Blasters	7	(2)
2017–2018	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
2017	→ Coventry City (loan)	21	(6)
2018	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	16	(6)
2018–2021	Sint-Truiden	28	(6)
2019	→ St Mirren (loan)	10	(2)
2021–2022	Quevilly-Rouen	38	(15)
2022–2024	CSKA Sofia	50	(27)
2024–	Kayserispor	23	(3)
International career^‡
2013	Haiti U20	2	(0)
2014–	Haiti	66	(39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:13, 10 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:06, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Duckens Moïse Nazon (born 7 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Kayserispor. Born in France, he plays for the Haiti national team.

Early life

Nazon was born in Châtenay-Malabry, in the southern suburbs of Paris, to Haitian parents.^[2] He acquired French nationality on 15 October 1996, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization.^[3]

Club career

After going through the youth system at Vannes, Nazon joined Lorient's reserve team in 2013. Later that year, he joined French fourth-tier side US Roye.

After brief stints at Olympique Saint-Quentin and Stade Lavallois, he joined Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League in September 2016.^[4]

Three months later, on 13 January 2017, he signed a six-month deal with English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, becoming part of their under-23 team.^[5] On 4 August 2017, he went out on loan to League Two side Coventry City until January 2018.^[6] He made his English league debut for the club the following day as a substitute in a 3–0 win against Notts County.^[7] On 8 August 2017 he scored his first goal in English football, scoring in the Sky Blues' 3–1 League Cup defeat to Blackburn.^[8] He scored 8 goals in 24 appearances in all competitions in his six-month loan spell. The club later gained promotion to League One via the play-offs. Nazon was then loaned out to League One side Oldham Athletic until the end of the season. He scored six goals in 16 appearances for the club as they saw relegation to League Two.^[9] On 14 June 2018, Nazon joined Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truiden on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[9] In January 2019, Nazon joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren on loan until the end of the season. On 26 July 2021, Nazon joined Ligue 2 side Quevilly-Rouen on a free transfer.^[10]

International career

Nazon against Honduras' Maynor Figueroa at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Nazon earned his first cap for the Haiti national team on 5 March 2014 against Kosovo (draw 0–0).^[11]

In the 2015 Gold Cup, Nazon scored the only two goals for Haiti in the group stage, helping his team get second place and advancing to the knockout stage.

On 10 September 2018, in a competitive game against Sint Maarten, he scored five goals, a record for Haiti.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 November 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lorient II	2012–13	CFA	8	1	–		–		0	0	8	1
Roye-Noyon	2013–14	CFA	16	0	0	0	–		0	0	16	0
Olympique Saint-Quentin	2013–14	CFA2	13	10	0	0	–		0	0	13	10
Laval II	2014–15	CFA2	7	7	–		–		0	0	7	7
	2015–16		10	5	–		–		0	0	10	5
	Total		17	12	~	~	~	~	0	0	17	12
Laval	2015–16	Ligue 2	14	3	2	3	3	0	0	0	19	6
Kerala Blasters	2016	Indian Super League	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2016–17	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coventry City (loan)	2017–18	League Two	21	6	2	1	1	1	0	0	24	8
Oldham Athletic (loan)	2017–18	League One	16	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	6
Sint-Truiden	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2019–20		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21		22	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	24	7
	Total		28	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	31	7
St Mirren (loan)	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	10	1	1	1	0	0	1[a]	0	12	2
Quevilly-Rouen	2021–22	Ligue 2	32	11	4	4	0	0	0	0	36	15
CSKA Sofia	2022–23	First League	32	18	3	1	0	0	5[b]	1	40	20
	2023–24		18	7	2	0	0	0	2[c]	0	22	7
	Total		50	25	5	1	0	0	7	1	62	27
Kayserispor	2023–24	Süper Lig	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2
	2024–25		10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
	Total		23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	3
Career total			255	84	17	11	4	1	8	1	284	99

1. One appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
2. Three appearances in the UEFA Conference League
3. Two appearances in the UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 18 November 2024^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Haiti	2014	3	0
	2015	10	4
	2016	7	4
	2017	4	2
	2018	4	5
	2019	14	4
	2020	0	0
	2021	8	7
	2022	0	0
	2023	7	2
	2024	9	11
Total		66	39

Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nazon goal.^[13]

List of international goals scored by Duckens Nazon

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 July 2015	Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States	Panama	1–1	1–1	2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2	13 July 2015	Sporting Park, Kansas City, United States	Honduras	1–0	1–0	2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3	4 September 2015	National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada	Grenada	3–1	3–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	8 September 2015	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Grenada	2–0	3–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	6 September 2016	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	2–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	9 November 2016	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	French Guiana	2–0	2–5	2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
7	13 November 2016	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–0	2–0	2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
8				2–0
9	10 October 2017	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan	Japan	2–2	3–3	2017 Kirin Challenge Cup
10				3–2
11	10 September 2018	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Sint Maarten	2–0	13–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
12				4–0
13				5–0
14				7–0
15				8–0
16	24 March 2019	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Cuba	1–0	2–1	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
17	24 June 2019	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States	Costa Rica	1–1	2–1	2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
18	29 June 2019	NRG Stadium, Houston, United States	Canada	1–2	3–2	2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
19	17 November 2019	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	1–1	1–1	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
20	5 June 2021	TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands	1–0	10–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
21				2–0
22				3–0
23				4–0
24	2 July 2021	DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–0	6–1	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
25				4–1
26	6 July 2021	DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States	Bermuda	4–1	4–1	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
27	25 March 2023	Blakes Estate Stadium, Lookout, Montserrat	Montserrat	1–0	4–0	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
28	25 June 2023	NRG Stadium, Houston, United States	Qatar	1–1	2–1	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
29	23 March 2024	Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana	French Guiana	1–0	1–1	Friendly
30	6 June 2024	Wildey Turf, Wildey, Barbados	Saint Lucia	2–1	2–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
31	6 September 2024	Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	4–1	4–1	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
32	9 September 2024	Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Sint Maarten	2–0	6–0	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
33				3–0
34				5–0
35	11 October 2024	Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba	Aruba	2–1	3–1	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
36				3–1
37	14 October 2024	Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba	Aruba	3–2	5–3	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
38	15 November 2024	Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Sint Maarten	5–0	8–0	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
39				7–0

References

1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Haiti" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via Bernews.
2. "Qui est Duckens Nazon ? . Le Nouvelliste". lenouvelliste.com. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
3. "JORF n° 0243 du 17 octobre 1996 – Légifrance". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
4. "Kerala Blasters strengthen their attack with Haitian footballer Duckens Nazon for Indian Super League 2016". Indian Super League. 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
5. "Promising striker snapped up". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
6. "Duckens Nazon and James Pearson: Coventry City sign striker and defender". BBC Sport. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
7. "Coventry City 3–0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
8. "Coventry City 1–3 Blackburn Rovers". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
9. "Duckens Departs". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
10. "St Mirren: Duckens Nazon & Laurentiu Corbu sign for Paisley club". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
11. "Kosovo vs. Haiti". Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
12. Duckens Nazon at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
13. "Duckens Nazon". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2014.

External links

• Duckens Nazon at Soccerbase
• Duckens Nazon at Soccerway
• Duckens Nazon at National-Football-Teams.com
• Duckens Nazon profile Archived 7 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine at FHF