Canadian soccer player
Jefferson Alphonse Full name
Jefferson Andrew Alphonse Date of birth
(2003-06-12 ) June 12, 2003 (age 21) Place of birth
Anjou, Quebec , Canada Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Position(s)
Defender Current team
HFX Wanderers FC Number
21
FC Anjou
CF Montréal Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2022
CF Montréal U23
13
(0) 2023–2024
CS St-Laurent
9
(0) 2024–
HFX Wanderers
2
(0) 2022
Canada U20
3
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 6, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 26, 2022
Jefferson Andrew Alphonse (born June 12, 2003) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League .
Early life
Alphonse began playing youth soccer at age eight with FC Anjou.[1] He later joined the CF Montréal Academy and was invited to attend pre-season with the first team ahead of the 2023 season.[2]
Club career
Alphonse began his senior career with CF Montréal U23 in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec .[3] In 2023 and 2024, he played with CS St-Laurent . During 2023, he was invited to play with the HFX Wanderers U23 team for a couple of exhibition matches against German club Holstein Kiel U23.[4]
In June 2024, Alphonse signed a professional contract with the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League for the remainder of the 2024 CPL season with club options for 2025 and 2026.[5] [6] [7] He made his debut on July 1, in a substitute appearance, against Cavalry FC .[8]
International career
In April 2022, Alphonse was called up to the Canada U20 for the first time for a training camp, before later being named to the squad for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship .[1]
Career statistics
As of July 6, 2024 [9]
References
^ a b Jefferson Alphonse at the Canadian Soccer Association
^ "Le CF Montréal amorcera son camp avec 29 joueurs" [CF Montreal will start its camp with 29 players]. Le Journal de Québec (in French). January 8, 2023.
^ "Halifax Wanderers sign U-21 defender Jefferson Alphonse from CS Saint-Laurent" . Canadian Premier League . June 29, 2024.
^ "Wanderers U23 selects squad for upcoming matches in Moncton, Charlottetown and Halifax" . HFX Wanderers . June 29, 2023.
^ " 'An elite 1-v-1 defender': Wanderers sign Canadian U21 Jefferson Alphonse" . HFX Wanderers FC . June 29, 2024.
^ Desilien, Hendy (June 29, 2024). "Jefferson Alphonse : Une Nouvelle Recrue Prometteuse pour les HFX Wanderers" [Jefferson Alphonse: A Promising New Recruit for the HFX Wanderers]. Sport Passion Info (in French).
^ "Jefferson Alphonse Joins Halifax Wanderers: A New Chapter for Club Saint-Laurent" . CS St-Laurent . June 30, 2024.
^ Peres, Ben (July 2, 2024). "The Wanderers Recap: Matchday 11 — Sometimes It Needs To Be Messy" . Northern Tribune .
^ Jefferson Alphonse at Soccerway
^ "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
^ a b "Ligue1 Quebec Stats" . Spordle .
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