Jefferson Alphonse
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jefferson Andrew Alphonse | ||
| Date of birth | June 12, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Anjou, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HFX Wanderers FC | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Anjou | |||
| CF Montréal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | CF Montréal U23 | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | CS St-Laurent | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | HFX Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 18, 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
[edit]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
[edit]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.[4] 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.[5] After playing with St-Laurent in the 2024 Canadian Championship, he went on trial with Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League for a week in June 2024, but did not sign as they had some issues with roster management.[4]
In late 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.[6][7][8] He made his debut on July 1, in a substitute appearance, against Cavalry FC.[9]
International career
[edit]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
[edit]- As of July 18, 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CF Montréal U23 | 2022[11] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 13 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| CS St-Laurent | 2023[12] | Ligue1 Québec | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024[12] | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| HFX Wanderers FC | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Parisis, Quentin (July 17, 2024). "Jefferson Alphonse des Wanderers a bien mérité son premier contrat" [Wanderers' Jefferson Alphonse has earned his first contract]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Jefferson Alphonse at Soccerway