Brian Sylvestre (born December 19, 1992) is a Haitian-American professional

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goalkeeper. Born in the United States, he represents the Haiti national team.

Early life

Sylvestre was born in Hollywood, Florida, and is of Haitian descent.

Career

Youth

Sylvestre attended

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, and began his youth career in

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, playing for the Schulz Academy U-16 squad,

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, and at the

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. Foregoing a

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career, Sylvestre signed for the

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program in February 2010. In March 2010, he started for the Residency team in the U-19 Super Group of Dallas Cup XXXI. Sylvestre was part of the IMG Soccer Academy in Florida, before moving to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency in 2009.

Professional

Sylvestre began the 2011

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pre-season with

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. He was signed to the senior squad on March 15, 2011. He was released by the team on November 8, 2012 after two years and having appeared four times for its reserve team and five times for the U-23 professional development team, but without having played for the senior men's team. Sylvestre joined

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club

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in 2013. He made his professional debut on June 17, 2014 in a

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game against

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. On February 6, 2015, Sylvestre signed with NASL club

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. On May 7, 2015, he was loaned to Philadelphia Union. While on loan with the Union he started 12 games and recorded 5 shutouts. He only appeared in one game for the RailHawks that season, a U.S. Open Cup loss to the

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. Sylvestre took over as the starting goalkeeper for the RailHawks in May 2016 and started 19 games for the club. Prior to the 2017 NASL season, Sylvestre trained with

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side Istra 1961. On January 12, 2018, Sylvestre signed with MLS club

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. Sylvestre was released by LA Galaxy at the end of their 2018 season. On January 14, 2019, Sylvestre became the first goalkeeper signed by

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expansion team

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. Sylvestre was transferred to

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team

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on January 23, 2020, for an undisclosed fee. After being re-signed for 2021, he was not brought back for a third season and departed after only playing in four matches.

International

Sylvestre was called up to the United States U-20 national team in January 2011 and again in May 2011 for a mini-camp in

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, France. Sylvestre started in a 2–1 loss against the French U-20 squad on May 19, 2011. Sylvestre accepted a call-up to Haiti's senior squad for

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and was cap-tied to Haiti upon his start in their second match, against

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Coaching

Sylvestre began coaching in 2022, joining the University of South Carolina-Beaufort women's team as an assistant. In January 2023, Sylvestre joined the technical staff of Savannah Clovers FC ahead of their inaugural season in the

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sylvestre, Brian 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Hollywood, Florida Soccer players from Broward County, Florida Haitian men's footballers Haiti men's international footballers American men's soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players American sportspeople of Haitian descent Men's association football goalkeepers Forward Madison FC players LA Galaxy players Major League Soccer players Miami FC players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players North Carolina FC players Penn FC players Philadelphia Union players USL Championship players USL League Two players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 players USL League One players American expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada American expatriate sportspeople in Canada Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Canada 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Homegrown Players (MLS) Association football goalkeeping coaches South Carolina–Beaufort Sand Sharks College women's soccer coaches in the United States National Independent Soccer Association coaches