Frantzdy Pierrot (born 29 March 1995) is a

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an professional

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who plays as a

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for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Haiti national team.

Club career

College and amateur

Pierrot played two years of

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between 2014 and 2015, before transferring to

Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, it became an in ...

in 2016, where he played for another two years. Pierrot also appeared for USL PDL side

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in 2016 and 2017.

Professional

On 19 January 2018, Pierrot was selected with the 27th overall pick of the

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by Colorado Rapids. However, he did not sign with the club. On 27 July 2018, Pierrot signed a four-year contract with

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side

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. One year later, he joined French

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club Guingamp. He signed a four-year contract. On 3 July 2022, Pierrot signed a three-year contract with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League.

Personal life

Pierrot was born in

, but grew up in

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

in the United States where he attended Melrose High School. His younger brother Frantz is also a professional footballer, currently playing in Ireland with

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pierrot goal.''

Honours

Maccabi Haifa * Israeli Premier League:

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* 1995 births Living people People from Cap-Haïtien Haitian men's footballers Soccer players from Boston Men's association football forwards Reading United AC players Royal Excel Mouscron players En Avant Guingamp players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players Israeli Premier League players Haiti men's international footballers USL League Two players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Haitian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Haitian expatriate sportspeople in France Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Northeastern Huskies men's soccer players Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer players Colorado Rapids draft picks {{Haiti-footy-bio-stub