Jean-Marc Alexandre (born 24 August 1986) is a Haitian international

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who last played for Hang Yuen in the

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, as a

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Career

Youth and College

Born in

Verrettes Verrettes (; ht, Vèrèt) is a commune in the Saint-Marc Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is located approximately 58 km north of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and has 48,724 inhabitants. * Settlements * DesJardi ...

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

, Alexandre grew up Delray Beach, Florida, attended Atlantic High School, and played

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at Lynn University. During his collegiate years he also played in the

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with Palm Beach Pumas and Ventura County Fusion.

Professional

Alexandre was drafted in the first round (12th overall) in the

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. He made his professional debut on 28 March 2009, coming on as a substitute in RSL's game against Seattle Sounders. After a 2–0 victory over the

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in June 2011, Alexandre was named Player of the Week after scoring his first goal and first career assist in MLS. Alexandre was traded by Salt Lake to

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on 1 December 2011 in exchange for a first round pick in the

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. San Jose sent Alexandre to USL Pro club Orlando City on 7 June 2012 for a two-match loan deal. He was re-loaned to Orlando City again on 6 July on a second two-match loan. He signed for Malaysian club Negeri Sembilan FA in 2014. On 1 March 2018, he signed for Taiwanese club Hang Yuen.

International

Alexandre is a full international for

, having played in three friendlies in 2008, starting against Honduras, and coming off the bench against Trinidad & Tobago twice.

Honours

Club

;Orlando City SC *

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(1): 2013

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* * 1986 births Living people Haiti international footballers Haitian footballers Haitian expatriate footballers Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Lynn Fighting Knights men's soccer players Palm Beach Pumas players People from Artibonite (department) Ventura County Fusion players Real Salt Lake players Austin Aztex FC players San Jose Earthquakes players Orlando City SC (2010–2014) players Negeri Sembilan FA players Fort Lauderdale Strikers players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL First Division players USL Championship players North American Soccer League players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Copa América Centenario players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Sportspeople from Delray Beach, Florida Real Salt Lake draft picks Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Soccer players from Florida Hang Yuen F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Taiwan Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Taiwan Association football midfielders {{Haiti-footy-bio-stub