Peguero Jean Philippe (born 29 September 1981), also known as Jean Philippe Peguero is a Haitian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
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** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
.
Club career
Peguero began his career with Haitian club
Don Bosco FC
Don Bosco Football Club de Pétion-Ville is a professional football club based in Pétion-Ville, Haiti.
The club won their first Haitian championship in 1971, and second in 2003, winning the league's Ouverture.
Honours
*Ligue Haïtienne: 5
:: ...
, with whom he won the 2003
haitian League, and was named MVP and received the Golden Boot Award with 13 goals. He moved to
Major League Soccer
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in March 2004 to play for
Colorado Rapids
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. Peguero finished his first season with the Rapids with seven goals and four assists in 18 games. In his second season, he scored seven goals and had six assists before the Rapids traded Peguero to
New York Red Bulls
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in April 2006 for
Thiago Martins The deal also included the Red Bulls sending to the Rapids first-round and third-round picks in the
2007 MLS SuperDraft
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The SuperDraft was followed by the 2007 MLS Supp ...
. Peguero scored six goals in 12 games for New York, in addition to two goals in a
friendly match
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against German team
Bayern Munich
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.
In July 2006, Peguero transferred to
Danish Superliga
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club
Brøndby IF
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...
. On 5 August 2006, he scored a goal in his debut for Brøndby; the third goal in a 3–0 win over
AC Horsens. In his third league game for Brøndby, against
Viborg FF
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on 20 August, Peguero ruptured the
anterior cruciate ligament
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and
medial collateral ligament
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in his right knee as he scored Brøndby's third goal in the 3–0 win. It was estimated that his recovery would last seven to eight months, but Peguero would play no more games for Brøndby.
On 15 April 2008, Peguero briefly joined the
San Jose Earthquakes
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on loan from Brøndby, but persistent problems with his knee forced an early end to the loan.
After over two years out of the game, Peguero resumed his career when he signed with
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers may refer to:
*Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983), member of North American Soccer League from 1977 to 1983
*Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994), member of American Soccer League from 1988 to 1989 and American Profes ...
of the
North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to:
*North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league
*North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...
in April 2011.
In 2012, he returned to the Haitian club
Don Bosco FC
Don Bosco Football Club de Pétion-Ville is a professional football club based in Pétion-Ville, Haiti.
The club won their first Haitian championship in 1971, and second in 2003, winning the league's Ouverture.
Honours
*Ligue Haïtienne: 5
:: ...
, his first club.
In March 2015, Peguero signed with
Moca FC in the
Dominican Republic
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. He later joined
Real Hope FA before retiring from professional football.
International career
Peguero played nine games and scored seven goals for the Haiti national under-23 team. He made his full debut for the
Haitian national team in a July 2003
friendly match
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against
St Kitts & Nevis.
In March 2009, Peguero made a comeback for the national team, playing the last 16 minutes of a 4–0 friendly match loss to
Panama
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. He was on the squad for the 2–2 draw against
Jamaica
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, but did not play.
Jamaica 2–2 Haiti
at Caribbean Football
Honours
Don Bosco
* Ligue Haïtienne
Ligue Haïtienne (; ''Haitian League''), is a Haitian professional league, governed by the Haitian Football Federation, for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the Haitian ...
: 2003 Ouverture, 2014 Clôture
Brøndby IF
* Royal League
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: 2006–07
Colorado Rapids
* Rocky Mountain Cup
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: 2005, 2006
References
External links
Brøndby IF profile
Career stats
at Danmarks Radio
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1981 births
Living people
Haitian footballers
Association football forwards
Association football midfielders
Haiti international footballers
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Ligue Haïtienne players
Major League Soccer players
Danish Superliga players
North American Soccer League players
Liga Dominicana de Fútbol players
Colorado Rapids players
New York Red Bulls players
Brøndby IF players
San Jose Earthquakes players
Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
Haitian expatriate footballers
Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the Dominican Republic
Expatriate footballers in the Dominican Republic
People from Port-de-Paix