Johny Placide (born 29 January 1988) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in France, he plays for and

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the Haiti national team.

Club career

Placide began his career on youth side with

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and was promoted to the first team in July 2008 and played four games in his first season. He played in his debut match on 26 April 2009 against

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. Placide joined

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in January 2013. He made his league debut for the club on 19 January 2013 in a 1–0 away defeat to

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. In July 2016, Placide was released from the club. He went on to play one season for

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. On 31 August 2017, Placide signed a two-year contract with

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side

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. On 26 September 2017, he made his debut for Oldham Athletic in a 3–2 victory over

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. He made several important saves and was awarded the man of the match award for his performance. On 3 October 2017, Placide earned his first clean sheet for Oldham Athletic in a 1–0 victory over

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in the

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. On 17 April 2018, he saved a key penalty from Rochdale's

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to help his side secure a 0–0 draw. On 5 June 2021, Placide signed for newly-promoted

club

International career

Placide played for the Haiti national team at the 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, losing all three qualifying games, but was most fondly remembered for his performance against Mexico; despite losing 5–1, Placide had saved several clear opportunities from Mexico during the match, including a penalty. Despite Placide's heroics, this game eliminated both teams and cost Hugo Sánchez his post as national coach. Placide was then called to the French U21 side playing at the Toulon Tournament. He earned his first French U21 cap in a 1–0 victory over Portugal. Placide played his first game for the French U21 squad on 11 February 2009 against

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. Placide was called up by Haiti for the

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, in which his side won

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and made it to the semi-finals for the very first time, before being eliminated by

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Career statistics

Honours

Haiti *

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bronze:

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References

External links

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at FHF * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Placide, Johny Living people 1988 births French sportspeople of Haitian descent Citizens of Haiti through descent People from Montfermeil Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis Haitian footballers French footballers Association football goalkeepers Haiti international footballers France under-21 international footballers 2014 Caribbean Cup players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Copa América Centenario players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Le Havre AC players Stade de Reims players En Avant Guingamp players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players SC Bastia players Haitian expatriate footballers Haitian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria