Josué Duverger (born April 27, 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Portuguese club

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. Born in Canada, he plays for the Haiti national team.

International career

Born in

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, Canada, Duverguer is of Haitian descent. He was called up for an evaluation for the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team in October 2016. He was called up to the

Haiti national under-20 football team The Haiti national under-20 football team represents Haiti in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football (FHF). Competitive record FIFA U-20 World Cup CONCACAF Under-20 Championship ...

for the

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at the age of sixteen, appearing for all three of the teams' appearances in the tournament. He was also called up to the

Haiti national under-17 football team The Haiti national under-17 football team represents Haiti in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football (FHF). Competitive record FIFA U-17 World Cup CONCACAF U-17 Championship Player ...

for the

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, but didn't make any appearances for the team in the tournament. Duverguer made his debut for the senior Haiti national team in a 1–0

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win over the

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on 10 November 2017, at the age of seventeen. In a June 2021 match against

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, during CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, he mis-controlled a back pass and made two mis-kick attempts at a clearance as the ball rolled into the net for an own goal. The clip of the own goal went

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with some calling it one of the worst own goals ever seen.

References

External links

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Sport.de Profile

Fora de Jogo Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duverger, Josué 2000 births Living people Soccer players from Montreal Haitian men's footballers Haiti men's international footballers Haiti men's under-20 international footballers Haitian Quebecers Black Canadian men's soccer players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Canadian men's soccer players Canadian people of Haitian descent Sportspeople of Haitian descent Vitória F.C. players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Haitian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Men's association football goalkeepers