Josué Mayard (born October 3, 1980) is a former
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 ...
an international soccer player who played as a
defender. Throughout his playing career, he had stints in Europe,
Major League Soccer
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, and the
USL A-League
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.
Club career
Mayard began his professional career in 2000 with the
Montreal Impact of the
USL A-League
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where he had an impressive rookie campaign, recording 4 goals and 2 assists in only 13 games. After having an impressive campaign with the Impact he signed for
Dallas Burn of the
Major League Soccer
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. He split the 2002 season between the Dallas Burn and
Kansas City Wizards
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playing only three matches with Dallas. Mayard returned to the A-League to sign with the
Toronto Lynx
Toronto Lynx was a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team last played in the 2014 season of the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes ...
his signing was announced in a press conference on April 30, 2003. He made his debut for the club on May 3, 2003 against
Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
He re-signed with Toronto for the 2004 season his signing was announced on April 7, 2004. Throughout the 2004 season the Lynx failed to acquire a playoff berth. Mayard returned for his third stint with the organization on April 19, 2005. On June 21, 2005 Mayard was traded to the
Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March ...
in exchange for
Said Ali
Said Ali (born October 26, 1980) is a Jordanian-born Canadian former soccer player who began his career in 2004 with Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Pro Select League. After a successful season in the USL Pro Select League he managed to play in ...
. With the Caps he helped the team make the playoffs reaching the semi-finals but losing to
Richmond Kickers
Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...
in a penalty shootout.
In 2006, he went abroad to Norway and signed with
Pors Grenland
Pors Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Porsgrunn, currently playing in the 3. divisjon. Pors plays in blue jerseys, and their home ground is Pors Stadion. Notable former players include Jan Halvor Halvorsen and Erik Pedersen.
History
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in the
Norwegian First Division
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playing 26 games and scoring 4 goals. In 2007, he moved to league rivals
Notodden FK, and appeared in 14 matches.
International career
Although he is a Canadian citizen, due to his Haitian heritage he was able to compete for the
Haiti national football team in their quest to qualify for the 2002 World Cup,
FIFA World Cup qualifying games
– FIFA.com making his debut for Haiti against Honduras
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. He also helped the team qualify for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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. He did not however make their Gold Cup squad.
Personal life
Mayard has two brothers who also play professional soccer; Pierre-Rudolph and Elkana Mayard.
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Association football defenders
Canadian sportspeople of Haitian descent
Expatriate footballers in Norway
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
FC Dallas draft picks
FC Dallas players
Haiti international footballers
Haitian expatriate footballers
Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Haitian footballers
Major League Soccer players
Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
Nashville Metros players
Norwegian First Division players
Notodden FK players
Pors Grenland players
Soccer players from Montreal
Sporting Kansas City players
Toronto Lynx players
A-League (1995–2004) players
USL First Division players
Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
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