Leonel Saint-Preux (born February 12, 1985, in

Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien (; ht, Kap Ayisyen; "Haitian Cape"), typically spelled Cape Haitien in English and often locally referred to as or , is a commune of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the department of Nord. Previousl ...

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 ...

) is a

an footballer who last played as a forward for Atlético Vega Real in 2018.

Career

Club

Saint-Preux began his career with Haitian club Zénith, where he was generally regarded as one of the most promising footballing talents in the

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 ...

. Saint-Preux signed with

Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its hom ...

of the

USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system b ...

on April 15, 2009., and scored on his debut on April 18, 2009, in a game against the

Austin Aztex The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer pyr ...

. He then spent an extended period with Vietnamies club based in Hanoi. In early March 2010 he pre-signed a two-year contract with the Aztex, against whom he made his USL debut in 2009, but he was released before the season started after failing his medical.

International

Saint-Preux has represented

at various youth levels. He was a member of Haiti's qualifying squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, scoring a memorable 40 yard goal in his nation's 2–1 victory over Canada. He debuted for the full Haitian national team in 2007, and has since participated in several World Cup qualifying matches. He scored his first international goal on November 19, 2008, in a 1–1 tie against

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

.FIFA Match Report: Suriname vs Haiti
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Honors

'Prix d'Honneur et d'Excellence'' -Association Jeunesse Excalibur/Global Youth Action Network, November 2008- ''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.''

References

External links

Minnesota Thunder bio
* * 1985 births Living people Association football forwards Haitian footballers People from Cap-Haïtien Haiti international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2014 Caribbean Cup players Minnesota Thunder players Felda United F.C. players USL First Division players Azam F.C. players Haitian expatriate footballers Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania Expatriate footballers in Tanzania Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Expatriate footballers in Bangladesh Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the Dominican Republic Expatriate footballers in the Dominican Republic {{Haiti-footy-bio-stub