Walson Augustin (born 20 July 1988) is a

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 ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

Brothers Union Brothers Union is a football club based in Gopibag, Dhaka. The club was founded in 1949 and the regal business tycoon Kazi Ghiyasuddin Ahmed, better known as K. G. Ahmed served as the founder chairman of the club. At the beginning it was a well ...

in the

Bangladesh Premier league The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league consisting of seven franchises. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in ...

as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

Career

Augustin played club football for

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 :: ...

and Valencia FC 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 ...

before moving abroad. He led Valencia in scoring with eight league goals as the club won the 2012 championship, its first title. Augustin has appeared for the

Haiti national football team The Haiti national football team (french: Équipe d'Haïti de football, Haitian Creole: ''Ekip foutbòl Ayiti'') represents Haiti in international football. Haiti is administered by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football (FHF), the governing b ...

, scoring a goal against French Guiana in a friendly during preparation for

2012 Caribbean Cup The 2012 Caribbean Cup was the 17th edition of the Caribbean Cup, an international football competition for national teams of member nations affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region. The final stage was hosted by A ...

qualification. He also played for Haiti at youth level, scoring twice in a victory that eliminated Guatemala from

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called the FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated the Czech Republic in the title game by the score ...

qualifying.

References

1988 births Living people Haitian men's footballers Haiti men's international footballers Haitian expatriate men's footballers Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the Dominican Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Dominican Republic Men's association football midfielders Liga Dominicana de Fútbol players {{Haiti-footy-bio-stub