Wedson Anselme (born 4 April 1986 in

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) is a

an professional footballer, played for

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alongside clubs in

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and

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Club career

Early career

Wedson started his professional career with aigle noir of Haiti. He then represented San Cristobal FC in the Dominican Republic league. In 2011, he started his Asian adventure as he signed for

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side

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Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi

The Haitian goal machine was lured to Bangladesh football in the 2013–14 season by his compatriot

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, who had made a name for himself in the previous season with

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. The two played for Sheikh Jamal in the 2013–14 season, winning the

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and the

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titles.he scored 26 goals in the process and became the top scorer of the season. But while Sony has since been lured by the riches of the Indian League, Wedson stayed back in Bangladesh, playing a key role in Sheikh Jamal's

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and

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titles in the following season as well as Sheikh Jamal's

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triumph in Bhutan in 2014.he scored almost 60 goals for the club in the three years.

East Bengal

In November 2016 Wedson signed for

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giant

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. He made his debut for the club in their season opener match against

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on 7 January 2017.He scored 8 goals from 15 matches in the

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season which includes a sumptuous curler in an away fixture against

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Saif Sporting

After one season in

Anselme returned to

. He has become the highest-paid footballer in Bangladesh's club history when the Haitian forward was signed by Bangladesh Premier League newcomers

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from

outfit

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for a record monthly wage. He replaced

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in the second phase of 2017–2018 season. He made his debut for the club in a "2–1" home win against

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and scored a goal in the 34th minute. However at the end of the season Saif sporting released him in order to boost their squad ahead of the

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preliminary round.

International career

Wesdon made his debut for

in a non

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friendly match against

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on 16 September 2012. Then he was also included in

's 22 men squad for

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match on 9 January 2016 against

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and he made it up to the substitute list on the match day.

Honours

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi *

: 2013–14, 2014-2015 *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anselme, Wedson 1986 births Living people Haitian footballers Haitian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Dominican Republic Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the Dominican Republic Expatriate footballers in Bangladesh Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Expatriate footballers in India Haitian expatriate sportspeople in India Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club players I-League players Haiti international footballers Association football forwards San Cristóbal FC players