Jean Sony Alcénat (born 23 January 1986), nicknamed Tiga, is a Haitian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Aigle Noir and Leixões

Alcénat was born in

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. In his country, he represented

Aigle Noir AC Aigle Noir Athlétic Club (, English: ''Black Eagle'') commonly referred to as Aigle Noir, is a professional football club based in Bel Air, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. History The club was founded on 27 June 1951 as Aigle Noir ''Athlétique'' Club ...

. In January 2009 he moved to Portugal and signed for

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, making his

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debut on 1 February in a 0–0 away draw against C.D. Nacional (one minute played) and finishing his first season with ten appearances – nine as a substitute – as the

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team finally ranked sixth, narrowly missing out on

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to the

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. Alcénat was much more regularly used in the 2009–10 campaign, but Leixões were relegated.

Rio Ave

In September 2011, Alcénat joined another club in the country, Rio Ave F.C. also of the top flight, making his debut on the 19th in a 2–3 home defeat to

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and being

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in the 75th minute after two yellow cards. He played his second official game for the

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side on 16 October, against U.D. Sousense in the third round of the

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, and again received his marching orders after a second bookable offence; both teams finished with nine players, in an eventual 5–2 win for hosts Rio Ave.

Romania

On 22 June 2012, Alcénat signed a two-year contract with

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n team

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. Three years later, as his contract was due to expire and with his club facing insolvency, he joined

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in the same the country.

Feirense

On 18 August 2016, Alcénat agreed to a two-year deal with Portugal's

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alcénat goal.''

Honours

Aigle Noir *

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: 2006 F Petrolul Ploiești *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcenat, Jean Sony 1986 births Living people Footballers from Port-au-Prince Haitian men's footballers 21st-century Haitian sportsmen Men's association football defenders Haiti men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Copa América Centenario players Ligue Haïtienne players Aigle Noir AC players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Leixões S.C. players Rio Ave F.C. players C.D. Feirense players Liga I players FC Petrolul Ploiești players FCSB players FC Voluntari players FK Ventspils players Haitian expatriate men's footballers Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia