Jonel Désiré (born 12 February 1997) is a Haitian professional

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who plays as a striker for Armenian club West Armenia and the Haiti national team.

Career

On 3 July 2018, Désiré signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second, with

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League (, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within th ...

club

Lori FC Lori FC () was an Armenian association football, football club based in Vanadzor, Lori Province. Originally founded in 1936, Lori has participated in the domestic football competition of Soviet Armenia. After retiring from professional football i ...

. On 18 July 2019, Lori FC announced that they had failed to negotiate a deal to keep Désiré in Armenia, and he returned to

AS Mirebalais Association Sportive Mirebalais (; commonly referred to as AS Mirebalais) is a professional football club based in Mirebalais, Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, eas ...

. On 31 August 2019, Lori announced the permanent signing of Désiré on a three-year contract for $60,000. On 8 August 2020, Désiré moved from Lori to fellow

club

FC Urartu Football Club Urartu (, translated ''Futbolayin Akumb Urartu''), commonly known as Urartu, is an Armenian professional association football, football team based in the capital Yerevan that currently plays in the Armenian Premier League. The club ...

. On 6 July 2022, Urartu announced that they had terminated their contract with Désiré by mutual agreement, with

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announcing the singing of Désiré later the same day. In December 2022, Désiré left Olympiakos Nicosia citing personal reasons. On 11 January 2023, Désiré returned to the

, signing for Pyunik. On 16 June 2023, Pyunik confirmed the departure of Désiré. On 16 January 2024,

club Alashkert announced the signing of Désiré. On 16 July 2024,

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announced the return of Désiré. On 1 February 2025, West Armenia announced the signing of Désiré.

Career statistics

Club

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International

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Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

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* * 1997 births Living people Haitian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Haiti men's youth international footballers Haiti men's under-20 international footballers Haiti men's international footballers AS Mirebalais players AS Capoise players Real Monarchs players Lori FC players FC Urartu players Olympiakos Nicosia players FC Pyunik players FC Telavi players FC Alashkert players USL Championship players Armenian Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Erovnuli Liga players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Haitian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country) 21st-century Haitian sportsmen Long stubs with short prose {{Haiti-footy-bio-stub