Kévin Parsemain (born 13 February 1988) is a Martiniquais

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who plays for

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and the Martinique team, of which he is the all-time leading scorer. Besides Martinique, he has played in France, the United States, DR Congo, and Thailand.

Club career

Parsemain began his career at

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in Martinique. For the 2006–07 season, he moved to France and signed for

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' 'B' team after being scouted with Franciscan. He spent two and half seasons at the club. In the winter transfer window of the 2008–09 season, he signed for the reserve team of Evian Thonon Gaillard, then known as ''Olympique Croix de Savoie''. He made one appearance for the senior squad, playing the final 20 minutes in a 2–1 away win over

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. Parsemain's time and appearances with Olympique Croix de Savoie were cut short by a recurring groin injury. At this time, he returned to Martinique and signed with

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in 2009. In January 2014, it was reported by Caribbean media that Parsemain had signed with

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. It was later confirmed that Parsemain was in fact on trial with the club. During his preseason trial, he scored two goals in his first 105 minutes of action against MLS opponents, including a "stunning volley" from the top of the penalty box. At that point in preseason, he was tied with Nigerian international

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as the team's leading scorer, making one of the strongest statements among unsigned players hopeful of earning a contract. Parsemain was officially signed by the Sounders on 28 March 2014. However, only weeks after signing, he suffered a torn ACL and was expected to miss six to seven months and was not expected to appear during the

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. Seattle waived Parsemain in March 2015. In August 2015, Parsemain joined five other French professional at

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of the Congolese

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for the 2015–16 season. He left in April 2016, stating in an interview that "You do not get paid on time, our security was not guaranteed.". In July 2016 he returned to Martinique, signing for

. In September 2017 an expected transfer to

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was ruled out on a technicality.

International career

Parsemain made his international debut for the Martinique team in 2008.

Career statistics

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

Honours

Individual *

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top scorer: 2010–11 (with 20 goals), 2021–22 (with 22 goals)

References

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USL Championship players

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Club career

International career

Career statistics

Honours

See also

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