Stéphane Guillaume (born February 9, 1984) is a

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an former professional

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who played as a defender. He spent most of his career playing in the

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. At international level, he played for the Haiti national team.

Club career

Guillaume began his professional career with

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, before moving to

team

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in 2005. However, Guillaume was unable to play due to regulatory matters, and moved to

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for its inaugural season in February 2006. He played in Miami for two years then He had a big right knee surgery which kept him out of the field for the 2008 season. He signed with

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on May 16, 2009, and made his debut for the team the same day, against

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. Guillaume returned to the United States in 2013, signing professional terms with

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on March 29, 2013.

International career

Guillaume played for all the youth Haitian teams U-17, while playing for U-20 and U-23 teams Stephane was also playing for the major Haitian national team in a February 2003 friendly match against

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. Guillaume was part of the Haiti team which won the 2007 Caribbean Nations Cup, and was in the Haiti squad at the

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Honours

* Caribbean Nations Cup: 2007

References

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* Living people 1984 births People from Saint-Marc Men's association football defenders Haitian men's footballers 21st-century Haitian sportsmen Haitian expatriate men's footballers Haiti men's international footballers Colorado Rapids players Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016) players Cleveland City Stars players Fort Lauderdale Strikers players Ligue Haïtienne players USL First Division players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Haiti-footy-bio-stub