| Jems Geffrard | |
| Full Name: | James Geffrard |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthclubs1: | CS Rivière-des-Prairies |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Montreal Impact |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Montreal Impact Academy |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | Montreal Impact U23 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | FC Montreal |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | Ekenäs IF |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | RoPS |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | Fresno FC |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | HFX Wanderers |
| Caps7: | 22 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Clubs8: | CS Mont-Royal Outremont |
| Caps8: | 13[1] |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam1: | Haiti |
| Nationalcaps1: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 30 September 2022 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 24 June 2021 |
James "Jems" Geffrard (born 26 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Born in Canada, he plays for the Haiti national team.
Geffrard began playing futsal at age 12 and began playing football at age 14,[2] where he played youth soccer with CS Rivière-des-Prairies, before later joining the Montreal Impact Academy.[3]
Geffrard began his career in 2011 by signing with the Montreal Impact Academy, and competed in the Canadian Soccer League, and USL Premier Development League.[4] In 2016, he signed with the Impact's second team, FC Montreal, in the United Soccer League.[5]
In 2017, Geffrard left Canada to play for Ekenäs IF in Finland's second division.[6]
The following season he signed to play in the Veikkausliiga with Rovaniemen Palloseura.[7] [8] He joined on a one-year contract with an option for an additional season.[9] [10] He left the club after the 2018 season.[11]
In 2019, he joined Fresno FC in the USL Championship.[12] Geffrard made his debut for Fresno FC on 15 May 2019, in a U.S. Open Cup match against El Farolito Soccer Club.
Ahead of the 2020 season, he was set to attend training camp with the Montreal Impact, but ultimately did not attend.[13] On 18 February 2020, Geffrard signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[14] [15] His contract with the Halifax-based club expired after the 2021 season.[16]
For the 2022 season, he played in the Quebec-based Première ligue de soccer du Québec with CS Mont-Royal Outremont.[17]
Internationally, Geffrard represents the Haiti national team, and made his debut against Japan on 10 October 2017.[18] In May 2019, he was named to the Haitian squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[19] serving as one of the team's best players,[20] and helped Haiti upset his native Canada 3–2 in the quarter-finals.[21] [22] Geffrard also represented Haiti at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[23]
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