| Sebastien Vorbe | |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Thomassin, Haiti |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Collegeyears1: | 1997–1998 |
| College1: | FIU Golden Panthers |
| Years1: | 1995–1996 |
| Clubs1: | Violette |
| Years2: | 1999–2000 |
| Clubs2: | Violette |
| Years3: | 2000–2001 |
| Clubs3: | LA Galaxy |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2001 |
| Clubs4: | Violette |
| Nationalyears1: | 1999–2000 |
| Nationalteam1: | Haiti |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Sebastien Vorbe (born 4 June 1976) is a Haitian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Violette.
Vorbe started his career playing for the First Division in the Ligue Haïtienne for the Violette AC, where he would go on to win the national championship his first year during the 1994–95 season.
After the following year, Vorbe played college soccer at Florida International University in 1997 and 1998, where he registered nine goals and 13 assists in 37 games. Following two seasons at FIU, Vorbe returned to Haiti to play with Violette AC, only to win his second national championship.[1]
At age 24, Vorbe signed a one-year contract as a discovery player on 25 April 2000[2] to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy,[3] arguably one of the most successful clubs of Major League Soccer. He was noticed on the international stage for Haiti during the qualifying tournament in Los Angeles and the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament in Miami and had the opportunity to train with the club during preseason.[4] Although players before him played in defunct American leagues, Vorbe became just the second Haitian player ever (to Patrick Tardieu), to play for the MLS since its 1993 creation.[3] [5] He scored his first major league goal against the defending MLS champion D.C. United leading Galaxy to a 2–1 victory.[6] In 19 games and 915 minutes with the team, Vorbe scored four goals in ten starts, the most by four rookies on the team.[7] A notable game was when Vorbe scored the winning goal at the 50th minute against a quality Club Atlético Talleres, that was just promoted to Argentine Primera División[8] after an outstanding season.[3]
In January 2001 Vorbe played in the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup,[9] where Galaxy would defeat Honduran club, Olimpia in the finals and win its first title in the competition.[10]
Vorbe was waived on 5 March 2001.[2]
After the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, Vorbe would again return to Violette AC, where he became a mainstay and continues to play.
Vorbe represented the Haiti, from 1999 to 2000. He scored Haiti's lone goal of the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.[4] [11] [12] [13]
He is the nephew of notable Haitian player Philippe Vorbe.[14]
Violette
Los Angeles Galaxy
Haiti U17