| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peguero Jean Philippe | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Port-de-Paix, Haiti | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Don Bosco | 17 | (14) |
| 2004–2006 | Colorado Rapids | 46 | (14) |
| 2006 | New York Red Bulls | 12 | (6) |
| 2006–2008 | Brøndby | 3 | (2) |
| 2008 | → San Jose Earthquakes (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 9 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2003– | Haiti | 19 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 4, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Peguero Jean Philippe[1][2] (born September 29, 1981 in Port-de-Paix) is a Haitian professional footballer who currently plays for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.
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Peguero started with Haitian club Don Bosco FC, with whom he won the 2003 Ligue Haïtienne, and was named MVP and received the Golden Boot Award with 11 goals. He moved to the American Major League Soccer in March 2004 to play for the Colorado Rapids. Peguero finished his first season with the Rapids with seven goals and four assists in only 18 games. In his second season, he scored seven goals and had six assists before the Rapids traded Peguero to New York Red Bulls in April 2006 for Thiago Martins. Peguero scored six goals in 12 games for New York, in addition to two goals in a friendly match against German team Bayern Munich.
In July 2006, he transferred to Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF. On August 5, 2006, Peguero scored a goal in his debut for Brøndby; the third goal in a 3-0 win over AC Horsens. In his third league game for Brøndby,[3] against Viborg FF on August 20, Peguero ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his right knee as he scored Brøndby's third goal in the 3-0 win. It was estimated that his recovery would last 7 to 8 months,[4] but he did not play any more games for Brøndby in more than a year.[5]
On April 15, 2008, Peguero briefly joined the San Jose Earthquakes on loan from Brøndby, but persistent problems with his knee forced an early end to the loan and he announced his retirement from professional football in November 2008.[6]
After over two years out of the game, Peguero resumed his career when he signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League on April 14, 2011.[7]
Peguero played nine games and scored seven goals for the Haitian national under-23 team. He made his full debut for the Haitian national team in a July 2003 friendly match against St Kitts & Nevis. Peguero was a significant force on the Haitian national team, playing 19 games and scoring 13 goals for the team.
In March 2009, Peguero made a come-back for the national team, playing the last 16 minutes of the 0-4 friendly match loss to Panama.[8] He was in the squad for the 2-2 draw against Jamaica, but did not play.[9]
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