Peterson Joseph
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peterson Joseph | ||
| Date of birth | April 24, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Aigle Noir AC | ? | (?) |
| 2007–2009 | Braga B | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Braga | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Vizela (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Haiti | 18 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 31, 2013. | |||
Peterson Joseph (born 24 April 1990) is a Haitian footballer. Known for having a soft touch on the ball and playing with quick one to two touch passes throughout the field, Joseph is known as the "Haitian Xavi".[1]
Career
Club
Played for Haitian League side Aigle Noir AC before moving to Portuguese side SC Braga at the start of January 2009 in the European mid season transfer season. Joseph had a year long loan spell SC Braga's affiliate team FC Vizela, who were then playing in the Portuguese Second Division.
Joseph joined Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on September 1, 2011 and made his initial appearance with the club on October 1, 2011 in the 83rd minute against the San Jose Earthquakes.[2] He stayed with the club for three years before his contract was terminated on August 11, 2014.[3]
International
He made his debut for Haiti, during an Olympic qualifying match against Bahamas.
References
- ↑ Creditor, Avi. "MLS Week 19: San Jose sweeps RSL; Sporting KC's deep bench". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2011/09/sporting-signs-haitian-mf-peterson-joseph
- ↑ http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2014/08/sporting-kc-and-midfielder-peterson-joseph-mutually-agree-terminate-contract
External links
- MLS player profile
- Player profile – Haitiwebs.com
- Peterson Joseph at National-Football-Teams.com
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