Fabrice Noël
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabrice Noël | ||
| Date of birth | July 21, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Gressier, Haiti | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kuala Lumpur FA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Racing Club Haïtien | ||
| 2005–2006 | Colorado Rapids | 16 | (6) |
| 2007–2009 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 55 | (11) |
| 2010 | Shanghai East Asia | 28 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | San Antonio Scorpions | 26 | (14) |
| 2014 | ATM FA | 8 | (3) |
| 2015 | Tampines Rovers FC | 2 | (1) |
| April 2015 | Kuantan FA | 14 | (6) |
| Jan 2016 | Abahani Limited (Chittagong) | ||
| June 2016 | Kuala Lumpur FA | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | Haiti | 20 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 15, 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 15, 2014 |
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Fabrice Noël (born July 21, 1985 in Gressier) is a Haitian footballer currently playing for Malaysia Premier League side Kuala Lumpur FA.
Noël grew up poor in the village of Gressier, 12 miles west of Port-au-Prince. He began playing soccer at a very young age, taught by his mother and brothers. By the time he was 12 years old he was playing for the national team for 15-year-olds, and at the age of 16 he was one of the star players of Racing Club Haïtien, one of the country's most successful club teams.
However, his skills and success ultimately brought tragedy. In November 2002, while Noël was in South Carolina taking part in an international tournament, he received a phone call from his mother, telling him that his two older brothers Luckner and Kenson had been shot to death. Their murders are thought to have been carried out by supporters of a rival club that he had refused to join. Noël was granted political asylum in the United States, but his parents and youngest brother were forced to go into hiding.
After the ordeal, in late 2002, he went to live with a former coach in Palm Beach, Florida, and enrolled in Palm Beach Lakes High School. He joined the soccer team and quickly became the star, scoring 58 goals his senior season.
Noël received many offers from colleges, but turned them all down, instead choosing to turn professional in order to raise the money to bring his family to the United States. While playing in a local tournament in February 2005, he caught the eye of Colorado Rapids head coach Fernando Clavijo, who offered him a contract after he graduated high school. On June 24, 2005, Noël signed with the Rapids; he made his debut less than a month later on July 20, against the San Jose Earthquakes, and scored his first goal in the season finale against Real Salt Lake.
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