Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonel Saint-Preux | ||
Date of birth | May 12, 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Abahani Limited (Chittagong) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Zénith | ||
2009 | Minnesota Thunder | 23 | (2) |
2010–2013 | Victory Sportif Club | ||
2013 | FELDA United F.C. | 6 | (1) |
2014 | Azam FC | ||
2015– | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 5 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2007– | Haiti | 41 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2009 |
Leonel Saint-Preux (born March 12, 1985, in Cap-Haïtien) is a Haitian footballer who plays as a forward for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangladesh League.
Saint-Preux began his career with Haitian club Zénith, where he was generally regarded as one of the most promising footballing talents in the Ligue Haïtienne.
Saint-Preux signed with Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division on April 15, 2009., and scored on his debut on April 18, 2009, in a game against the Austin Aztex. He then spent an extended period with Vietnamies club based in Hanoi.
In early March 2010 he pre-signed a two-year contract with the Aztex, against whom he made his USL debut in 2009, but he was released before the season started after failing his medical.
Saint-Preux has represented Haiti at various youth levels. He was a member of Haiti's qualifying squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, scoring a memorable 40 yard goal in his nation's 2-1 victory over Canada. He debuted for the full Haitian national team in 2007, and has since participated in several World Cup qualifying matches. He scored his first international goal on November 19, 2008, in a 1–1 tie against Suriname.
'Prix d'Honneur et d'Excellence -Association Jeunesse Excalibur/Global Youth Action Network, November 2008-