Gilbert Jean-Baptiste

Gilber Jean-Baptiste (born February 19, 1973) is a retired Haitian-Canadian soccer defender who played professionally in the USL A-League. He earned six cap with the Haiti national football team

Gilbert Jean-Baptiste
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-02-19) February 19, 1973
Place of birth Haiti
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995 Mercer County Community College
1996–1998 Southern Connecticut State University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Charleston Battery 79 (6)
2002 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 (3)
Total 107 (9)
National team
2000–2002 Haiti 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Youth

Born in Haiti, Jean-Baptiste grew up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In 1995, he moved to the United States to attend Mercer County Community College where he played a single season of college soccer. He was a 1995 NJCAA First Team All American.[1] Jean-Baptiste transferred to Southern Connecticut State University for the next three seasons. In 1998, his senior season, the Owls won the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship and Jean-Baptiste was a First Team Division II All American and the NCAA Division II Player of the Year.[2] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science.

Club

In 1999, Jean-Baptiste turned professional with the Charleston Battery of the USL A-League. He was named Second Team All League his rookie season. He was also a 2001 First Team All League defender. On February 28, 2002, Jean-Baptiste signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks.[3] He retired at the end of the 2002 season and entered coaching.

International

In 2000, Jean-Baptiste earned his first cap with the Haiti national football team in a 1–1 tie with Peru in the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4] He went on to earn six caps, his last coming in 2002.

Career

Currently, Jean-Baptiste is a Computer Science teacher at Atlanta International School.

References
  1. "Mercer County All Americans". mccc.edu.
  2. "Southern Connecticut Owls Media Guide" (PDF). southernctowls.com.
  3. "Atlanta Silverbacks Ink 2001 A-League Defender Of The Year Gilbert Jean-Baptiste". uslfans.com.
  4. 2000 Gold Cup: Haiti – Peru Archived April 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine


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