Zachary Herivaux

Zachary Herivaux (born 1 February 1996) is a Haitian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.

Zachary Herivaux
Personal information
Full name Zachary Herivaux[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996
Place of birth Suita, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 San Antonio FC
Number 14
Youth career
2011–2015 New England Revolution
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 New England Revolution 10 (0)
2017 → San Antonio FC (loan) 5 (1)
2019 → Birmingham Legion (loan) 21 (0)
2020– San Antonio FC 8 (0)
National team‡
2015 Haiti U20 5 (0)
2017– Haiti 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019

Career

New England Revolution

Herivaux attended high school at, and played soccer for, Beaver Country Day School, and honed his skills in the summer with Club Mt. Fuji Macoutes.[2] He spent four years with the New England Revolution youth team, before signing as a Homegrown Player on 2 May 2015.[3]

He made his professional debut as an 87th-minute substitute in a 2–0 loss against Charlotte Independence in a U.S. Open Cup fixture on 17 June 2015.[4]

On 15 March 2019, Herivaux was loaned to USL Championship side Birmingham Legion FC. The loan is open-ended and allows the Revolution to recall Herivaux at any time.[5]

Herivaux was released by New England at the end of their 2019 season.[6]

San Antonio FC

On 24 January 2020, Herivaux signed with USL Championship side San Antonio FC.[7]

International career

Herivaux was eligible to represent Japan, United States and Haiti at the international level. His father, Pedro, is a Haitian former footballer.[8] He represented Haiti U20's at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[9]

Herivaux's debut for the senior Haiti national football team came in a 3–3 2017 Kirin Challenge Cup tie with Japan on 10 October 2017.[10]

On 29 May 2018, Herivaux was called up to the senior national team in an international friendly 0–4 loss against Argentina. "There was so much light, so much blue and white and the fans shouting 'Messi!' It stays loud the whole time," Herivaux said in a post-game interview. He also added: "It's such an opportunity. I soaked it all in."[11]

In May 2019, he was named to Haiti's 40-man provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[12]

Personal life

Herivaux is a citizen of the United States, Japan, and Haiti.[13] His cousins are tennis players Naomi Osaka and Mari Osaka.[14]

References
  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Haiti" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 7. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. "Beaver Country Day's Zachary Herivaux signs with Revolution". BostonGlobe.com.
  3. "Haiti U-20 Zachary Herivaux joins Caldwell, Fagundez as newest New England Revolution Homegrown". MLSsoccer.com.
  4. "New England Revolution vs. Charlotte Independence – MatchCenter". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
  5. "Midfielder Zachary Herivaux, Forward Brian Wright Join Legion FC". BHMLegion.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/post/2019/11/21/revolution-announce-year-end-roster-moves
  7. "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS MIDFIELDER ZACHARY HERIVAUX". 24 January 2020.
  8. Perry, Phil (8 July 2010). "A united nations of soccer" – via The Boston Globe.
  9. "Revolution sign Academy midfielder Zachary Herivaux". New England Revolution.
  10. "Starting Lineup/Result – SAMURAI BLUE – JFA". www.jfa.jp.
  11. "What's it like facing Lionel Messi? For Brookline's Zachary Herivaux, it's an inspiration | Matt Vautour". masslive.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  12. 40-Player National Team Roster
  13. Zachary Herivaux at Major League Soccer
  14. "La jeune superstar du tennis féminin Naomi Osaka et le jeune grenadier Zachary Herivaux sont cousins" [Young female tennis superstar Naomi Osaka and young grenadier Zachary Herivaux are cousins]. Sports.Anmwe.com (in French). Anmwe News. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.


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