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Duckens Nazon

Duckens Moïse Nazon (born 7 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kayserispor. Born in France, he plays for the Haiti national team.

Early life

Nazon was born in Châtenay-Malabry, in the southern suburbs of Paris, to Haitian parents.[2] He acquired French nationality on 15 October 1996, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization.[3]

Club career

After going through the youth system at Vannes, Nazon joined Lorient's reserve team in 2013. Later that year, he joined French fourth-tier side US Roye.

After brief stints at Olympique Saint-Quentin and Stade Lavallois, he joined Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League in September 2016.[4]

Three months later, on 13 January 2017, he signed a six-month deal with English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, becoming part of their under-23 team.[5] On 4 August 2017, he went out on loan to League Two side Coventry City until January 2018.[6] He made his English league debut for the club the following day as a substitute in a 3–0 win against Notts County.[7] On 8 August 2017 he scored his first goal in English football, scoring in the Sky Blues' 3–1 League Cup defeat to Blackburn.[8] He scored 8 goals in 24 appearances in all competitions in his six-month loan spell. The club later gained promotion to League One via the play-offs. Nazon was then loaned out to League One side Oldham Athletic until the end of the season. He scored six goals in 16 appearances for the club as they saw relegation to League Two.[9]On 14 June 2018, Nazon joined Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truiden on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[9] In January 2019, Nazon joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren on loan until the end of the season. On 26 July 2021, Nazon joined Ligue 2 side Quevilly-Rouen on a free transfer.[10]

International career

Nazon against Honduras' Maynor Figueroa at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Nazon earned his first cap for the Haiti national team on 5 March 2014 against Kosovo (draw 0–0).[11]

In the 2015 Gold Cup, Nazon scored the only two goals for Haiti in the group stage, helping his team get second place and advancing to the knockout stage.

On 10 September 2018, in a competitive game against Sint Maarten, he scored five goals, a record for Haiti.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024[12]
  1. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  2. ^ Three appearances in the UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Conference League

International

Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nazon goal.

References

  1. ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Haiti" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. ^ "Qui est Duckens Nazon ? . Le Nouvelliste". lenouvelliste.com. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ "JORF n° 0243 du 17 octobre 1996 – Légifrance". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Kerala Blasters strengthen their attack with Haitian footballer Duckens Nazon for Indian Super League 2016". Indian Super League. 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Promising striker snapped up". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Duckens Nazon and James Pearson: Coventry City sign striker and defender". BBC Sport. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Coventry City 3–0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Coventry City 1–3 Blackburn Rovers". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Duckens Departs". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  10. ^ "St Mirren: Duckens Nazon & Laurentiu Corbu sign for Paisley club". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Kosovo vs. Haiti". Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  12. ^ Duckens Nazon at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Duckens Nazon". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2014.

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