Bicou Bissainthe
 Bissainthe in 2022 with FC Edmonton | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Haiphong | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Real Hope FA | ||
| 2019 | North Texas SC | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Real Hope FA | ||
| 2021–2022 | Sevan | 10 | (1) |
| 2022 | Pacific FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → FC Edmonton (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2023– | Haiphong | 44 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Haiti U20 | 4 | (3) |
| 2021 | Haiti U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Haiti | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2021 | |||
Bicou Bissainthe (born 15 March 1999) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Haiphong.
Career
[edit]In January 2019, Bissainthe joined North Texas SC ahead of their inaugural season in USL League One.[1][2] He made his league debut for the club on March 30, 2019, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Arturo Rodriguez in a 3–2 home victory over Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.[3]
On 5 August 2021, Armenian Premier League club Sevan announced the signing of Bissainthe.[4]
FC Edmonton
[edit]On 22 April 2022, it was announced that Bissainthe had signed with Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC and would be immediately loaned to FC Edmonton.[5] The club was in a state of crisis the season Bissanthe joined, with no ownership and most players also being at the club on loan (the league gave Edmonton a special exemption from loan player limits). Nevertheless, the Eddies fought bravely in a difficult season, and in their 12th game of the year Bissainthe scored the only goal in a game against Atlético Ottawa to give Edmonton their first victory of the year.[6]
Haiphong FC
[edit]In January 2023, it was announced that Bissainthe had signed with V.League 1 club Haiphong.[7] The following day, he made his debut for the club, in the 2022 Vietnamese Super Cup against Hanoi.[8] Bissainthe scored his first goal for Haiphong in a 3–2 loss to Dong A Thanh Hoa on 23 February 2024.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 4 September 2021[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]North Texas
Haiphong
- Vietnamese Super Cup runner-up: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ "Five more signings announced for North Texas SC". sportsday.dallasnews.com. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Bicou Bissainthe Profile". fcdallas.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "North Texas vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves – 30 March 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ ""Սևանի" ևս մեկ նորեկ՝ Բիկու Բիսանտե". facebook.com/SevanFCArmenia (in Armenian). Sevan FC Facebook. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "FC Edmonton acquires midfielder Bicou Bissainthe from Pacific FC". fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "'Only A Matter Of Time': Defiant FC Edmonton Bags First Win Of 2022". Northern Tribune. 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ Jacques, John (29 January 2023). "Bissainthe Inks Short-Term Deal In Vietnam". Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Hà Nội FC đoạt Siêu cúp Quốc gia lần thứ 5 trong lịch sử" (in Vietnamese). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Bicou Bissainthe at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Bicou Bissainthe at Soccerway
- Bicou Bissainthe at USL League One
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