Nesley Jean

Nesley Jean
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-08-27) 27 August 1985
Place of birth Freeport, Bahamas
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Bears
National team‡
2006–2013 Bahamas 11 (5)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Bahamas

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:08, 19 July 2014 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:08, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

Nesley Jean (born 27 August 1985) is a former Bahamian international soccer player, who played as a striker for the Bahamas national team.

Club career

Jean played for local side Bears.[1]

International career

He made his international debut for Bahamas in an October 2001 friendly match against Haiti and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[2]

He also played for the national beach soccer team.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Bahamas' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Refs
1. 28 March 2004 BFA National Development Center, Nassau, Bahamas  Dominica
1–1
1–3
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
2. 6 September 2006 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba  Turks and Caicos Islands
2–1
3–2
2007 Caribbean Cup qualifiers
3. 19 November 2006 Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados  Barbados
2–1
2–1
4. 2 July 2011 TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands  Turks and Caicos Islands
1–0
4–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [4]
5.
3–0

Managerial career

He retired after injuries and became a coach for the Bahamas U-17 team. He was named national team coach in summer 2014.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Bears Win Another Soccer Title - Bahamas National
  2. ↑ Nesley Jean – FIFA competition record
  3. ↑ A sports lesson for the nation - Nassau Guardian
  4. ↑ The Bahamas Blanks Turks! - Bahamas Local
  5. ↑ Soccer game could bring MLS to Bahamas (Nassaau Guardian)


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