James Marcelin

James Marcelin

Personal information
Full name	James Marcelin
Date of birth	(1986-06-13) June 13, 1986
Place of birth	Saint-Marc, Haiti
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Carolina RailHawks
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2006	Roulado
2007	Racing Club Haïtien
2008–2009	Puerto Rico Islanders	31	(0)
2010	Portland Timbers (USL)	25	(0)
2011–2012	Portland Timbers	23	(0)
2012	FC Dallas	16	(0)
2013	Antigua Barracuda FC	3	(0)
2014–2015	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	34	(2)
2016–	Carolina RailHawks
International career‡
2007–	Haiti	22	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 24, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 12, 2011

James Marcelin (born June 13, 1986) is a Haitian footballer who plays for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.

Club career

Born in in Saint-Marc, Haiti, Marcelin began his career with Roulado when he was sixteen, helping the team win the Ligue Haïtienne title in 2003, before moving to Racing Club Haïtien in 2007. In 2008, he moved to the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division, where he saw limited playing time in league games. However, he played heavily in Puerto Rico's 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League games. In 2009, he became a regular first team starter. On February 11, 2010, the Portland Timbers (USL) of the USSF D2 Pro League signed Marcelin to a one year contract for the 2010 season where he quickly established himself as a regular first-team starter. He continued with the Timbers when they joined Major League Soccer in 2011, appearing in most games of the season and starting in several ones.

Marcelin was waived by Portland on April 25, 2012 for 'non soccer related reasons'. He signed with fellow MLS club FC Dallas just over a week later on May 4, 2012 for the rest of the season.

After being released by Dallas, Marcelin spent the 2013 campaign with Antigua Barracuda FC of the third tier USL Pro. In July 2014 he signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League.

On December 16, 2014, Marcelin signed with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer but was waived in the preseason.

He re-signed with Fort Lauderdale on March 3, 2015.

Marcelin was traded by Fort Lauderdale to Carolina RailHawks in exchange for Neil Hlavaty on December 30, 2015.

International career

In 2006, Marcelin appeared for the Haitian U-21 national team. In 2007 and 2009, Marcelin played for the Haiti national football team at the Gold Cup.

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Reference
1	2009-08-07	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C, USA	Grenada	2–0	2–0	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2	2011-02-09	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	U.S. Virgin Islands	1–0	6–0	2014 World Cup qualification
3	2011-07-09	Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad, Curaçao	Curaçao	2–2	4–2	2014 World Cup qualification

Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders

• Commissioner's Cup Winners: 2008

External links

• James Marcelin at National-Football-Teams.com
• MLS player profile
• FIFA Player Profile