Danley Jean Jacques
{{short description|Haitian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Danley Jean Jacques
| image =
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|5|20}}
| birth_place = Petit-Goâve, Haiti
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Philadelphia Union
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 = 2014–2017
| youthclubs1 = Pérolas Negras
| years1 = 2017–2021
| clubs1 = Don Bosco
| caps1 = 52
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = Metz B
| caps2 = 15
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2024
| clubs3 = Metz
| caps3 = 64
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Philadelphia Union
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam1 = Haiti U17
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2018
| nationalteam2 = Haiti U19
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2018
| nationalteam3 = Haiti U20
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2018
| nationalteam4 = Haiti U21
| nationalcaps4 = 5
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2019–2021
| nationalteam5 = Haiti U23
| nationalcaps5 = 2
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2023–
| nationalteam6 = Haiti
| nationalcaps6 = 12
| nationalgoals6 = 2
| club-update = 23:45, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 7:00, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
}}
Danley Jean Jacques (born 20 May 2000) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union and the Haiti national team. He usually plays as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder and is known as a quick, physical and tireless player.{{cite web | url=https://www.fcmetz.com/2024-2025/actualites/equipe-pro/danley-jean-jacques-sengage-avec-philadelphia-union | title=Danley Jean Jacques s'engage avec Philadelphia Union | date=8 August 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/philadelphia-union-sign-midfielder-danley-jean-jacques-aug2024 | title=Philadelphia Union Sign Midfielder Danley Jean Jacques }}
Youth career
=Pérolas Negras=
Starting in 2014,{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/danley-jean-jacques-flying-haiti-104500283.html | title=Danley Jean Jacques flying the Haiti flag high in Ligue 1 | date=2 March 2024 }} Jean Jacques’ youth training was done at Academia de Futebol Pérolas Negras, which started in Port-au-Prince for refugees after the 2009 Haitian earthquake before expanding in 2014 to Brazil for poverty-stricken Brazilians and other refugees. Jean Jacques was part of a Haitian team that trained in Brazil and participated as a guest team in the 2017 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior U20 Cup.{{cite web | url=https://vivario-org-br.translate.goog/perolas-negras-sub-20-chegam-em-forma-a-copinha/?_x_tr_sl=pt&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc | title=Pérolas Negras Sub 20 chegam em forma à Copinha â€" Viva Rio | date=16 December 2016 }}https://conteudo.fpf.org.br/sumulas/2017/4575/48.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}
Club career
=Don Bosco=
In August 2017, Jean Jacques joined Don Bosco FC in Ligue Haïtienne. On 7 September 2017, Jean Jacques made his debut as a starter in the 2017 Closing opening game, a 0–0 tie against Petit-Goâve FC, his hometown team. He shortly thereafter went on a two-week trial with Le Havre before returning to Don Bosco.{{cite web | url=https://haititempo.com/foot-france-un-essai-de-deux-semaines-pour-danley-jean-jacques-au-havre-ac/#google_vignette | title=Foot- France: Un essai de deux semaines pour Danley Jean-Jacques au Havre AC | date=21 September 2017 }} He played sparingly thereafter in the 2017 Closing and 2018 Opening seasons.
Jean Jacques began to play more regularly in the 2018 Closing season, including the playoffs, which saw Don Bosco win the championship.https://www-haitilibre-com.translate.goog/article-26517-haiti-football-le-don-bosco-remporte-le-championnat-national-de-d1-pour-la-4eme-fois.html?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
Jean Jacques and other Haiti League players experienced several season abandonments due to civil unrest (2019 Opening) and COVID (2020 Opening). Jean Jacques finished his Don Bosco stint with 7 goals scored in 52 games.
=Metz=
In August 2021, Jean Jacques completed a successful trial with Metz and started with its reserve team in Championnat National 2, the 4th tier of French football.{{Cite web|url=https://mediasporthaiti.com/expatries/danley-jean-jacques-pourrait-faire-ses-debuts-avec-lequipe-premiere-de-metz/|title=DANLEY JEAN JACQUES POURRAIT FAIRE SES DÉBUTS AVEC L'ÉQUIPE PREMIÈRE DE METZ|date=16 January 2022|access-date=3 August 2022|archive-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019110551/https://mediasporthaiti.com/expatries/danley-jean-jacques-pourrait-faire-ses-debuts-avec-lequipe-premiere-de-metz/|url-status=dead}} On 10 September 2021, he made his debut in a 1–0 win against SAS Épinal. For the 2021–22 season, Jean Jacques played 15 games.{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/danley-jean-jacques/481439/ | title=Haiti – D. Jean Jacques – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway }}
On 7 June 2022, he signed a professional contract with Metz keeping him at the club until June 2024 and he was moved to the first team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.haititempo.com/foot-france-danley-jean-jacques-rempile-au-fc-metz/|title=Foot – France : Danley Jean Jacques rempile au FC Metz !|first=Pierre Caleb|last=Jephté|date=6 July 2022}} On 30 July 2022, he made his professional debut with Metz in a 3–0 Ligue 2 win over Amiens.{{Cite web|url=https://www.haititempo.com/foot-france-premier-match-de-ligue-2-pour-danley-jean-jacques/|title=Foot- France: Premier match de Ligue 2 pour Danley Jean-Jacques|first=Gary|last=Eliézer|date=30 July 2022}} On 12 September 2022 in a 6–3 loss{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/09/12/france/ligue-2/fc-de-metz/en-avant-de-guingamp/3802782/ | title=Metz vs. Guingamp – 12 September 2022 – Soccerway }} to EA Guingamp, Jean Jacques was given a red card for a tackle that later resulted in a four-game suspension.{{cite web | url=https://haititempo.com/foot-france-danley-jean-jacques-lourdement-sanctionne/ | title=Foot- France: Danley Jean-Jacques lourdement sanctionné | date=15 September 2022 }} On 10 March 2023, Jean Jacques signed a contract extension with Metz through 2027.{{cite web | url=https://www.fcmetz.com/2022-2023/actualites/equipe-pro/danley-jean-jacques-prolonge-laventure#google_vignette | title=Danley Jean Jacques prolonge l'aventure ! | date=10 March 2023 }} For the 2022–23 season, Metz was promoted to Ligue 1 as Jean Jacques played 31 league games.
For the 2023–24 season, Jean Jacques was again a regular starter for Metz. On 13 August 2023, he made his Ligue 1 debut in a 5–1 loss to Rennes. For the season, he played 33 league games; however, Metz was relegated back to Ligue 2.{{cite web | url=https://www.thescore.com/fran/news/2921657 | title=Saint-Etienne promoted to Ligue 1 after playoff win over Metz | date=2 June 2024 }}
=Philadelphia Union=
On 8 August 2024, Jean Jacques was acquired by Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer for a €1.4 million transfer fee to Metz as well as $100,000 paid to Portland Timbers for his MLS Discovery Rights. He signed a contract through the end of the 2026 season with club options for 2027 and 2028.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/philadelphia-union-sign-midfielder-danley-jean-jacques|title=Philadelphia Union sign midfielder Danley Jean Jacques | MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}{{cite web | url=https://onefootball.com/en/transfers/39868716 | title=Confirmed Transfer: Philadelphia Union signs Danley Jean Jacques | date=12 August 2024 }}
On 21 August 2024, he made his debut in the Union's 2024 Leagues Cup semi-final game against Columbus Crew, which the Union lost 3–1.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/leagues-cup/2024/matches/clbvsphi-08-21-2024/ | title=CLBvsPHI 08-21-2024 | MLS Match Recap }}
International career
=U17 Team=
On 20 July 2016, Jean Jacques made his international youth team debut by scoring a goal in a 3–0 win against Puerto Rico in a CONCACAF Caribbean Qualifier for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. On 25 September 2016, he scored in the Caribbean Qualifying Tournament Final, a 5–0 win against Cuba, that qualified Haiti for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. For the Caribbean Qualifying Tournament, Jean Jacques was named by the CONCACAF Technical Study Group to the Tournament's Best XI Team.{{cite web | url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/under-17s-men/article/tsg-unveils-caribbean-u-17-best-xi-awards/ | title=TSG unveils Caribbean U-17 Best XI, Awards | date=13 February 2021 }}
Jean Jacques started all three games that Haiti played in the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama.{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/25/nc-america/concacaf-u17/panama-u17/haiti-under-17/2380933/ | title=Panama U17 vs. Haiti U17 – 25 April 2017 – Soccerway }}{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/28/nc-america/concacaf-u17/honduras-under-17/haiti-under-17/2380934/ | title=Honduras U17 vs. Haiti U17 – 28 April 2017 – Soccerway }}{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/22/nc-america/concacaf-u17/netherlands-antilles-u17/haiti-under-17/2380930/ | title=Curaçao U17 vs. Haiti U17 – 22 April 2017 – Soccerway }}
=U19 Team=
In May 2018, Jean Jacques played in the 6-team Guadeloupe International Tournament, involving Caribbean and Central American teams.{{cite web | url=https://haititempo-com.translate.goog/tournoi-international-u19-haiti-et-la-guadeloupe-sortent-dos-a-dos/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc#google_vignette | title=Tournoi International U19: Haïti et la Guadeloupe sortent dos à dos ! | date=20 May 2018 }}{{cite web | url=https://haititempo-com.translate.goog/tournoi-international-u19-haiti-domine-la-guyane-et-disputera-la-finale/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc | title=Tournoi International U19: Haïti domine la Guyane et disputera la finale ! | date=21 May 2018 }} On 21 May 2018, he scored in the final, a 1–1 tie that Costa Rica won 4–3 on penalty kicks.{{cite web | url=https://haititempo-com.translate.goog/tournoi-international-u19-apres-une-rencontre-tenduehaiti-perd-la-finale-aux-tirs-au-but/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc | title=Tournoi International U19: Après une rencontre tendue,Haïti perd la finale aux tirs au but ! | date=22 May 2018 }}
=U20 Team=
In November 2018, Jean Jacques played in three of Haiti's 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying games.{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/01/nc-america/concacaf-u20/haiti-under-20/st-lucia-u20/2920143/ | title=Haiti U20 vs. St. Lucia U20 – 1 November 2018 – Soccerway }}{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/03/nc-america/concacaf-u20/bermuda-u20/haiti-under-20/2920145/ | title=Bermuda U20 vs. Haiti U20 – 3 November 2018 – Soccerway }}{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/07/nc-america/concacaf-u20/haiti-under-20/barbados-u20/2920150/ | title=Haiti U20 vs. Barbados U20 – 7 November 2018 – Soccerway }}
=U21 Team=
In July 2018, Jean Jacques played in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Colombia. On 21 July 2018, he scored the game-winning goal in a 1–0 win over El Salvador.{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/21/world/cac-games/el-salvador-u21/haiti-u21/2850321/ | title=El Salvador U21 vs. Haiti U21 – 21 July 2018 – Soccerway }}
=U23 Team=
In July 2019, Jean Jacques was called into the team that won its group in the 1st qualifying round of the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-28376-icihaiti-tokyo-2020-the-national-olympic-team-u-23-returns-to-the-country.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
In March 2021, Jean Jacques played in the final round of the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in Mexico.{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/03/19/nc-america/olympic-qualifying-concacaf/honduras-u23/haiti-u23/3208761/ | title=Honduras U23 vs. Haiti U23 – 19 March 2021 – Soccerway }}{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/03/26/nc-america/olympic-qualifying-concacaf/el-salvador-u23/haiti-u23/3208764/ | title=El Salvador U23 vs. Haiti U23 – 26 March 2021 – Soccerway }}
=National Team=
Jean Jacques was called up to the senior Haiti national team in March 2022 for a friendly against Guatemala; however, he did not play.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xaraguamagazine.com/article/les-20-convoques-de-jean-jacques-pour-affronter-guatemala-en-amical|title=Mikenson MERZIL | Les 20 convoqués de Jean Jacques pour affronter Guatemala en amical|website=Xaragua Magazine}}
On 25 March 2023, Jean Jacques made his national team debut in Haiti's 4–0 win over Montserrat 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League Group Stage.{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/03/25/nc-america/concacaf-nations-league/montserrat/haiti/3777950/ | title=Montserrat vs. Haiti – 25 March 2023 – Soccerway }}
On 29 June 2023, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 loss to Mexico in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/30/nc-america/concacaf-gold-cup/haiti/mexico/4067501/ | title=Haiti vs. Mexico – 30 June 2023 – Soccerway }}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 9 September 2024}}{{NFT player|90616|access-date=11 October 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan="2"|Haiti
|2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!13 | 2 |
|---|
:Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jacques goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Danley Jean Jacques |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|29 June 2023}} |State Farm Stadium, Glendale, USA |{{fb|Mexico}} |style="text-align:center"|1–2 |style="text-align:center"|1–3 |
| style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|6 September 2024}} |Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |{{fb|Puerto Rico}} |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |style="text-align:center"|4–1 |
| style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|22 March 2025}} |Sumgayit City Stadium, Sumgayit, Azerbaijan |{{fb|Azerbaijan}} |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |style="text-align:center"|3–0 | |
References
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External links
- {{Sports links}}
- [https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/players/danley-jean-jacques/ Danley Jean Jacques – Philadelphia Union]
{{Philadelphia Union squad}}
{{Haiti squad 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jean Jacques, Danley}}
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