Jean Marcelin

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jean Marcelin

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Jean Harisson Marcelin{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur66393.html |title=Jean Harisson Marcelin |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=15 September 2021 |language=fr}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Le Port, Réunion

| height = 1.97 m{{cite web |url=https://www.asmonaco.com/en/joueurs/harrison-marcelin/ |title=Jean Harisson |publisher=AS Monaco FC |access-date=5 August 2022 }}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Beitar Jerusalem

| clubnumber = 4

| youthyears1 = 2007–2011

| youthclubs1 = Du Port

| youthyears2 = 2011–2016

| youthclubs2 = Jeanne d'Arc

| youthyears3 = 2011–2018

| youthclubs3 = Auxerre

| years1 = 2017–2020

| clubs1 = Auxerre II

| caps1 = 36

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2018–2020

| clubs2 = Auxerre

| caps2 = 21

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2023

| clubs3 = Monaco

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020–2023

| clubs4 = Monaco II

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020–2021

| clubs5 = → Cercle Brugge (loan)

| caps5 = 20

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2022–2023

| clubs6 = → Cercle Brugge (loan)

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2023–2024

| clubs7 = Bordeaux

| caps7 = 17

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2024–

| clubs8 = Beitar Jerusalem

| caps8 = 25

| goals8 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam1 = France U19

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2025–

| nationalteam2 = Madagascar

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 10 June 2024

| ntupdate = 19:04, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

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Jean Harisson Marcelin (born 12 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem. Born in France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.

Club career

Having Malagasy forebears from his father, on 3 February 2018, Marcelin signed a professional contract with Auxerre.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Auxerre-jean-harisson-marcelin-va-signer-pro/872689|title=Auxerre : Jean Harisson Marcelin va signer pro|first=|last=F.T.|publisher=}} He made his professional debut for Auxerre in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Nancy on 17 August 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/85021|title=AJ Auxerre - AS Nancy Lorraine (1-0) - Saison 2018/2019 - Domino's Ligue 2|website=www.lfp.fr}}

In January 2020, Marcelin joined Ligue 1 club Monaco.{{cite web |last1=Stratmann |first1=Edward |title=Analysis: AS Monaco's January acquisition of Marcelin littered with upside |url=https://www.monaco-tribune.com/en/2020/03/analysis-as-monacos-january-acquisition-of-marcelin-littered-with-upside/ |website=Monaco Tribune |accessdate=22 July 2020 |date=30 March 2020}}

On 23 August 2022, Marcelin returned to Cercle Brugge in Belgium on a new loan.{{cite web|publisher=Cercle Brugge|url=https://www.cerclebrugge.be/nl/news/harisson-marcelin-terug-naar-cercle-brugge|title=HARISSON MARCELIN (TERUG) NAAR CERCLE BRUGGE!|date=23 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022|language=nl}}

International career

Marcelin debuted for the France U19s in a 4–0 friendly win over the Armenia U19s, a match in which he scored a goal.{{cite web|url=https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/6/u19/matchs/2733/2018-10-13/armenie-france|title=Match - Arménie - France - FFF|publisher=}} He was called up to the Madagascar national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news/madagascar-names-squad-for-world-cup-qualifiers-with-five-new-faces-and-key-returns/|title=Madagascar names squad for World Cup qualifiers with five new faces and key returns|website=Madagascar names squad for World Cup qualifiers with five new faces and key returns}} Marcelin made his debut on 19 March 2025 in a World Cup qualifier against the Central African Republic.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/687373/madagascar-central-african-republic|title=CAR v Madagascar game report|date=19 March 2025}}