Marcel Joseph

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marcel Joseph

| image =

| fullname = Marcel Maximi Joseph

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nassau, Bahamas

| height = 1.72 m

| currentclub = CA Oradea

| clubnumber = 11

| position = Forward

| collegeyears1 = 2016–2017

| college1 = Eastern Oklahoma Mountaineers

| collegecaps1 = 10

| collegegoals1 = 2

| collegeyears2 = 2017–2018

| college2 = Southern Wesleyan Warriors

| collegecaps2 = 20

| collegegoals2 = 1

| collegeyears3 = 2018

| college3 = Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm

| collegecaps3 = 14

| collegegoals3 = 5

| years1 = 2018

| clubs1 = Bears FC

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2019

| clubs2 = Florida Elite SA

| caps2 = 8

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2020

| clubs3 = Side 92

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| years4 = 2021–2022

| clubs4 = SCU Heat

| caps4 = 18

| goals4 = 11

| years5 = 2022–2023

| clubs5 = SoccerViza

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = CA Oradea

| caps6 = 24

| goals6 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2012

| nationalteam1 = Bahamas U17

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2018–

| nationalteam2 = Bahamas

| nationalcaps2 = 16

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| club-update = 10:33, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 21:30, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

}}

Marcel Joseph (born 30 March 1997) is a Bahamian footballer who plays as a forward for Romanian side Club Atletic Oradea.[https://www.bihon.ro/sport-local/triunghiular-cu-doua-victorii-pentru-club-atletic-oradea-internationalul-din-bahamas-a-debutat-cu-gol-4522061/ „Triunghiular” cu două victorii pentru Club Atletic Oradea! Internaționalul din Bahamas a debutat cu gol!]. bihon.ro {{inlang|ro}} He also serves as captain of the Bahamas national football team.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/marcel-joseph/250168/|title=Bahamas – M. Joseph – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=18 January 2019}}

Club career

For the 2019 USL League Two season, Joseph signed for Florida Elite Soccer Academy. Over the course of the season, he made eight appearances, scoring two goals.{{cite web |title=FESA profile |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/32625212 |publisher=USL League Two |access-date=6 June 2021}} Following the COVID-19 pandemic which saw the 2020 USL League Two season cancelled Joseph signed for Side 92 FC of the United Premier Soccer League, joining fellow-Bahamians Valin Bodie and coach Corie Frazer.{{cite web |last1=French |first1=Simba |title=There's a Bahamian flavor at Side 92 FC |date=22 October 2020 |url=https://thenassauguardian.com/theres-a-bahamian-flavor-at-side-92-fc/ |publisher=The Nassau Guardian |access-date=6 June 2021}} Joseph had scored five goals eight games into the season.{{cite web |last1=French |first1=Simba |title=Bahamian trio, Side FC leads UPSL |date=15 January 2021 |url=https://thenassauguardian.com/bahamian-trio-side-fc-leads-upsl/ |publisher=The Nassau Guardian |access-date=6 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=Starting XI |url=https://www.facebook.com/sidefc.92/posts/306534020884348 |publisher=Side 92 FC |access-date=6 June 2021}} For the 2021 Fall UPSL season, Joseph joined SCU Heat, based in Columbia, South Carolina.{{cite web |title=UPSL Forward Marcel Joseph (SCU Heat) Making The Most of Bahamas National Team Call-ups |url=https://premier.upsl.com/upsl-forward-marcel-joseph-scu-heat-making-the-most-of-bahamas-national-team-call-ups/ |website=UPSL.com |date=23 June 2022 |publisher=UPSL |access-date=24 June 2022}}

International career

Joseph made his senior international debut for the Bahamas on 18 November 2018, playing all ninety minutes in a 1–1 home draw with Anguilla.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/19/nc-america/concacaf-nations-league-qualification/bahamas/anguilla/2765390/|title=Bahamas vs. Anguilla – 18 November 2018 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=18 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21235/Bahamas_Anguilla.html|title=Bahamas vs. Anguilla (1:1)|website=www.national-football-teams.com|accessdate=18 January 2019}}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list the Bahamas' goal tally first.{{NFT player|72628|access-date=19 February 2024}}

class="wikitable" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	14 November 2019	Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas	{{fb\|BVI}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 3–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
2.	27 March 2023	Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent	{{fb\|VIN}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 1–1	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
3.	21 November 2023	Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico	{{fb\|PUR}}	align=center \| 1–4	align=center \| 1–6	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B

=International statistics=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="4"\|Bahamas \|2018	1	0
2019	5	1
2020	0	0
2021	4	0
colspan=2\|Total	10	1

References

External links

[https://www.swuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2017-18/bios/joseph_marcel_fbjh Profile at Southern Wesleyan Athletics]
[https://snuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4427 Profile at Southern Nazarene Athletics]
[https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/32625212 USL League Two profile]

Category:1997 births

Category:Living people

Category:Bahamian men's footballers

Category:21st-century Bahamian sportsmen

Category:Bahamas men's international footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Footballers from Nassau, Bahamas

Category:Southern Wesleyan University alumni

Category:Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm men's soccer players

Category:Bahamian expatriate men's footballers

Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States

Category:Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in the United States