Renaldo Cephas

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| name = Renaldo Cephas

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Renaldo Showayne Cephas

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1999|12|8}}

| birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica

| height = 1.79 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Ankaragücü

| clubnumber = 29

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Allman Woodford F.C.

| youthyears2 = 2018–2019 | youthclubs2 = Molynes United

| years1 = 2019–2022 | clubs1 = Arnett Gardens | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = Shkupi | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 11

| years3 = 2023– | clubs3 = Ankaragücü | caps3 = 58 | goals3 = 11

| nationalyears1 = 2023–

| nationalteam1 = Jamaica

| nationalcaps1 = 20

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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| pcupdate = 10 May 2025

| ntupdate = 20 June 2025

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Renaldo Showayne Cephas (born 8 December 1999) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Ankaragücü and the Jamaica national team.

Career

Cephas is a youth product of the Jamaican clubs Allman/Woodford FC and Molynes United, and began his senior career with Arnett Gardens in the Jamaican National Premier League in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/boyoboy/docs/renaldo_cephas|title='FAST' FORWARD - Renaldo Cephas by B3 Parenting - Issuu|date=9 July 2019|website=issuu.com}} On 6 July 2022, he moved to the Macedonian club Shkupi, and in his debut season with them scored 11 goals in 29 league games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allsportsjamaica.com/jpl-striker-renaldo-cephas-is-expected-to-sign-for-european-club/|title=JPL Striker Renaldo Cephas Is Expected To Sign For European Club - All Sports Jamaica|date=12 June 2022}} In July 2022, he scored 4 goals for Shkupi in a 5–0 Europa Conference League win over FC Hegelmann on 14 June 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/jamaicas-cephas-hits-four-goals-in-european-club-football/|title=Jamaica's Cephas hits four goals in European club football|first=Sanjay|last=Myers|date=14 July 2023|website=Jamaica Observer}} On 8 August 2023, he transferred to the Turkish Süper Lig club Ankaragücü.{{cite web | title=Cephas Moves From Macedonia To Turkey | website=radiojamaicanewsonline.com | date=2023-08-09 | url=https://radiojamaicanewsonline.com/sports/cephas-moves-from-macedonia-to-turkey | access-date=2023-09-05}}

International career

On 2 September 2023, Cephas received his first call-up to the Jamaica national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches.{{Cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20230902/cephas-will-add-quality-goals-says-hallgrimsson|title=Cephas will add quality, goals, says Hallgrimsson|date=2 September 2023|website=jamaica-gleaner.com}} He made his debut in the first match against Honduras on 8 September.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_DOj-qVcSs|date=September 9, 2023|title=Reggae Boy Renaldo Cephas Speak About His Debut - Jamaica 1-0 Honduras|work=MG Sports TV}}

Career Statistics

=Club=

{{Updated|match played 10 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/renaldo-cephas/571176/ |title=R.Cephas |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Soccerway.com |publisher=Soccerway}}

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Turkish Cup}} !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5"\|Arnett Gardens \|2018–19 \|rowspan="4"\|Jamaica Premier League \|7	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	7	0
2019–20 \|2	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	2	0
2021 \|7	2	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	7	2
2022 \|21	10	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	21	10
colspan="2"\|Total !37	12	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	37	12
rowspan="3"\|Shkupi \|2022–23 \|rowspan="2"\|Macedonian First Football League \|29	11	colspan="2"\|–	7{{efn\|Four Appearances in UEFA Champions League, One Appearance in UEFA Europa League, Two Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	1	36	12
2023–24 \|colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	4{{efn\|name="UEC"\|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	4	4	4
colspan="2"\|Total !29	11	colspan="2"\|–	11	5	40	16
rowspan="3"\|Ankaragücü \|2023–24 \|Süper Lig \|31	3	4	0	colspan="2"\|–	35	3
2024–25 \|TFF 1. Lig \|27	8	5	3	colspan="2"\|–	32	11
colspan="2"\|Total !58	11	9	3	colspan="2"\|–	67	14
colspan="3"\|Career Total !124	34	9	3	11	5	144	42

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="3"\|Jamaica \|2023	1	0
2024	11	0
2025	8	1
colspan="2"\|Total\|\|20\|\|1