Roberto Louima

{{short description|Haitian footballer (born 1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

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| name = Roberto Louima

| image =

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| fullname = Roberto Badio Louima{{cite web|url=https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windows.net/media/x1wkd2kf/23_sccl_rosters_march-3.pdf|title=2023 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League – Club roster – Violette AC (Haiti)|website=CONCACAF|access-date=7 March 2023|date=3 March 2023}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|3|4}}

| birth_place = Port-au-Prince, Haiti

| height = 1.72m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Naples United

| clubnumber = 16

| youthyears1 = 2004–2015

| youthclubs1 = Lionceaux FC

| years1 = 2015–2016

| clubs1 = Violette

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = Real Hope

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| years3 = 2018–

| clubs3 = Violette

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| years4 = 2023

| clubs4 = → Atlético Vega Real (loan)

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2024

| clubs5 = Moca

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| years6 = 2025–

| clubs6 = Naples United

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| nationalyears1 = 2017

| nationalteam1 = Haiti U20

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2014–2018

| nationalteam2 = Haiti U21

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2021

| nationalteam3 = Haiti U23

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2016–

| nationalteam4 = Haiti

| nationalcaps4 = 5

| nationalgoals4 = 0

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| pcupdate = 20 March 2025

| ntupdate = 20 March 2025

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Roberto Badio Louima (born 4 March 1997) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Premier Soccer League club Naples United FC and the Haiti national team.

Early life

Louima was born in Haiti and named after the Italian footballer Roberto Baggio. He has a younger brother and sister who both play football. Louima is a youth product of the Lionceaux FC having joined at the age of 7, before joining Violette in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sofoot.com/roberto-baggio-louima-je-reve-de-rencontrer-roberto-baggio-498223.html|title=Roberto Baggio Louima : " Je rêve de rencontrer Roberto Baggio "|website=SOFOOT.com}}

Career

Louima began his career with Violette for a year, before transferring to Real Hope in 2016 where he helped them win Ligue Haïtienne. He returned to Violette in 2017, helping them get promoted from the first division back to the Ligue Haïtienne.

Im 2025, Louima joined American National Premier Soccer League club Naples United FC, debuting as a halftime substitute in the team's U.S. Open Cup match.{{cite web |title=Miami FC vs Naples United FC - 2025 U.S. Open Cup, First Round |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups/_/gameId/732261 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=ESPN |access-date=20 March 2025}}

International career

Louima debuted with the Haiti national team in a 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Costa Rica on 2 September 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2016/09/03/nc-america/wc-qualifying-concacaf/haiti/costa-rica/2155379/|title=Haiti vs. Costa Rica - 3 September 2016 - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com}}

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