Nesley Jean

Nesley Jean (born 16 March 1985) is a former Bahamian international soccer player, who played as a striker for the Bahamas national team.

Nesley Jean

Personal information
Full name	Nesley Jean
Date of birth	(1985-03-16) 16 March 1985 (age 39)^[1]^[2]
Place of birth	Freeport, Bahamas
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2013	Bears
International career
2004–2018	Bahamas	14	(6)
2004–2009	Bahamas Beach Soccer
Managerial career
2014	Bahamas
2019–	Bahamas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Jean played for local side Bears.^[3]

International career

He made his international debut for Bahamas in an October 2001 friendly match against Haiti and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[4]

He also played for the national beach soccer team.^[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Bahamas' goal tally first.^[1]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 March 2004	BFA National Development Center, Nassau, Bahamas	Dominica	1–1	1–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	6 September 2006	Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba	Turks and Caicos Islands	2–1	3–2	2007 Caribbean Cup qualification
3.	19 November 2006	Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados	Barbados	2–1	2–1
4.	2 July 2011	TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands	1–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.				3–0
6.	14 October 2018	Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas	Anguilla	1–1	1–1	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification

Managerial career

He retired after injuries and became a coach for the Bahamas U-17 team. He was named national team coach in summer 2014.^[6]

References

1. "Jean, Nesley". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
2. "N. Jean". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
3. Bears Win Another Soccer Title - Bahamas National
4. – FIFA competition record (archived)
5. A sports lesson for the nation - Nassau Guardian
6. Soccer game could bring MLS to Bahamas (Nassaau Guardian)

External links

• Nesley Jean at National-Football-Teams.com