Place of birth Haiti Role Soccer player Playing position Height 1.83 m | Years Team Position Defender Name Gilbert Jean-Baptiste | |
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Date of birth (1973-02-19) February 19, 1973 (age 42) 1995 Mercer County Community College 1996-1998 Southern Connecticut State University Education Southern Connecticut State University | ||
Gilber Jean-Baptiste is a retired Haitian-Canadian soccer defender who played professionally in the USL A-League. He earned six cap with the Haiti national football team
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Youth
Born in Haiti, Jean-Baptiste grew up in Montreal, Canada. In 1995, he moved to the United States to attend Mercer County Community College where he played a single season of college soccer. He was a 1995 NJCAA First Team All American. Jean-Baptiste transferred to Southern Connecticut State University for the next three seasons. In 1998, his senior season, the Owls won the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship and Jean-Baptiste was a First Team Division II All American and the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
Club
In 1999, Jean-Baptiste turned professional with the Charleston Battery of the USL A-League. He was named Second Team All League his rookie season. He was also a 2001 First Team All League defender. On February 28, 2002, Jean-Baptiste signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks. He retired at the end of the 2002 season and entered coaching.
International
In 2000, Jean-Baptiste earned his first cap with the Haiti national football team in a 1–1 tie with Peru in the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He went on to earn six caps, his last coming in 2002.