Ricardo Pierre-Louis
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Pierre-Louis
Date of birth (1984-11-02) November 2, 1984
Place of birth Léogâne, Haiti
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Magic Soccer Academy Verrettes 3rd Division Haitian league
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2007 Lee Flames
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Cape Cod Crusaders 7 (6)
2008 Columbus Crew 0 (0)
2009 Cleveland City Stars 26 (3)
International career‡
Haiti U-17 45 (28)
Haiti U-20 14 (5)
Haiti U-23 19 (7)
2004–2009 Haiti 44 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2009

Ricardo Pierre-Louis (born November 2, 1984) is a Haitian soccer player, currently playing for Magic Soccer Academy Verrettes in 3rd division in Haiti. He is also the club owner.

Career

College and amateur

Pierre-Louis played college soccer at Lee University, where he was a three-time all-Southern States Athletic Conference selection in 2005, 2006 and 2007, the SSAC Newcomer of the Year in 2005, a two-time NAIA Region XIII Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007, a two-time NAIA first team all-American in 2006 and 2007, a NAIA Player of the Year in 2007, and Lee University's Athlete of the Year in 2005, 2006 and 2007 .

In 2007, he also played for the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League.[1]

Professional

Icon at Cavaly as Club Leogane Haiti. scored 34 goals, in 54 games with Cavaly. Ricardo is scary to rivalry Valencia defenders like Massillon, Smith Charmand and so forth. Pierre-Louis was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew[2] of Major League Soccer, he was part of the team that won the supporter shields and the MLS Cup that year, Pierre-Louis was waived by the crew and signed with the Cleveland City stars soon after.

He signed with the Cleveland City Stars of the USL First Division on March 17, 2009.[3]

Coaching career

Pierre-Louis begun his coaching career soon after early retirement from pro soccer. Pierre-Louis started Magic Soccer F.C,a successful youth soccer club in Bismarck, ND. Pierre-Louis is a USFF “B” licensed coach. magic soccerskills.com Pierre-Louis is a collegiate assistant coach. He has been the assistant coach at the university of Mary, NCAA II, since 2014.Umary mauraders.com

International

Pierre-Louis won Caribbean championships with the Haitian national U-17 and U-20 teams, was captain of the Haitian national U-20 team, and was a member of the senior Haiti squad which took part in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.[4]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 May 2007Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3–03–02007 Digicel Shield

References

  1. ↑ 2007 Cape Cod Crusaders Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ http://clevelandcitystars.com/slides/448-city-stars-sign-ricardo-pierre-louis
  3. ↑ Stars Sign Haitian National Team Member Ricardo Pierre-Louis From MLS Champions
  4. ↑ "Pierre-Louis, Ricardo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 May 2017.


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