Ricardo Pierre-Louis

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Pierre-Louis
Date of birth	November 2, 1984 (1984-11-02) (age 25)
Place of birth	Léogane, Haiti
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Cleveland City Stars
Number	11
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)
National team‡
	Haiti U-17	45	(28)
	Haiti U-20	14	(5)
	Haiti U-23	19	(7)
2001–	Haiti	26	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 May, 2009

Ricardo Pierre-Louis (born November 2, 1984 in Léogane) is a Haitian soccer player who currently plays for Cleveland City Stars in the USL First Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] 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]

[edit] Professional

Pierre-Louis was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew^[2] of Major League Soccer, but did not appear in any games, and was waived at the end of the season.

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

[edit] International

Pierre-Louis made his debut for the Haitian national team in 2001, at the age of 17, before he had even begun his college career at Lee, and continued to play international soccer throughout his college and PDL careers.

He 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.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Cleveland City Stars bio
• MLS player profile
• Profile at HaitiFoot.com

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