Overview:
Haitian soccer participant Louicius Don Deedson has the chance to raise his profession after signing with the U.S. Main League Soccer group F.C. Dallas. Historical past is not in his favor, as many younger Haitian gamers earlier than him have struggled to achieve the MLS.
Excerpt: Many Haitians have struggled within the MLS. Now with F.C. Dallas, Louicius Don Deedson hopes to interrupt that sample and shine on the U.S. soccer stage.
CAP-HAÏTIEN — In September 2023, Haiti confronted a key CONCACAF Nations League match in opposition to regional rival Jamaica. With star forwards Duckens Nazon and Frantzdy Pierrot unavailable and youth-level coach Gabriel Calderon on the helm, Haiti appeared doomed. However then-22-year-old Louicius Don Deedson — a little-known winger taking part in in Denmark’s prime flight — scored twice early within the match, lifting Haiti to a stunning 2-2 draw and saying his arrival as a nationwide group standout.
A then 22-year-old, Louicius Don Deedson—comparatively unknown participant from the weak first division Danish league—saved Haiti from dropping the essential sport. Deedson managed an extended ball together with his chest earlier than firing a low shot into the online to present Haiti a 1-0 lead simply 11 minutes into the match. He scored once more three minutes later, guiding a low shot into the online. Haiti in the end completed the sport with a 2–2 draw in opposition to their Caribbean rivals.
After this sport, the winger began getting extra taking part in time and shortly turned one of many group’s stars and most promising younger gamers. Deedson now wears Haiti’s Quantity 10 jersey. One factor was holding Deedson’s younger profession again: he was taking part in in an unpopular league, the Danish league. That modified three days in the past.
Main League Soccer (MLS) facet F.C. Dallas signed Port-au-Prince native Deedson from Odense Boldklub (OB) on a three-year deal on July 18—by way of 2028 with choices in 2029 and 2030. This presents a wonderful alternative for Deedson to advance his profession in a extra aggressive league. The Haitian nationwide group has not often had a gifted winger persistently shine within the MLS, entertaining followers and strengthening Haiti’s presence within the league. At simply 24 years previous and with expertise flowing effortlessly, Deedson might change that if he succeeds with Dallas, making his signing much more very important for Haiti and himself.
Fafà Picault, of Inter Miami, missed the prospect to turn out to be a Haitian nationwide star winger within the MLS. When he was getting constant taking part in time within the U.S. prime league in the course of the 2010s, he selected to play for the U.S., not Haiti. Now that Picault has switched, representing Haiti on the finish of his profession, he’s struggling to get minutes with a star-studded Miami membership.
Extra Haitian pikliz wanted in MLS
With Deedson becoming a member of the ranks of F.C. Dallas, the MLS has 4 Haitian gamers in complete now and the one one who has been performing nicely and getting a major quantity of taking part in time recently is central midfielder Danley Jean-Jacques.
Jean-Jacques has recorded two targets and three assists for Philadelphia Union this season. If Deedson leaves his footprint in Dallas, he would add a much-needed Haitian excellence within the league as a result of varied Haitian gamers earlier than him flopped.
The desk beneath highlights the Haitian stats within the MLS this season.
| Gamers (place) | Golf equipment | Appearances (off the bench) | Objectives | Assists |
| Louicius Don Deedson (winger) | F.C. Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Etienne Jr. (winger) | Toronto F.C. | 17 (11) | 0 | 1 |
| Danley Jean-Jacques (central midfield) | Philadelphia Union | 21 (3) | 2 | 3 |
| Fafà Picault (winger) | Inter Miami | 14 (10) | 4 | 1 |
Stardom in Dallas shouldn’t be past the Haitian Don’s attain
Breaking into Dallas’ roster shouldn’t be thought of tough for Deedson for the reason that group doesn’t have a persistently performing proper winger. A number of the wingers they’ve used up to now this season embody Anderson Julio, Logan Farrington, Patrickson Delgado, Pedrinho and Bernard Kamungo. None has scored greater than 5 targets or tallied greater than 5 assists this season.
F.C. Dallas’ star participant is its middle ahead, Petar Musa, who leads the group in targets and assists, gathering 11 and 5, respectively. The membership’s head coach, Eric Quill, has been persistently shifting his gamers’ positions and altering his formation. At occasions, he doesn’t play with conventional wingers, which might hinder Deedson. In his final six video games, Quill began with formations like 3-4-3, 3-4-3, 4-4-2, 4-2-1-2, 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1.
The group is struggling this season, sitting thirteenth within the Western Convention standings with a 6W-7D-10L report. Deedson has the duty of serving to to spice up the group so it could actually qualify for the MLS Cup playoffs after falling quick final season.
Dallas seemingly signed Deedson after his efficiency within the Gold Cup in June. Throughout Haiti’s three matches within the event, the Port-au-Prince native showcased his velocity, agility, dribbling and scoring means, together with a aim in opposition to the U.S. Previous to the Gold Cup, Deedson scored 15 targets and supplied 10 assists over two seasons with OB. He contributed to the group’s promotion from Denmark’s second division to the highest flight—Danish Superliga—final season.
In its subsequent match, Dallas will host New York Metropolis F.C. at Toyota Stadium. Deedson might make his first-ever MLS look and begin a notable profession in Dallas. If he doesn’t succeed, he may turn out to be one more Haitian flop within the MLS, like Alexandre Boucicault, James Marcelin, Peterson Joseph, Peguero Jean-Philippe and Fabrice Noël, amongst others.
First two Haitian names within the MLS
Earlier than the aforementioned gamers, two well-known Haitian nationwide group stars—Patrick Stanley Tardieu and Sebastien Vorbe—performed for the MLS after its 1993 inception.
Though gamers earlier than him had performed in defunct and lower-division American leagues, ahead Tardieu turned the primary Haitian to don the shirt of an MLS group, becoming a member of the New England Revolution in 1996. He ended up that includes in simply 5 video games instead—scoring no targets and offering no assists.
The second Haitian participant to affix the MLS after Tardieu was midfielder Sebastien Vorbe, the nephew of Philippe Vorbe—one other midfielder and Haitian soccer legend who performed within the 1974 World Cup in Germany for Haiti. The youthful Vorbe, then 24, signed a one-year contract as a discovery participant on April 25, 2000, from Haitian Division One membership Violette AC, to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
As has typically been the case, the LA Galaxy observed Vorbe on the worldwide stage for Haiti throughout a qualifying event in Los Angeles and the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Miami. After becoming a member of the LA Galaxy, he made 19 appearances for them in the course of the 2000-2001 season, beginning in 10 video games and scoring 4 targets.