Kénold Versailles (born March 24, 1984) is a Haitian footballer who, from 2011–2012, played for Rochester Rhinos in the USL Professional Division.

Kénold Versailles
Personal information
Full name Kénold Versailles
Date of birth (1984-03-24) March 24, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Carrefour, Haiti
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rochester Rhinos
Number 16
Youth career
1999–2003 Centre for Kids
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Racing Club Haïtien 64 (8)
2006–2007 Roulado 46 (9)
2009 Vancouver Whitecaps 8 (1)
2009Whitecaps Residency (loan) 6 (3)
2010 Crystal Palace Baltimore 1 (0)
2010–2012 Rochester Rhinos 22 (1)
International career
1999–2001 Haiti U-17 9 (4)
2001–2003 Haiti U-20 21 (4)
2004 Haiti U-23 3 (0)
2005– Haiti 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2019

Career

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Professional

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Versailles played youth soccer at the Centre for Kids, which was sponsored by the Haitian Ministry of Sports, from 1999 to 2003. He then played six years in Division 1 Ligue Haitienne, the top league in Haiti, winning the league Clôture title in 2002 with Racing Club Haïtien, and starring for Roulado from 2006 to 2007.

Versailles was signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division on January 10, 2009[1] and was released on 27 November 2009.[2] On March 9, 2010, Crystal Palace Baltimore announced the signing of Versailles to a contract for the 2010 season.

In early June 2010, having failed to break into the Crystal Palace Baltimore first team on a regular basis, Versailles signed with Balrimore's divisional rivals Rochester Rhinos.[3]

International

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Versailles was a member of several Haitian national youth teams, participating in qualifying games for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago and the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship United Arab Emirates. He was also a member of the U-23 Olympic team in 2004 before earning five caps at senior international level.

Career statistics

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(correct as of 16 April 2010)
Club Season League Cup Continental Play-Offs Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Vancouver 2009 8 1 0 - - - 1 0 0 6 0 0 15 1 0
Total 2009 8 1 0 - - - 1 0 0 6 0 0 15 1 0
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency (loan) 2009 6 3 0 - - - - - - - - - 6 3 0
Total 2009 6 3 0 - - - - - - - - - 6 3 0
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2010 1 0 0 - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0
Total 2010–present 1 0 0 - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0
Career Total 2002–present 125 21 ? 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 132 21 ?

Honors

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Rochester Rhinos

Racing Club Haïtien

References

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  1. ^ 2007 'Caps sign Haitian International
  2. ^ "'Caps release Burgess and Versailles". Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  3. ^ "Yaikel Perez and Kenold Versailles Bring Further D2 Experience". NASL.com. Retrieved 2010-03-12. [dead link]
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