Johny Placide (born 29 January 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Bastia. Born in France, he plays for and captains the Haiti national team since 2011.

Johny Placide
Placide with Tsarsko Selo in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Montfermeil, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Bastia
Number 30
Youth career
2000–2007 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Le Havre B 23 (0)
2008–2012 Le Havre 97 (0)
2013–2016 Reims 49 (0)
2016–2017 Guingamp 0 (0)
2017–2018 Oldham Athletic 36 (0)
2019–2021 Tsarsko Selo 47 (0)
2021– Bastia 85 (0)
International career
2008 Haiti U23 3 (0)
2008–2009 France U21 7 (0)
2011– Haiti 69 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024

Club career

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Placide began his career on youth side with Le Havre and was promoted to the first team in July 2008 and played four games in his first season. He played in his debut match on 26 April 2009 against Grenoble.[1]

Placide joined Reims in January 2013. He made his league debut for the club on 19 January 2013 in a 1–0 away defeat to Sochaux.[2] In July 2016, Placide was released from the club.[3] He went on to play one season for Guingamp.

On 31 August 2017, Placide signed a two-year contract with League One side Oldham Athletic.[4] On 26 September 2017, he made his debut for Oldham Athletic in a 3–2 victory over Peterborough United. He made several important saves and was awarded the man of the match award for his performance.[5] On 3 October 2017, Placide earned his first clean sheet for Oldham Athletic in a 1–0 victory over Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Trophy.[6] On 17 April 2018, he saved a key penalty from Rochdale's Joe Rafferty to help his side secure a 0–0 draw.[7]

On 5 June 2021, Placide signed for newly-promoted Ligue 2 club Bastia.[8]

International career

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Placide played for the Haiti national team at the 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, losing all three qualifying games, but was most fondly remembered for his performance against Mexico; despite losing 5–1, Placide had saved several clear opportunities from Mexico during the match, including a penalty. Despite Placide's heroics, this game eliminated both teams and cost Hugo Sánchez his post as national coach. Placide was then called to the French U21 side playing at the Toulon Tournament. He earned his first French U21 cap in a 1–0 victory over Portugal.[9] Placide played his first game for the French U21 squad on 11 February 2009 against Tunisia.[10]

Placide was called up by Haiti for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, in which his side won group B and made it to the semi-finals for the very first time, before being eliminated by Mexico.

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre 2008–09[11] Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2009–10[11] Ligue 2 30 0 0 0 1 0 31 0
2010–11[11] 34 0 0 0 1 0 35 0
2011–12[11] 23 0 3 0 1 0 27 0
2012–13[11] 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 97 0 3 0 3 0 103 0
Reims 2012–13[11] Ligue 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2013–14[11] 4 0 1 0 2 0 7 0
2014–15[11] 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2015–16[11] 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Total 49 0 2 0 2 0 53 0
Guingamp 2016–17[11] Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oldham Athletic 2017–18[11] League One 36 0 1 0 0 0 5[a] 0 42 0
Tsarsko Selo 2019–20 Bulgarian First League 19 0 0 0 1[b] 0 20 0
2020–21 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
Total 47 0 0 0 0 0 48 0
Bastia 2021–22 Ligue 2 16 0 6 0 22 0
2022–23 33 0 0 0 33 0
2023–24 32 0 0 0 32 0
2024–25 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 85 0 6 0 91 0
Career total 314 0 12 0 5 0 6 0 337 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearances in the relegation play-offs.

Honours

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Haiti

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ French Football League – Johny PLACIDE[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Sochaux vs. Reims – 19 January 2013". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Johny Placide n'est plus rémois". stade-de-reims.com (in French). 7 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ "SIGNING: Latics Sign International Goalkeeper". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  5. ^ "VIDEO: Johny Placide's Debut". Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. ^ "MATCH REPORT: Wellens Makes It Three Wins From Three". Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Rochdale 0-0 Oldham". BBC Sport. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Le portier Johny Placide s'engage pour 2 saisons". Sporting Club Bastia (in French). 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. ^ Festival Foot Espoirs Toulon Archived 8 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Johnny Placide at FFF : sélections, football, fiche, espoirs, féminines, masculines
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Johny Placide at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Haiti – Soccer – Team Profile – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics – Global Sports Archive".
  13. ^ https://globalsportsarchive.com / Competition / Soccer / Caribbean-Cup-2012-Antigua – Barbuda / 3-е место / 19040 /
  14. ^ "Caribbean Cup 2014 – Results, fixtures, tables and stats – Global Sports Archive".
  15. ^ "Jamaica v Haiti, 16 November 2014".
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