Carl Sainté
Haitian footballer (born 2002)
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Carl Fred Sainté (born 9 August 2002) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive and the Haiti national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Fred Sainté | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Grand-Goâve, Haiti[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | El Paso Locomotive FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | AGE-Foot | ||
| 2016–2019 | ASGG | ||
| 2019–2020 | Violette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Violette | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | New Mexico United | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → North Texas SC (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | North Texas SC | 22 | (1) |
| 2024 | North Texas SC | 12 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | FC Dallas | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Phoenix Rising (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2026– | El Paso Locomotive FC | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Haiti U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2022– | Haiti | 26 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:57, 9 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:06, 2 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Sainté is a youth product of the Haitian clubs AGE-Foot, ASGG, and finally Violette who he joined in 2019.[2] He began his senior career with Violette and helped them win the 2020–21 Ligue Haïtienne. He transferred to the American club New Mexico United on 22 December 2021.[1] He debuted with New Mexico United in a 2–0 USL Championship win over Las Vegas Lights on 14 March 2022, coming on as a late sub in the 87th minute.[3]
FC Dallas loaned Sainté to Phoenix Rising FC until the end of the season on 3 January 2025.[4] On 20 November, after his return to FC Dallas, the team announced that they had declined his contract option.[5]
On 19 December 2025, Sainté signed with El Paso Locomotive.[6]
International career
Sainté represented the Haiti U17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1] He was called up to represent the senior Haiti national team in March 2022.[7] He debuted with the Haiti national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Guatemala on 27 March 2022.[8]
On 15 May 2026, he was included in Haiti head coach Sébastien Migné's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Violette | 2020–21 | Ligue Haïtienne | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| New Mexico United | 2022 | USL Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| North Texas SC (loan) | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| North Texas SC | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| FC Dallas | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| North Texas SC | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Phoenix Rising (loan) | 2025 | USL Championship | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| El Paso Locomotive FC | 2026 | USL Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 91 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 2 June 2026[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | |
Honours
Violette AC
