Fafà Picault

Tampa Bay Rowdies

He later attended the NASL player combine in 2012 and impressed scouts working for Tampa Bay Rowdies, and later signed a one-year deal with the club. Picault is known for his quickness and pace combined with his vision and technical abilities.^[8]

Prior to starting his career with the Rowdies, Picault suffered a broken foot bone causing him to be sidelined through the preseason and first month and a half of the regular season. He made his professional debut in a 3–2 victory against Atlanta Silverbacks on 19 May 2012.^[9] Making 18 appearances in league play, Picault helped the Rowdies win Soccer Bowl 2012, but would register no goals.

After the end of the 2012 NASL Season, the Rowdies declined the contract option for Picault.^[10]

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

He returned for a second spell in the NASL with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers ahead of the 2014 season.^[7][11] He made his debut for the Strikers on 12 April in a 2–0 win over Ottawa Fury. He scored his first goal for Fort Lauderdale on 26 April to help the Strikers to a 3–2 win over Indy Eleven.^[12] Picault would experience a breakout season with the Strikers, hitting 12 goals in 24 appearances during the 2014 season, second best in the NASL that season.^[13] The Strikers reached Soccer Bowl 2014, but ultimately lost to the San Antonio Scorpions.^[14]

Sparta Prague

In January 2015, Picault moved to Czech team Sparta Prague.^[15] He was released by Prague on 17 June 2015.^[16] He never made a league appearance for the club, but came on in the 84th minute in a Czech Cup match against Jablonec.^{[citation needed]} During his stay with Sparta, Picault played mostly with the U21 side.^{[citation needed]}

FC St. Pauli

In September 2015, Picault signed a one-year contract with German 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli with the option of a one-year extension.^[17] He made his debut for St. Pauli on September 14 in a 2–0 win over MSV Duisburg, picking up an assist in the game. On 11 March 2016, Picault scored his first goal for St. Pauli in a 4–3 loss to SC Paderborn. He scored twice on 16 April to give St. Pauli a 2–0 win over VfL Bochum.^[18] He ended his first season in Germany with four goals and one assist from 16 appearances as he helped St. Pauli finish 4th in the table.^[19]

In April 2016, his contract was extended until June 2018.^[20]

In the 2016–17 Season, Picault made six appearances with one assists in league play as well as two appearances in the DFB-Pokal before being sold in the winter.^[21]

Philadelphia Union

On 2 February 2017, Picault returned to the United States and signed with MLS side, Philadelphia Union.^[22] He made his MLS debut as a substitute in the Union's home opener against Toronto FC.^[23] In May 2017, Picault scored his first goal for the Union in a dominant 4–0 performance against D.C. United.^[24] In Philadelphia's next game, Picault scored again in a 2–0 win over the Houston Dynamo. On 22 October, in the final game of the regular season, he scored twice and had an assist as the Union defeated Orlando City SC 6–1, a performance that earned him a spot in the MLS Team of the Week.^[25][26] Picault ended the regular season with seven goals and three assists from 28 appearances, along with two appearances in U.S. Open Cup play.^[27][12] Despite a strong first season from Picault, the Union missed out on the playoffs after finishing 8th in the Eastern Conference.^[28]

Ahead of the 2018 season, Picault received a three-match suspension for offensive language exchanged with Pierre da Silva during a preseason, closed–door scrimmage with Orlando City SC.^[29] On 7 April, he made his first appearance of the season in Philly's 4th game, picking up an assist in a 1–1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes.^[30] After the game, Picault was named to the bench for the MLS Team of the Week.^[31] He scored his first goal of the season on 2 June in a 3–1 loss to Atlanta United FC. On September 19, Picault scored three minutes into stoppage time to give the Union a 1–0 win against Seattle Sounders FC. He scored two goals and had one assist on 6 October to help the Union defeat Minnesota United 5–1, a performance that saw him named to the MLS Team of the Week.^[30][32] Picault ended the regular season with ten goals and five assists from 29 appearances, helping the Union qualify for playoffs.^[27] In Philadelphia's first game of the playoffs, Picault played the full game in a 3–1 loss to NYCFC.^[30] Picault also made four appearances and recorded one assist in Open Cup Play, helping the Union reach the final, where they lost 3–0 to the Houston Dynamo.^[12]

On 1 May 2019, Picault scored his first goal of the 2019 season in a 2–0 win over FC Cincinnati.^[33] During the regular season, Picault made 32 appearances, scored four goals, and recorded four assists as the Union finished 3rd in the Eastern Conference to qualify for the playoffs again.^[27][34] Facing off with the New York Red Bulls in Philly's opening game of the playoffs, Picault came off the bench and scored in the 78th minute to level the score at 3. He then got the assist on Marco Fabián goal in extra time as the Union won 4–3. In Philadelphia's next match, Picault got the start, but was unable to replicate his heroics as the Union lost 2–0 to Atlanta United.^[33]

FC Dallas

On 26 November 2019, Picault was traded to FC Dallas in exchange for $300,000 of 2020 General Allocation Money.^[35] He made his Dallas debut on 29 February in a 2–0 win over the Philadelphia Union. On 29 August, Picault scored his first goal for Dallas in a 3–2 win against Minnesota United FC.^[36] Two days later he was named to the MLS Team of the Week.^[37] On 31 October, Picault scored twice and picked up an assist to give Dallas a 3–0 win over the Houston Dynamo, a performance that saw him named to the Team of the Week for the second time of the season.^[27][38] In a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Picault played in 18 of a possible 23 regular season games while scoring three goals and adding two assists.^[27] He helped Dallas finish 5th in the Western Conference and qualify for the playoffs. Picault started both of Dallas's playoff games as they reached the Conference Semifinals, where they lost 1–0 to Seattle Sounders FC.^[36]

Houston Dynamo

On 17 December 2020, Picault was traded to the Houston Dynamo, Dallas's Texas Derby rivals, in exchange for $275,000 of General Allocation Money, plus a potential $50,000 GAM in additional performance incentives.^[39] He made his Dynamo debut on 16 April, starting in a 2–1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes to open the season. On 8 May, Picault scored his first goal for Houston in a 1–1 draw against his former club, FC Dallas. He scored two goals on 11 September in a 3–0 win against Austin FC.^[40] His performance against Austin saw him named to the MLS Team of the Week.^[41] Picault ended the season with 31 appearances, 11 goals, and five assists.^[27] He was named Dynamo MVP and Dynamo Players' Player of the Year.^[42] Despite a good season for Picault, it was a poor year for Houston, finishing last in the Western Conference and missing out on the playoffs.^[43]

Picault scored his first and second goals of the 2022 season on 2 April, helping Houston to a 3–1 win against Inter Miami CF.^[44] He was named to the Team of the Week following the match.^[45] He scored another brace on 13 September as the Dynamo beat the New England Revolution 3–1, once again being included in the Team of the Week.^[44][46] Picault ended the regular season with 7 goals and 3 assists in 30 appearances as Houston finished 13th in the West, failing to qualify for the playoffs again.^[27][47]

Nashville SC

On 9 November 2022, Picault was traded to Nashville SC in exchange for $50,000 of 2023 General Allocation Money, $50,000 of 2024 GAM, and up to a conditional $150,000 in 2024 GAM.^[48] He would make 29 appearances and scoring 5 goals. He left Nashville following the 2023 season.^[49]

Whitecaps FC

Picault joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the 2024 season. During the season he played 33 games for the club and scoring nine goals, before leaving at the end of the season as a free agent.

Inter Miami CF

Picault joined Inter Miami CF as a free agent starting in the 2025 season.^[50] He would make his debut for Inter Miami in the team's season-opening match against New York City FC on 24 February, which ended in a 2–2 draw, but came off with an injury just 16 minutes into the game.^[51] Picault scored his first goal for the team, the winning goal, in a 2–1 win at Atlanta United.^[52] At the end of the season on 6 December, Picault made the bench for Inter Miami's 3–1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps to win their first MLS Cup.^[53] Five days later, Inter Miami announced that they had declined his contract option.^[54]

Early Haiti call-up

On 9 September 2014, Picault, along with Fort Lauderdale Strikers teammate James Marcelin, was called up to the Haiti national team to face Chile in an international friendly at Lockhart Stadium.^[55] He did not make an appearance.

United States

Picault was called up to the United States senior team for a 22 May 2016 friendly against Puerto Rico and made his debut in second half of that game.^[56][57] He won his second cap on 11 October 2018, in a friendly against Colombia.^[57]

Haiti

On 19 June 2023, Picault was included in Haiti's 23-man roster for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Picault started and played 84 minutes in his debut in Haiti's 2–1 win over Qatar.

Club

As of match played October 12, 2025^[59][60][61]

International

As of match played 5 September 2025 ^[62]

Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Picault goal.

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List of international goals scored by Fafà Picault

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 October 2024	Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba	Aruba	4–2	5–3	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B

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