Jonel Désiré
Haitian footballer (born 1997)
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Jonel Désiré (born 12 February 1997) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Armenian club Van, and the Haiti national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Mirebalais, Haiti | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mirebalais | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Mirebalais | ||
| 2016–2017 | Capoise | ||
| 2017 | Real Monarchs | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Mirebalais | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Lori (loan) | 25 | (17) |
| 2019–2020 | Lori | 23 | (12) |
| 2020–2022 | Urartu | 44 | (12) |
| 2022 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 9 | (1) |
| 2023 | Pyunik | 15 | (4) |
| 2023 | Telavi | 13 | (4) |
| 2024 | Alashkert | 14 | (4) |
| 2024 | Telavi | 17 | (0) |
| 2025 | West Armenia | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | Andranik | 3 | (0) |
| 2026 | Van | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Haiti U17 | 5 | (5) |
| 2014–2017 | Haiti U20 | 17 | (11) |
| 2015– | Haiti | 21 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:46, 4 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
On 3 July 2018, Désiré signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second, with Armenian Premier League club Lori FC.[1] On 18 July 2019, Lori FC announced that they had failed to negotiate a deal to keep Désiré in Armenia, and he returned to AS Mirebalais.[2]
On 31 August 2019, Lori announced the permanent signing of Désiré on a three-year contract for $60,000.[3]
On 8 August 2020, Désiré moved from Lori to fellow Armenian Premier League club FC Urartu.[4]
On 6 July 2022, Urartu announced that they had terminated their contract with Désiré by mutual agreement, with Olympiakos Nicosia announcing the singing of Désiré later the same day.[5][6] In December 2022, Désiré left Olympiakos Nicosia citing personal reasons.[7] On 11 January 2023, Désiré returned to the Armenian Premier League, signing for Pyunik.[8] On 16 June 2023, Pyunik confirmed the departure of Désiré.[9]
On 16 January 2024, Armenian Premier League club Alashkert announced the signing of Désiré.[10]
On 16 July 2024, Telavi announced the return of Désiré.[11]
On 1 February 2025, West Armenia announced the signing of Désiré.[12]
On 4 August 2025, Désiré signed for Armenian First League club Andranik.[13]
On 5 February 2026, Désiré returned to the Armenian Premier League, signing for Van.[14] On 4 July 2026, Van announced that Désiré had left the club after his contract had expired.[15]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Monarchs | 2017 | United Soccer League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Lori (loan) | 2018–19 | Armenian Premier League | 25 | 17 | 5 | 0 | – | 30 | 17 | |||
| Lori | 2019–20 | Armenian Premier League | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 12 | |||
| Urartu | 2020–21 | Armenian Premier League | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | – | 21 | 9 | |||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 6 | |||
| Total | 44 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 51 | 15 | |||
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| Pyunik | 2022–23 | Armenian Premier League | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 4 | |
| Telavi | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 4 | |||
| Alashkert | 2023–24 | Armenian Premier League | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 4 | |
| Telavi | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| West Armenia | 2024–25 | Armenian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 171 | 54 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 57 | ||
International
- As of match played 4 September 2021[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Désiré goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 January 2017 | Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago |  Suriname | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 June 2019 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Alajuela, Costa Rica |  Guyana | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 4 September 2021 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Jordan | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
