Renaldo Cephas
Renaldo Showayne Cephas (born 8 December 1999) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Ankaragücü and the Jamaica national team.
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| Full name | Renaldo Showayne Cephas | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ankaragücü | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Allman Woodford F.C. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Molynes United | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Arnett Gardens | 37 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Shkupi | 29 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Ankaragücü | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Jamaica | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Cephas is a youth product of the Jamaican clubs Allman/Woodford FC and Molynes United, and began his senior career with Arnett Gardens in the Jamaican National Premier League in 2019.[1] On 6 July 2022, he moved to the Macedonian club Shkupi, and in his debut season with them scored 11 goals in 29 league games.[2] In July 2022, he scored 4 goals for Shkupi in a 5–0 Europa Conference League win over FC Hegelmann on 14 June 2023.[3] On 8 August 2023, he transferred to the Turkish Süper Lig club Ankaragücü.[4]
International career
On 2 September 2023, Cephas received his first call-up to the Jamaica national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches.[5] He made his debut in the first match against Honduras on 8 September.[6]
Career Statistics
Club
- As of 26 May 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arnett Gardens | 2018-19 | Jamaica Premier League | 7 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 21 | 10 | – | – | 21 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 12 | – | – | 37 | 12 | ||||
| Shkupi | 2022-23 | Macedonian First Football League | 29 | 11 | – | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 36 | 12 | |
| 2023-24 | – | – | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 11 | – | 11 | 5 | 40 | 16 | |||
| Ankaragücü | 2023-24 | Süper Lig | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | 35 | 3 | |
| Career Total | 97 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 112 | 31 | ||
- Includes Turkish Cup
- Four Appearances in UEFA Champions League, One Appearance in UEFA Europa League, Two Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 26 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
References
- "'FAST' FORWARD - Renaldo Cephas by B3 Parenting - Issuu". issuu.com. 9 July 2019.
- "JPL Striker Renaldo Cephas Is Expected To Sign For European Club - All Sports Jamaica". 12 June 2022.
- Myers, Sanjay (14 July 2023). "Jamaica's Cephas hits four goals in European club football". Jamaica Observer.
- "Cephas Moves From Macedonia To Turkey". radiojamaicanewsonline.com. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- "Cephas will add quality, goals, says Hallgrimsson". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2 September 2023.
- "Reggae Boy Renaldo Cephas Speak About His Debut - Jamaica 1-0 Honduras". MG Sports TV. 9 September 2023.
- "R.Cephas". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
External links
- Renaldo Cephas at Soccerway
- Renaldo Cephas at National-Football-Teams.com