Josué Duverger facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josué Duverger | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Cosmos Koblenz | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Belenenses | ||
| 2016–2018 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2018–2021 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Sporting CP B | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Vitória Setúbal B | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Vitória Setúbal | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | União Santarém | 30 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cosmos Koblenz | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Haiti U17 | |||
| 2017–2018 | Haiti U20 | 5 | (0) |
| Haiti U21 | |||
| Haiti U23 | |||
| 2017– | Haiti | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023 |
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Josué Duverger is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He was born on April 27, 2000, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Josué currently plays for Cosmos Koblenz, a club in Germany. Even though he was born in Canada, he plays for the Haiti national team.
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Playing for Clubs
Josué Duverger started his football journey in Portugal. He joined youth teams like Belenenses, Sporting CP, and Vitória Setúbal between 2015 and 2021.
First Team Appearances
He made his first appearance for a senior team with Vitória Setúbal in 2021. After that, he moved to União Santarém in 2022. In 2024, Josué joined Cosmos Koblenz, which plays in the Rheinlandliga, a football league in Germany.
Playing for His Country
Josué Duverger was born in Canada but has family roots in Haiti. This means he can play for the Haitian national team.
Youth National Teams
He was invited to try out for the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team in 2016. However, he ended up playing for Haiti's youth teams. At just 16 years old, he played for the Haiti national under-20 football team in the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He also joined the Haiti national under-17 football team for their championship in 2017, though he didn't play in any games then.
Senior National Team Debut
Josué made his first game for the senior Haiti national team when he was 17. This happened in a friendly match against the United Arab Emirates on November 10, 2017. Haiti won that game 1–0.
A Memorable Moment
In a game in June 2021, during a World Cup qualifying match against Canada, Josué had an unexpected moment. A pass came back to him, and he accidentally kicked the ball into his own team's net. This is called an own goal. A video clip of this moment became very popular online, with many people talking about it.
