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Renaldo Cephas

Renaldo Cephas
Personal information
Full name Renaldo Showayne Cephas
Date of birth (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
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 39 (6)
International career
2023– Jamaica 12 (33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

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.

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 match played 8 November 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
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[b] 1 36 12
2023-24 4[c] 4 4 4
Total 29 11 11 5 40 16
Ankaragücü 2023-24 Süper Lig 31 3 4 0 35 3
2024-25 TFF 1. Lig 8 3 1 1 9 4
Total 39 6 5 1 44 7
Career Total 105 29 5 1 11 5 121 35
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Four Appearances in UEFA Champions League, One Appearance in UEFA Europa League, Two Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 2023 1 0
2024 11 0
Total 12 0

References

  1. ^ "'FAST' FORWARD - Renaldo Cephas by B3 Parenting - Issuu". issuu.com. 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ "JPL Striker Renaldo Cephas Is Expected To Sign For European Club - All Sports Jamaica". 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ Myers, Sanjay (14 July 2023). "Jamaica's Cephas hits four goals in European club football". Jamaica Observer.
  4. ^ "Cephas Moves From Macedonia To Turkey". radiojamaicanewsonline.com. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Cephas will add quality, goals, says Hallgrimsson". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Reggae Boy Renaldo Cephas Speak About His Debut - Jamaica 1-0 Honduras". MG Sports TV. 9 September 2023.
  7. ^ "R.Cephas". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2024.