Jean Francis Fabien Vorbe (born 4 January 1990) is a Haitian professional footballer who last played for NEROCA F.C. in the I-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean Francis Fabien Vorbe | ||
| Date of birth | January 4, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Furman Paladins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Violette AC | 10 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Tempête | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | FC Edmonton | 9 | (5) |
| 2013 | IFK Varnamo | 6 | (2) |
| 2014 | Don Bosco FC | 15 | (3) |
| 2015 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 8 | (5) |
| 2016 | Serrato Pacasmayo | ||
| 2017–2018 | NEROCA | 19 | (4) |
| 2019 | Gokulam Kerala FC[1] | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Haiti U17 | |||
| Haiti U20 | |||
| Haiti U23 | |||
| 2010– | Haiti | 16 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 28, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 28, 2011 | |||
Career
editYouth and College
editVorbe began his career in 2005 with first division Haitian club Violette AC at age 15, before moving to the United States to play college soccer at Furman University in 2008. In his freshman year, he made 17 appearances and scored four goals including two in his collegiate debut against UNC Wilmington. In his sophomore year, he started 16 games and tallied six goals and one assist. He made 16 appearances again in his junior year and scored four goals.
Club career
editIn 2011, Vorbe returned to Haiti to play for Tempête. After one season, he left Haiti to join FC Edmonton in the NASL. He was released[2] after one season and went to play in for IFK Värnamo in Sweden.
NEROCA F.C.
editFabien Vorbe signed for NEROCA F.C.in 2017-18 and after 18 games in which Fabien Vorbe played in 14 of them NEROCA F.C Runner up the I-League championship.
Gokulam Kerala
editFabian signed for Gokulam Kerala for 2018–19 I-League season.[3][4]
International career
editVorbe led his team to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea, their first time doing so. During Group A qualifying, Vorbe scored important go-ahead goals for Haiti, notably against Honduras and incidentally was named the top scorer of the qualification rounds.
Vorbe made his senior debut for Haiti in a 3–1 against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in a Caribbean Championship match on November 4, 2010.[5]
Personal life
editJean Francis Fabien Vorbe hails from one of the most notable footballing families in Haitian history, previously producing such stars as Charles, Sébastien and Philippe Vorbe.
Honours
editNEROCA
Tempête FC
- Ligue Haïtienne: 2011
Regional
- CFU Youth Cup (U-16) runner-up: 2006
References
edit- ^ "Gokulam Kerala » Players from A-Z". WorldFootball.net. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Quarstad, Brian, ed. (30 September 2012). "FC Edmonton Sacks Coaching Staff, Makes Budget Cuts". IMSoccer News. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC signs Haitian midfielder Fabien Vorbe". Gokulam Kerala Football Club. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Kundu, Abhishek (23 January 2017). "I-League 2018-19: Gokulam FC rope in Haitian midfielder Fabien Vorbe". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Furman's Vorbe Makes Debut For Haiti At Caribbean Cup". Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
External links
edit- Fabien Vorbe at Soccerway
- Fabien Vorbe at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fabien Vorbe – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Fabien Vorbe profile Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine at Furman Paladins' site
