Johnny Descolines

Johnny Descolines (born 8 May 1974) is a Haitian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Johnny Descolines

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-05-08) 8 May 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1999	Violette AC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Violette AC	22	(18)
2002–2003	Roulado
2004–2005	Isidro Metapán
2007–2011	Violette AC	80	(53)
International career
1999–2005	Haiti	23	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Descolines played for Violette and Roulado in the Haitian League before moving abroad to play for Salvadoran league side Isidro Metapán. He rejoined Violette in summer 2007.

International career

Descolines made his Haiti national team debut in a May 1999 friendly match against Honduras and was a Haiti squad member at the 2000 and 2002^[1] Gold Cup Finals. He played in three World Cup qualification matches in 2004^[2] in which he also scored three goals.

Coaching career

Descolines took up his first coaching position in April 2021, when he became part of the technical staff at L’Union Sportive Rivartibonitienne.^[3][4]

Personal life

In October 2020 Descolines was kidnapped.^[5] He was released two days later.^[5]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.^[6]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 October 1999	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	El Salvador	1–1	1–1	2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
2.	8 October 1999	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Cuba	1–0	1–0	2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
3.	10 October 1999	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Canada	1–2	1–2	2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
4.	18 February 2004	Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States	Turks and Caicos Islands	2–0	5–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.				3–0
6.				4–0
7.	12 May 2004	Robertson Stadium, Houston, United States	El Salvador	2–0	3–3	Friendly