Johny Placide

Johny Placide (born 29 January 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Bastia. Born in France, he plays for and captains the Haiti national team since 2011.

Johny Placide

Placide with Tsarsko Selo in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Montfermeil, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Bastia
Number	30
Youth career
2000–2007	Le Havre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Le Havre B	23	(0)
2008–2012	Le Havre	97	(0)
2013–2016	Reims	49	(0)
2016–2017	Guingamp	0	(0)
2017–2018	Oldham Athletic	36	(0)
2019–2021	Tsarsko Selo	47	(0)
2021–	Bastia	115	(0)
International career‡
2008	Haiti U23	3	(0)
2008–2009	France U21	7	(0)
2011–	Haiti	76	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2025

Club career

Placide began his career on youth side with Le Havre and was promoted to the first team in July 2008 and played four games in his first season. He played in his debut match on 26 April 2009 against Grenoble.^[1]

Placide joined Reims in January 2013. He made his league debut for the club on 19 January 2013 in a 1–0 away defeat to Sochaux.^[2] In July 2016, Placide was released from the club.^[3] He went on to play one season for Guingamp.

On 31 August 2017, Placide signed a two-year contract with League One side Oldham Athletic.^[4] On 26 September 2017, he made his debut for Oldham Athletic in a 3–2 victory over Peterborough United. He made several important saves and was awarded the man of the match award for his performance.^[5] On 3 October 2017, Placide earned his first clean sheet for Oldham Athletic in a 1–0 victory over Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Trophy.^[6] On 17 April 2018, he saved a key penalty from Rochdale's Joe Rafferty to help his side secure a 0–0 draw.^[7]

On 5 June 2021, Placide signed for newly-promoted Ligue 2 club Bastia.^[8]

International career

Placide played for the Haiti national team at the 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, losing all three qualifying games, but was most fondly remembered for his performance against Mexico; despite losing 5–1, Placide had saved several clear opportunities from Mexico during the match, including a penalty. Despite Placide's heroics, this game eliminated both teams and cost Hugo Sánchez his post as national coach. Placide was then called to the French U21 side playing at the Toulon Tournament. He earned his first French U21 cap in a 1–0 victory over Portugal.^[9] Placide played his first game for the French U21 squad on 11 February 2009 against Tunisia.^[10]

Placide was called up by Haiti for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, in which his side won group B and made it to the semi-finals for the very first time, before being eliminated by Mexico.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Le Havre	2008–09[11]	Ligue 1	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2009–10[11]	Ligue 2	30	0	0	0	1	0	—		31	0
	2010–11[11]		34	0	0	0	1	0	—		35	0
	2011–12[11]		23	0	3	0	1	0	—		27	0
	2012–13[11]		6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total		97	0	3	0	3	0	—		103	0
Reims	2012–13[11]	Ligue 1	4	0	1	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2013–14[11]		4	0	1	0	2	0	—		7	0
	2014–15[11]		22	0	0	0	0	0	—		22	0
	2015–16[11]		19	0	0	0	0	0	—		19	0
	Total		49	0	2	0	2	0	—		53	0
Guingamp	2016–17[11]	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Oldham Athletic	2017–18[11]	League One	36	0	1	0	0	0	5[a]	0	42	0
Tsarsko Selo	2019–20	Bulgarian First League	19	0	0	0	—		1[b]	0	20	0
	2020–21		28	0	0	0	—		0	0	28	0
	Total		47	0	0	0	—		0	0	48	0
Bastia	2021–22	Ligue 2	16	0	6	0	—		—		22	0
	2022–23		33	0	0	0	—		—		33	0
	2023–24		32	0	0	0	–		–		32	0
	2024–25		34	0	0	0	–		–		34	0
	2025–26		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		115	0	6	0	—		—		121	0
Career total			344	0	12	0	5	0	6	0	367	0

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
2. Appearances in the relegation play-offs.

International

As of match played 22 June 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Haiti	2011	2	0
	2012	8	0
	2013	1	0
	2014	4	0
	2015	10	0
	2016	9	0
	2017	2	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	13	0
	2021	4	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	6	0
	2025	5	0
Total		76	0

Honours

Haiti

• Caribbean Cup bronze medal: 2012^[13][14]2014^[15][16]

Notes