Renaldo Cephas

Renaldo Showayne Cephas (born 8 December 1999) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Russian club Pari Nizhny Novgorod and the Jamaica national team.

Renaldo Cephas

Personal information
Full name	Renaldo Showayne Cephas
Date of birth	(1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Pari Nizhny Novgorod
Number	21
Youth career
	Allman/Woodford
2018–2019	Molynes United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Arnett Gardens	37	(12)
2022–2023	Shkupi	29	(11)
2023–2025	Ankaragücü	58	(11)
2025–	Pari Nizhny Novgorod	1	(0)
International career‡
2023–	Jamaica	21	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Jamaica CONCACAF Nations League 2024 United States Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 July 2025

Club 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]

On 25 July 2025, Cephas signed a three-year contract with Pari Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Premier League.^[5]

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.^[6] He made his debut in the first match against Honduras on 8 September.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 August 2025^[8]

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	Jamaica Premier League	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2021	Jamaica Premier League	7	2	—		—		7	2
	2022	Jamaica Premier League	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	Macedonian First Football League	—		—		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	27	8	5	3	—		32	11
	Total		58	11	9	3	—		67	14
Pari Nizhny Novgorod	2025–26	Russian Premier League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career Total			125	34	9	3	11	5	145	42

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 25 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Jamaica	2023	1	0
	2024	11	0
	2025	9	1
Total		21	1

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cephas goal.

List of international goals scored by Renaldo Cephas

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 March 2025	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3–0	3–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers