Bicou Bissainthe

Bicou Bissainthe

Bissainthe in 2022 with FC Edmonton
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Haiphong
Number	66
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Real Hope FA
2019	North Texas SC	16	(0)
2020–2021	Real Hope FA
2021–2022	Sevan	10	(1)
2022	Pacific FC	0	(0)
2022	→ FC Edmonton (loan)	21	(2)
2023–	Haiphong	44	(3)
International career^‡
2018	Haiti U20	4	(3)
2021	Haiti U23	2	(0)
2019–	Haiti	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2021

Bicou Bissainthe (born 15 March 1999) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Haiphong.

Career

In January 2019, Bissainthe joined North Texas SC ahead of their inaugural season in USL League One.[1][2] He made his league debut for the club on March 30, 2019, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Arturo Rodriguez in a 3–2 home victory over Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.[3]

On 5 August 2021, Armenian Premier League club Sevan announced the signing of Bissainthe.[4]

FC Edmonton

On 22 April 2022, it was announced that Bissainthe had signed with Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC and would be immediately loaned to FC Edmonton.[5] The club was in a state of crisis the season Bissanthe joined, with no ownership and most players also being at the club on loan (the league gave Edmonton a special exemption from loan player limits). Nevertheless, the Eddies fought bravely in a difficult season, and in their 12th game of the year Bissainthe scored the only goal in a game against Atlético Ottawa to give Edmonton their first victory of the year.[6]

Haiphong FC

In January 2023, it was announced that Bissainthe had signed with V.League 1 club Haiphong.[7] The following day, he made his debut for the club, in the 2022 Vietnamese Super Cup against Hanoi.[8] Bissainthe scored his first goal for Haiphong in a 3–2 loss to Dong A Thanh Hoa on 23 February 2024.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 4 September 2021[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Haiti	2019	3	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	4	0
Total		7	0

Honours

North Texas

• USL League One: 2019

Haiphong

• Vietnamese Super Cup runner-up: 2022

References

1. "Five more signings announced for North Texas SC". sportsday.dallasnews.com. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. "Bicou Bissainthe Profile". fcdallas.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
3. "North Texas vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves – 30 March 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
4. ""Սևանի" ևս մեկ նորեկ՝ Բիկու Բիսանտե". facebook.com/SevanFCArmenia (in Armenian). Sevan FC Facebook. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
5. "FC Edmonton acquires midfielder Bicou Bissainthe from Pacific FC". fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
6. "'Only A Matter Of Time': Defiant FC Edmonton Bags First Win Of 2022". Northern Tribune. 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
7. Jacques, John (29 January 2023). "Bissainthe Inks Short-Term Deal In Vietnam". Retrieved 29 January 2023.
8. "Hà Nội FC đoạt Siêu cúp Quốc gia lần thứ 5 trong lịch sử" (in Vietnamese). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
9. Bicou Bissainthe at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Bicou Bissainthe at Soccerway
• Bicou Bissainthe at USL League One