Bertin Jacquesson

Bertin Jacquesson
Personal information
Full name Bertin Jacquesson
Date of birth (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Lorrez-le-Bocage, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 27
Youth career
RCP Fontainebleau
0000–2018 Brétigny Foot CS
2018–2019 RC Strasbourg
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Pittsburgh Panthers 61 (19)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 SO Châtellerault 16 (1)
2023– Real Salt Lake 10 (0)
2023– Real Monarchs 18 (2)
2024 → Pittsbugh Riverhounds (loan) 7 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:19, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Bertin Jacquesson (born 30 November 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake as a forward.

Early life

Jacquesson played as a youth player for RCP Fontainebleau before playing in Brétigny-sur-Orge for SC Brétigny. He was prolific in the national U17 level championships for Brétigny, scoring eighteen goals in twenty-three games. In December 2018 he was signed up by RC Strasbourg, where spent a year, before moving to SO Châtellerault.[1][2]

Career

Pittsburgh Panthers

Playing in the US college system for the University of Pittsburgh soccer team the Pittsburgh Panthers, Jacquesson made an immediate impact in the autumn of 2020, starting matches as a freshman.[3] He was named Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year for the 2020–21 season.[4]

Overall he scored 19 goals, and provided 23 assists, in 61 appearances as Pitt made three consecutive Elite Eight appearances and two College Cups between 2020 and 2022. Ahead of the MLS SuperDraft in December 2022 Jacquesson signed a Generation Adidas contract with the league.[5]

Real Salt Lake

Jacquesson was drafted in the first round of the SuperDraft at number sixteen by Real Salt Lake.[6] Jacquesson made his debut against Las Vegas Lights FC in the U.S. Open Cup on April 26, 2023, and made his MLS debut four days later on April 30, 2023, against Seattle Sounders FC.[7]

Personal life

Born in France, Jacquesson is of Guinean descent. As a Muslim, he has at times had to balance his soccer career with observing Ramadan.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Football: Bertin Jacquesson, Châtellerault as a springboard". Lanouvellerepublique.fr. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Bertin JACQUESSON (U17 Nat-CS Brétigny) s'engage au RC Strasbourg!". panamefoot.fr. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. ^ "MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER – FRESHMEN MAKING AN IMPACT – FALL 2020". College Soccer News. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Bertin Jacquesson named freshman of the year". Cardiachill.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  5. ^ "SOCCERPitt F Bertin Jacquesson Signs Generation Adidas Deal, Ends Collegiate Career". Pittsburghsoccernow. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. ^ "MLSReal Salt Lake draft Pitt's Bertin Jacquesson at No. 16 in 2023 MLS Superdraft". Pittsburghsoccernow. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  7. ^ Turner, Caleb (30 April 2023). "' Bright' debut week for RSL's first French draft pick". ksl.com.
  8. ^ "Pitt soccer's Bertin Jacquesson and Anas Amrani balancing Ramadan and NCAA tournament". Post-gazette.com. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2023.