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Danley Jean Jacques

Danley Jean Jacques (born 20 May 2000) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union and the Haiti national team. He usually plays as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder.

Starting in 2014, Jean Jacques’ youth training was done at Academia de Futebol Pérolas Negras, which started in Port-au-Prince for refugees after the 2009 Haitian earthquake before expanding in 2014 to Brazil for poverty-stricken Brazilians and other refugees. Jean Jacques was part of a Haitian team that trained in Brazil and participated as a guest team in the 2017 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior U20 Cup.

In August 2017, Jean Jacques joined Don Bosco FC in Ligue Haïtienne. On 7 September 2017, Jean Jacques made his debut as a starter in the 2017 Closing opening game, a 0–0 tie against Petit-Goâve FC, his hometown team. He shortly thereafter went on a two-week trial with Le Havre before returning to Don Bosco. He played sparingly thereafter in the 2017 Closing and 2018 Opening seasons.

Jean Jacques began to play more regularly in the 2018 Closing season, including the playoffs, which saw Don Bosco win the championship.

Jean Jacques and other Haiti League players experienced several season abandonments due to civil unrest (2019 Opening) and COVID (2020 Opening). Jean Jacques finished his Don Bosco stint with 7 goals scored in 52 games.

In August 2021, Jean Jacques completed a successful trial with Metz and started with its reserve team in Championnat National 2, the 4th tier of French football. On 10 September 2021, he made his debut in a 1–0 win against SAS Épinal. For the 2021–22 season, Jean Jacques played 15 games.

On 7 June 2022, he signed a professional contract with Metz keeping him at the club until June 2024 and he was moved to the first team. On 30 July 2022, he made his professional debut with Metz in a 3–0 Ligue 2 win over Amiens. On 12 September 2022 in a 6–3 loss to EA Guingamp, Jean Jacques was given a red card for a tackle that later resulted in a four-game suspension. On 10 March 2023, Jean Jacques signed a contract extension with Metz through 2027. For the 2022–23 season, Metz was promoted to Ligue 1 as Jean Jacques played 31 league games.

For the 2023–24 season, Jean Jacques was again a regular starter for Metz. On 13 August 2023, he made his Ligue 1 debut in a 5–1 loss to Rennes. For the season, he played 33 league games; however, Metz was relegated back to Ligue 2.

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