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Jonathan Christian David (born January 14, 2000), nicknamed “The Iceman”, is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus FC. Born in the United States, he represents the Canada national team.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, David moved with his family to his parents' home country of Haiti as a baby and immigrated to Ottawa, Canada at the age of six. Raised in the Franco-Ontarian community of East Ottawa, he played for several local youth clubs before moving to Belgium in 2018, where he recorded his professional debut for Gent. After two seasons at Gent, David joined French side Lille for a reported €30 million, making him the most expensive Canadian transfer to date, and the first Canadian to play in France. He won the 2020–21 Ligue 1 title in his debut season before leaving in 2025 as the club's third all-time top goalscorer.
Having made his debut for Canada in September 2018, he became his country's all time top goalscorer in November 2024. In 2025, David was named the 2024–25 CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year. He was also named the Canada Soccer Men's Player of the Year in 2019, 2024, and 2025.
David was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Haitian parents. The family moved to Port-au-Prince when he was three months old. In 2006, they emigrated from Haiti to Canada and settled in Ottawa. David attended the Francophone public school École secondaire publique Louis-Riel. He cites this as a reason for his success, saying: "It helped to always have the ball at my feet when I was at Louis Riel."
David began playing organized soccer at age ten with Ottawa club Gloucester Dragons SC. A year later, he joined Ottawa Gloucester SC, where he played for the club's Hornets team until 2015. In 2016, he joined Ottawa Internationals SC. Growing up, David watched European soccer but not Major League Soccer, as he had no desire to play professionally in North America. Instead, he was singularly focused on playing professionally in Europe. Before signing with Gent, David had trials at FC Salzburg and VfB Stuttgart, but was rejected by both.
In January 2018, David joined Belgian First Division A side Gent. He made his professional debut on August 4, 2018, against Zulte Waregem and scored a goal in stoppage time to salvage a 1–1 draw. Just five days after his league debut, David came in as a second-half substitute in a Europa League third round qualifier against Jagiellonia Białystok, scoring a goal in the 85th minute to secure a 1–0 win for his team.
David continued his scoring streak three days later, coming in as a 71st-minute substitute and scoring two late goals to secure a 4–1 league win against Waasland-Beveren. After scoring five goals in his first five games, Gent signed David to a contract extension through 2022. He further extended his contract by a year to 2023 in September 2019. In the January 2020 transfer window, Gent chairman Ivan de Witte indicated there was significant interest in David from bigger clubs, with his value estimated at €20 million.
On August 11, 2020, Ligue 1 side Lille confirmed the signing of David on a five-year contract. The reported fee for David was €30 million, making him the most expensive Canadian transfer to date. He made his competitive debut for Lille on August 22 against Rennes in their Ligue 1 season opener, becoming the first Canadian to play in Ligue 1. After a difficult start to the season, David scored his first goal for Lille on November 22 against Lorient, netting the final goal in a 4–0 victory, and becoming the first Canadian to score in Ligue 1.
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Jonathan David
Jonathan Christian David (born January 14, 2000), nicknamed “The Iceman”, is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus FC. Born in the United States, he represents the Canada national team.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, David moved with his family to his parents' home country of Haiti as a baby and immigrated to Ottawa, Canada at the age of six. Raised in the Franco-Ontarian community of East Ottawa, he played for several local youth clubs before moving to Belgium in 2018, where he recorded his professional debut for Gent. After two seasons at Gent, David joined French side Lille for a reported €30 million, making him the most expensive Canadian transfer to date, and the first Canadian to play in France. He won the 2020–21 Ligue 1 title in his debut season before leaving in 2025 as the club's third all-time top goalscorer.
Having made his debut for Canada in September 2018, he became his country's all time top goalscorer in November 2024. In 2025, David was named the 2024–25 CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year. He was also named the Canada Soccer Men's Player of the Year in 2019, 2024, and 2025.
David was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Haitian parents. The family moved to Port-au-Prince when he was three months old. In 2006, they emigrated from Haiti to Canada and settled in Ottawa. David attended the Francophone public school École secondaire publique Louis-Riel. He cites this as a reason for his success, saying: "It helped to always have the ball at my feet when I was at Louis Riel."
David began playing organized soccer at age ten with Ottawa club Gloucester Dragons SC. A year later, he joined Ottawa Gloucester SC, where he played for the club's Hornets team until 2015. In 2016, he joined Ottawa Internationals SC. Growing up, David watched European soccer but not Major League Soccer, as he had no desire to play professionally in North America. Instead, he was singularly focused on playing professionally in Europe. Before signing with Gent, David had trials at FC Salzburg and VfB Stuttgart, but was rejected by both.
In January 2018, David joined Belgian First Division A side Gent. He made his professional debut on August 4, 2018, against Zulte Waregem and scored a goal in stoppage time to salvage a 1–1 draw. Just five days after his league debut, David came in as a second-half substitute in a Europa League third round qualifier against Jagiellonia Białystok, scoring a goal in the 85th minute to secure a 1–0 win for his team.
David continued his scoring streak three days later, coming in as a 71st-minute substitute and scoring two late goals to secure a 4–1 league win against Waasland-Beveren. After scoring five goals in his first five games, Gent signed David to a contract extension through 2022. He further extended his contract by a year to 2023 in September 2019. In the January 2020 transfer window, Gent chairman Ivan de Witte indicated there was significant interest in David from bigger clubs, with his value estimated at €20 million.
On August 11, 2020, Ligue 1 side Lille confirmed the signing of David on a five-year contract. The reported fee for David was €30 million, making him the most expensive Canadian transfer to date. He made his competitive debut for Lille on August 22 against Rennes in their Ligue 1 season opener, becoming the first Canadian to play in Ligue 1. After a difficult start to the season, David scored his first goal for Lille on November 22 against Lorient, netting the final goal in a 4–0 victory, and becoming the first Canadian to score in Ligue 1.
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