Renaldo Showayne Cephas (born 8 December 1999) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Russian Premier League club Pari Nizhny Novgorod and the Jamaica national team.
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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| 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 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 133 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 156 | 42 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 22 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 25 March 2025 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 6 September 2025 | Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda |  Bermuda |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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