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Renaldo Cephas

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Renaldo Cephas
Personal information
Full name Renaldo Showayne Cephas
Date of birth (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Allman Woodford F.C.
2018–2019 Molynes United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Arnett Gardens 37 (12)
2022–2023 Shkupi 29 (11)
2023–2025 Ankaragücü 58 (11)
International career
2023– Jamaica 21 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Jamaica
CONCACAF Nations League
Bronze medal – third place 2024 United States Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2025

Renaldo Showayne Cephas (born 8 December 1999) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Jamaica national team.

Club career

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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]

International career

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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.[5] He made his debut in the first match against Honduras on 8 September.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 May 2025[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
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
Career Total 124 34 9 3 11 5 144 42
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 25 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 2023 1 0
2024 11 0
2025 9 1
Total 21 1
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cephas goal.
List of international goals scored by Renaldo Cephas
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 March 2025 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

References

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  1. ^ "'FAST' FORWARD - Renaldo Cephas by B3 Parenting - Issuu". issuu.com. 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ "JPL Striker Renaldo Cephas Is Expected To Sign For European Club - All Sports Jamaica". 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ Myers, Sanjay (14 July 2023). "Jamaica's Cephas hits four goals in European club football". Jamaica Observer.
  4. ^ "Cephas Moves From Macedonia To Turkey". radiojamaicanewsonline.com. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Cephas will add quality, goals, says Hallgrimsson". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Reggae Boy Renaldo Cephas Speak About His Debut - Jamaica 1-0 Honduras". MG Sports TV. 9 September 2023.
  7. ^ "R.Cephas". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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