Duckens Nazon, the 22 year old top scorer for Haiti in last year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, will be donning the yellow Kerala Blasters FC jersey in Season 3 of the Indian Super League (ISL).

After going through the Vannes Olympique Club youth set-up, the forward signed with the U-19 team of French outfit FC Lorient in July 2013. He continued his club career with Frendch clubs US Roye-Noyon, Olympique Saint-Quentin, Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC, before he went on to sign for Portuguese side CD Tondela.

The charismatic forward enjoyed a mercurial rise to the Haitian national side at the age of 21. He was born in the rough Paris suburb of Chatenay-Malabry. Owing to his Haitian ancestry, he was called up for the island’s U-21 national team. He took up the offer and made his senior national team debut shortly after in 2014.

In the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Duckens Nazon was a hero for Haiti. Nazon scored the only two goals for Haiti in the group stage, helping his team get second place and advancing to the knockout stages. He was also an integral part of Haiti’s 2016 Copa América Centenario squad.

On his signing Duckens Nazon said, “I am delighted to be part of this fantastic team Kerala Blasters FC. It is an opportunity for me to bring the flavours of Haitian football to India. I thank the management for showing faith in me. I am looking forward to working with Coach Steve Coppell and my teammates.”

Steve Coppell said, ”We welcome Duckens Nazon in the Kerala Blasters family. The young and dynamic forward will certainly bolster our attack in the Indian Super League 2016. I am looking forward to working with him this season.”

(Kerala Blasters FC Press Release)