Earl Jean

Earl Jean
Personal information
Full name	Earl Jude Jean
Date of birth	9 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Castries, Saint Lucia
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1992	Oliveirense
1992–1993	União de Coimbra
1993–1995	Leça
1995–1996	Felgueiras
1996–1997	Ipswich Town
1997	Rotherham United
1997–1999	Plymouth Argyle
1999	W Connection
2000	Hibernian
2000–2002	W Connection
2002	Hefei Chuangyi
2003–2007	W Connection
2008–2009	San Juan Jabloteh
Total
International career
1990–2004	Saint Lucia
Managerial career
2009	San Juan Jabloteh
2010–	W Connection
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Earl Jude Jean (born 9 October 1971) is a Saint Lucian former footballer who played as a striker. He made 21 appearances in the Primeira Divisão for Felgueiras, 84 in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Rotherham United and Plymouth Argyle, and five in the Scottish Premier League for Hibernian. Jean played for Saint Lucia at full international level.

Career

Ipswich

Earl famously told the local media that despite his short stature he could leap very high - he was therefore nicknamed 'The Flea'. In December 1996 he made his only appearance for Ipswich Town, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Stoke City.

Rotherham

He was leading scorer for Rotherham United F.C. during the 1996–97 season, prior to moving to Plymouth Argyle F.C. in 1997.^[1]

International career

He was a member of the Saint Lucia national team from 1992 to 2004.

International goals

Scores and results list Saint Lucia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jean goal.^[2]

#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 May 1990	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	1–0	2–0	1990 Caribbean Cup
2.	27 May 1990	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	2–0	2–0	1990 Caribbean Cup
3.	16 May 1991	Castries, Saint Lucia	Anguilla	2–0	6–0	1991 Caribbean Cup
4.				5–0
5.				6–0
6.	2 June 1991	Kingston, Jamaica	Guyana	?–?	4–1
7.	22 March 1992	Castries, Saint Lucia	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–0	1–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	29 March 1992	Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–0	1–3	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	5 May 1996	Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–4	1–5	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	14 March 2001	St. George's, Grenada	Grenada	?–?	3–4	Friendly
11.	10 April 2001	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Guadeloupe		3–2	2001 Caribbean Cup
12.	10 April 2001		Haiti		2–3
13.	14 April 2001		U.S. Virgin Islands		14–1
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18.	30 March 2003	Kingston, Jamaica	Martinique	3–1	4–5	2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
19.	28 March 2004	Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia	British Virgin Islands	3–0	9–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
20.	28 March 2004	Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia	British Virgin Islands	5–0	9–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Coaching career

After his retirement in December 2009 began his coaching career as Assistant coach of his former Saint Lucia national team Head coach Stuart Charles Fevrier by W Connection.^[3]