Nérilia Mondésir
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Mondésir with the Seattle Reign in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Quartier-Morin, Haiti[1] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2][3] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Reign | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2024 | Montpellier | 123 | (20) |
| 2024– | Seattle Reign | 30 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Haiti U15 | 6 | (11) |
| 2013–2016 | Haiti U17 | 5 | (9) |
| 2015–2018 | Haiti U20 | 10 | (9) |
| 2015– | Haiti | 37 | (37) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:32, 8 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 November 2025 | |||
Nérilia Mondésir (born 17 January 1999) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign and the Haiti national team. She is commonly known by her nickname Nérigol. Mondésir has had an eight-season stint in the Première Ligue with Montpellier. Previously to that, she had represented Haiti internationally at both senior and youth levels, and played for Tigresses FC in Haiti.
Club career
Playing for Division 1 Féminine side Montpellier HSC from 2017–2024, Mondésir made a total of 123 appearances and was the club's top goalscorer in 2022 with nine goals.[4]
On 29 July 2024, Mondésir signed for NWSL club Seattle Reign, becoming the first Haitian-born player in the league's history.[4] She became the first Haitian-born player to score in the NWSL on 18 October 2024, as she scored the winning goal in the Reign's 2–1 win over Houston Dash, ending a 5-game losing streak.[5][6][7] In February 2026, the Reign exercised the mutual option in Mondésir's contract to extend her time with the club through the 2027 season.[8] She scored the only goal in Seattle's 1–0 win over Angel City FC on 21 February in the 2026 Coachella Valley Invitational at Empire Polo Club[9] She provided two assists in the Reign's 2–1 win against Orlando Pride on 15 March 2026, the club's opening game of the 2026 season.[10]
Honours
Individual
- CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Golden Boot: 2016
- CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Best XI: 2016
International
- As of match played 30 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 2015 | 5 | 12 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | |
| Total | 37 | 37 | |
Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first
References
- ^ "Nérilia Mondésir". Footofeminin.fr (in French).
- ^ "Nérilia Mondésir". Seattle Reign FC.
- ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Seattle Reign FC Signs Haitian Forward Nérilia Mondésir". Seattle Reign FC. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Gutierrez, Jackie (29 July 2024). "Nérilia Mondésir Becomes The First Haitian-Born Player In The NWSL". Forbes. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Evans, Jayda (18 October 2024). "Nérilia Mondésir nets first goal, Reign snap losing skid with win over Houston". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "Nérilia Mondésir Makes History as First Haitian-Born Player to Score in NWSL". National Women's Soccer League. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ ""I want to make my mark on this league and I wanted to do it with Seattle Reign": Nerilia Mondesir Cements Her Future in Seattle". Seattle Reign FC. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "Reign FC Battles to 1-0 Victory Over Angel City FC in Preseason Match". Seattle Reign FC. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "Mondesir Claims First Two Assists in Standout Start to 2026". Seattle reign FC. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
External links
- Nérilia Mondésir at Soccerway