Renaldo Cephas
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| Full name | Renaldo Showayne Cephas | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Allman/Woodford | |||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Jamaica | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
Club career
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]
International career
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 March 2026[8]
| 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 | |||
| Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 140 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 164 | 42 | ||
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 15 | 3 | |
| Total | 27 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cephas goal.
| 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 |
| 3 | 14 November 2025 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ "'FAST' FORWARD - Renaldo Cephas by B3 Parenting - Issuu". issuu.com. 9 July 2019.
- ^ "JPL Striker Renaldo Cephas Is Expected To Sign For European Club - All Sports Jamaica". 12 June 2022.
- ^ Myers, Sanjay (14 July 2023). "Jamaica's Cephas hits four goals in European club football". Jamaica Observer.
- ^ "Cephas Moves From Macedonia To Turkey". radiojamaicanewsonline.com. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Реналдо Сефас – в "Пари НН"!" [Renaldo Cephas at Pari NN] (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Cephas will add quality, goals, says Hallgrimsson". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Reggae Boy Renaldo Cephas Speak About His Debut - Jamaica 1-0 Honduras". MG Sports TV. 9 September 2023.
- ^ Renaldo Cephas at Soccerway
External links
- Renaldo Cephas at National-Football-Teams.com