Earl Jean

This article is about the footballer. For the singer, see Earl-Jean McCrea.
Earl Jean
Personal information
Full name Earl Jude Jean
Date of birth (1971-10-09) October 9, 1971
Place of birth Castries, Saint Lucia
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Oliveirense 11 (0)
1992–1993 União de Coimbra 12 (0)
1993–1995 Leça 55 (18)
1995–1996 Felgueiras 21 (1)
1996–1997 Ipswich Town 1 (0)
1997 Rotherham United 18 (6)
1997–1999 Plymouth Argyle 65 (7)
1999 W Connection 19 (11)
2000 Hibernian 5 (0)
2000–2002 W Connection 33 (34)
2002 Hefei Chuangyi 9 (0)
2003–2007 W Connection ? (45)
2008–2009 San Juan Jabloteh 1 (0)
National team
1992–2004 Saint Lucia 11 (3)
Teams managed
2010– W Connection

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Earl Jude Jean (born October 9, 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.

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.[2]

References

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