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{{short description|Bahamian footballer (born 1985)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Nesley Jean
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| fullname            = Nesley Jean
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1985|3|16|df=y}}<ref name="NFT" /><ref name="SW">{{cite web |title=N. Jean |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nesley-jean/194879/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=12 July 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place         = [[Freeport (Bahamas)|Freeport]], [[Bahamas]]
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| position            = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
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| years1              = 2007–2013
| clubs1              = [[Bears FC|Bears]]
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| nationalyears1      = 2004–2018
| nationalteam1       = [[Bahamas national football team|Bahamas]]
| nationalcaps1       = 14
| nationalgoals1      = 6
| nationalyears2 = 2004–2009
| nationalteam2 = [[Bahamas national beach soccer team|Bahamas Beach Soccer]]
| manageryears1 = 2014
| managerclubs1 = [[Bahamas national football team|Bahamas]]
| manageryears2 = 2019–
| managerclubs2 = [[Bahamas national football team|Bahamas]]
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'''Nesley Jean''' (born 16 March 1985) is a former [[Bahamas|Bahamian]] international [[association football|soccer]] player who played as a striker for the [[Bahamas national football team|Bahamas national team]], for which he is currently the head coach.

==Club career==
Jean played for local side [[Bears FC|Bears]].<ref>[http://www.bahamasnational.com/?q=node/623 Bears Win Another Soccer Title] - Bahamas National</ref>

==International career==
He made his international debut for [[Bahamas national football team|Bahamas]] in an October 2001 [[friendly match]] against [[Haiti national football team|Haiti]] and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented his country in 5 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches.<ref name="fifa_player">{{FIFA player|211132}}</ref>

He also played for the [[Bahamas national beach soccer team|national beach soccer team]].<ref>[http://www.thenassauguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=39049:a-sports-lesson-for-the-nation&Itemid=50 A sports lesson for the nation] – Nassau Guardian</ref>

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Bahamas' goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/564/Nesley_Jean.html|title=Jean, Nesley|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 28 March 2004 || BFA National Development Center, [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], [[Bahamas]] || {{fb|DMA}} || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|1–3}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 2. || 6 September 2006 || [[Estadio Pedro Marrero]], [[Havana]], [[Cuba]] || {{fb|TCA}} || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|3–2}} || rowspan=2| [[2007 Caribbean Cup#First Qualifying Round|2007 Caribbean Cup qualification]] 
|-
| 3. || 19 November 2006 || [[Barbados National Stadium]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]] || {{fb|BRB}} || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|2–1}}
|-
| 4. || rowspan=2| 2 July 2011 || rowspan=2| [[TCIFA National Academy]], [[Providenciales]], [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] || rowspan=2| {{fb|TCA}} || {{center|1–0}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 4–0 || rowspan=2| [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] 
|-
| 5. || {{center|3–0}}
|-
| 6. || 14 October 2018 || [[Thomas Robinson Stadium]], Nassau, Bahamas || {{fb|AIA}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 || [[2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying|2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification]]
|}

==Managerial career==
He retired after injuries and became a coach for the Bahamas U-17 team. He was named national team coach in summer 2014.<ref>[http://www.thenassauguardian.com/sports/48917 Soccer game could bring MLS to Bahamas (Nassaau Guardian)]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|pid=564}}

{{Bahamas national football team managers}}
{{Current managers of CONCACAF national teams}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jean, Nesley}}
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Freeport, Bahamas]]
[[Category:Men's association football wingers]]
[[Category:Bahamian men's footballers]]
[[Category:21st-century Bahamian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Bahamas men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Bears FC players]]
[[Category:Bahamian football managers]]
[[Category:Bahamas national football team managers]]
[[Category:BFA Senior League players]]