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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Earl Jude Jean | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Castries, Saint Lucia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) |
| Total | 250 | (122) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–2004 | Saint Lucia | 23 | (20) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | San Juan Jabloteh | ||
| 2010– | W Connection | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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. | 2–0 | |||||
| 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 | 1–3 | |||
| 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. |  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. | 5–0 |
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]
