Carl Sainté


Carl Fred Sainté is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive and the Haiti national team.

Club career

Sainté is a youth product of the Haitian clubs AGE-Foot, ASGG, and finally Violette who he joined in 2019. He began his senior career with Violette and helped them win the 2020–21 Ligue Haïtienne. He transferred to the American club New Mexico United on 22 December 2021. He debuted with New Mexico United in a 2–0 USL Championship win over Las Vegas Lights on 14 March 2022, coming on as a late sub in the 87th minute.
FC Dallas loaned Sainté to Phoenix Rising FC until the end of the season on 3 January 2025. On 20 November, after his return to FC Dallas, the team announced that they had declined his contract option.
On 19 December 2025, Sainté signed with El Paso Locomotive.

International career

Sainté represented the Haiti U17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was called up to represent the senior Haiti national team in March 2022. He debuted with the Haiti national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Guatemala on 27 March 2022.

Honours

Violette AC