Jefferson Alphonse

Jefferson Andrew Alphonse is a Canadian soccer player who plays for HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life

Alphonse began playing youth soccer at age eight with FC Anjou. He later joined the CF Montréal Academy and was invited to attend pre-season with the first team ahead of the 2023 season.

Alphonse began his senior career with CF Montréal U23 in the soccer du Québec">association football">soccer du Québec. In 2023 and 2024, he played with CS St-Laurent. During 2023, he was invited to play with the HFX Wanderers U23 team for a couple of exhibition matches against German club Holstein Kiel U23. After playing with St-Laurent in the 2024 Canadian Championship, he went on trial with Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League for a week in June 2024, but did not sign as they had some issues with roster management.
In late June 2024, Alphonse signed a professional contract with the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League for the remainder of the 2024 CPL season with club options for 2025 and 2026. He made his debut on July 1, in a substitute appearance, against Cavalry FC. After the 2025 season, the club picked up his option for the 2026 season.

In April 2022, Alphonse was called up to the Canada U20 for the first time for a training camp, before later being named to the squad for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.