Renaldo Cephas


Renaldo Showayne Cephas is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Russian Premier League club Pari Nizhny Novgorod and the Jamaica national team.

Club career

Cephas is a youth product of the Jamaican clubs Allman/Woodford FC and Molynes United, and began his senior career with Arnett Gardens in the Jamaican National Premier League in 2019. On 6 July 2022, he moved to the Macedonian club Shkupi, and in his debut season with them scored 11 goals in 29 league games. In July 2022, he scored 4 goals for Shkupi in a 5–0 Europa Conference League win over FC Hegelmann on 14 June 2023. On 8 August 2023, he transferred to the Turkish Süper Lig club Ankaragücü.
On 25 July 2025, Cephas signed a three-year contract with Pari Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Premier League.

International career

On 2 September 2023, Cephas received his first call-up to the Jamaica national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches. He made his debut in the first match against Honduras on 8 September.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 March 2025Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica3–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
26 September 2025Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda2–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
314 November 2025Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1–01–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification