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.

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.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 March 2025	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica		3–0	3–0	2026 [FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round\|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]
2	6 September 2025	Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda		2–0	4–0	2026 FIFA [World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round\|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]
3	14 November 2025	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		1–0	1–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification