Johny Placide
#1 · Goalkeeper · age 37 · (C)
Captain and veteran goalkeeper [unverified shirt number]
67
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 39
- Career peak
- 45
- League level
- 62
- Competition pedigree
- 24
- International pedigree
- 92
- Longevity
- 42
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Placide’s tournament will be judged less by clean sheets than by what he survives. Haiti drew Brazil, Morocco and Scotland — three sides whose attacking output dwarfs anything Haiti faced in CONCACAF qualifying. He has spent 15 years preparing for the workload of a 1974-style match against the world’s best, and his calmness as captain is as important to a young, diaspora-heavy squad as anything his hands produce.
The political backdrop sharpens the meaning. Haiti’s football federation has navigated insecurity, displacement and a near-decade of home fixtures played in neutral venues. Placide is the bridge between that struggle and the moment a Haitian XI walks out at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Strengths
- Penalty-area command
- Shot-stopping concentration in periods of sustained pressure
- Communication with a young back line
Recent form
Bastia regular through the 2025-26 Ligue 2 season.
Becomes the first Haitian goalkeeper to start at a World Cup since Henri Françillon in 1974 — the last time Haiti qualified.