Nérilia Mondésir
![]() Mondésir with the Seattle Reign in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Quartier-Morin, Haiti[1] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2][3] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Reign | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2024 | Montpellier | 123 | (20) |
| 2024– | Seattle Reign | 30 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Haiti U15 | 6 | (11) |
| 2013–2016 | Haiti U17 | 5 | (9) |
| 2015–2018 | Haiti U20 | 10 | (9) |
| 2015– | Haiti | 37 | (37) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:32, 8 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 November 2025 | |||
Nérilia Mondésir (born 17 January 1999), nicknamed "Nérigol"[4] and "Coco",[5] is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign and the Haiti national team. She previously had an eight-season stint in the Première Ligue with Montpellier.
Club career
Mondésir started her career with AS Tigresses in her native Haiti.[4] Playing for Division 1 Féminine side Montpellier HSC from 2017–2024, Mondésir made a total of 123 appearances and was the club's top goalscorer in 2022 with nine goals.[6]
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On 29 July 2024, Mondésir signed for NWSL club Seattle Reign, becoming the first Haitian-born player in the league's history.[6] She became the first Haitian-born player to score in the NWSL on 18 October 2024, as she scored the winning goal in the Reign's 2–1 win over Houston Dash, ending a 5-game losing streak.[7][8][9] In February 2026, the Reign exercised the mutual option in Mondésir's contract to extend her time with the club through the 2027 season.[10] She scored the only goal in Seattle's 1–0 win over Angel City FC on 21 February in the 2026 Coachella Valley Invitational at Empire Polo Club.[11] She provided two assists in the Reign's 2–1 win against Orlando Pride on 15 March 2026, the club's opening game of the 2026 season.[5]
Honours
Individual
- CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Golden Boot: 2016
- CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Best XI: 2016
International
- As of match played 30 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 2015 | 5 | 12 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | |
| Total | 37 | 37 | |
Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first
References
- ↑ "Nérilia Mondésir". Footofeminin.fr (in French).
- ↑ "Nérilia Mondésir". Seattle Reign FC.
- ↑ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- 1 2 "Nérilia Mondésir quitte Haïti ce mardi!". haititempo.com. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Mondesir Claims First Two Assists in Standout Start to 2026". Seattle reign FC. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Seattle Reign FC Signs Haitian Forward Nérilia Mondésir". Seattle Reign FC. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ↑ Gutierrez, Jackie (29 July 2024). "Nérilia Mondésir Becomes The First Haitian-Born Player In The NWSL". Forbes. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ↑ Evans, Jayda (18 October 2024). "Nérilia Mondésir nets first goal, Reign snap losing skid with win over Houston". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nérilia Mondésir Makes History as First Haitian-Born Player to Score in NWSL". National Women's Soccer League. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ↑ ""I want to make my mark on this league and I wanted to do it with Seattle Reign": Nerilia Mondesir Cements Her Future in Seattle". Seattle Reign FC. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ↑ "Reign FC Battles to 1-0 Victory Over Angel City FC in Preseason Match". Seattle Reign FC. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
External links
- Nerilia Mondesir at Soccerway.com
- Nerilia Mondesir at FBref.com
- Nerilia Mondesir at Kicker (in German)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Women's association football forwards
- Haitian women's footballers
- People from Nord (Haitian department)
- Haiti women's international footballers
- Footballers at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Montpellier FC players
- Première Ligue players
- Haitian expatriate women's footballers
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Seattle Reign FC players
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- 21st-century Haitian sportswomen
- National Women's Soccer League players
- 2022 CONCACAF W Championship players
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