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by Seif Soliman
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Egyptian Premier League side ENPPI have announced the signing of Haiti international forward Jonel Désiré from AS Mirebalais.
The 22-year-old was part of the Haiti national team that achieved a historic qualification for the semi-finals of the 2019 Gold Cup.
Désiré played four games in the competition, including the semi-final against eventual winners Mexico, which Haiti lost following an extra-time penalty by Raúl Jiménez.
Overall, Désiré represented his country on 15 occasions, scoring twice against Suriname and Guyana.
On the club level, he started his career at AS Mirebalais and had stints at AS Capoise, United Soccer League side Real Monarchs as well as FC Lori Vanadzor of Armenia, who signed him on loan from AS Mirebalais last summer.
Jonel Désiré impressed at FC Lori and claimed the Armenian Premier League top scorer award after scoring 17 goals in 25 games, helping his club finish fifth.
The Armenian club tried to sign Désiré on a permanent basis, but they announced on July 18 that the negotiations fell through and two days later, ENPPI announced they have acquired his signing.
ENPPI finished ninth in the Egyptian Premier League last season and were knocked out of the Egypt Cup in the quarter-finals by Petrojet.
https://www.kingfut.com/2019/07/20/enppi-haiti-forward-jonel-desire/