Joenal Castma

Joenal Castma

Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-03-04) March 4, 1976
Place of birth	Uniondale, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1994-1995	St. John's Red Storm
1996-1997	UMass Minutemen
1997	Long Island Rough Riders U-23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998	Worcester Wildfire	10	(0)
1999	Minnesota Thunder	1	(0)
1999-2000	Lechia Gdańsk	1	(0)
1999-2001	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	29	(5)
Total		41	(5)
International career
2000-2002	Haiti
Managerial career
2006-	Pittsburgh Panthers (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joenal Castma is a retired Haitian-American soccer player who played professionally in the United States and Poland.

Player

Club

Castma began his college soccer career at St. John's University in 1994. In 1996, he transferred to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, playing on the men’s soccer team in 1996 and 1997. In 1997, Castma also played for the Long Island Rough Riders U-23 team. In 1998, he turned professional with the Worcester Wildfire of the USISL A-League. In April 1999, Castma signed with the Minnesota Thunder. The Thunder traded Castma to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds where he played until 2001. Castma also played one game for during the 1999-2000 season.

International

In 2000, the Haiti national football team called up Castma. He played for the team in both 2000 and 2002.

Coach

On April 17, 2006, the University of Pittsburgh hired Castma as an assistant with the women’s soccer team.

External links

• Pittsburgh Panthers: Joenal Castma