Edens Chery
Encyclopedia
Edens Chery is a Haiti
an soccer player who currently plays for Western Mass Pioneers
in the USL Second Division
.
to Brockton, Massachusetts
in 1996 with his mother, who had family in the area. He attended Brockton High School
, played club soccer for the Brockton Youth Soccer Association, and played college soccer
at the University of Massachusetts Lowell
. In 2007 he had a career-best seven goals and five assists, and ended his career with 12 goals and 21 assists, ranking him 9th among UNL career leaders. He was named a NSCAA Division II All-American team and to the NSCAA Division II All-New England team as a senior.
During his college years Chery also played five seasons for the Cape Cod Crusaders
in the USL Premier Development League
, helping them to four consecutive divisional titles between 2005 and 2008.
. He made his professional debut on June 20, 2009 in 1 0-0 tie with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds
.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an soccer player who currently plays for Western Mass Pioneers
Western Mass Pioneers
Western Mass Pioneers is an American soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home games...
in the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
.
College and Amateur
Chery moved from his native HaitiHaiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
to Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
in 1996 with his mother, who had family in the area. He attended Brockton High School
Brockton High School
Brockton High School, established in 1871, is a high school located in Brockton, Massachusetts and is the largest high school in Massachusetts and New England. Although it is smaller by approximately 200 students than Reading High School, Brockton is one of the largest high schools east of the...
, played club soccer for the Brockton Youth Soccer Association, and played college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at the University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of Massachusetts Lowell
The University of Massachusetts Lowell is a public university in Lowell, Massachusetts, and part of the University of Massachusetts system...
. In 2007 he had a career-best seven goals and five assists, and ended his career with 12 goals and 21 assists, ranking him 9th among UNL career leaders. He was named a NSCAA Division II All-American team and to the NSCAA Division II All-New England team as a senior.
During his college years Chery also played five seasons for the Cape Cod Crusaders
Cape Cod Crusaders
Cape Cod Crusaders were an American soccer team based in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1994, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when the franchise folded and the team left the league.The team...
in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
, helping them to four consecutive divisional titles between 2005 and 2008.
Professional
Chery turned professional in 2009, and began his career with the Western Mass PioneersWestern Mass Pioneers
Western Mass Pioneers is an American soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home games...
. He made his professional debut on June 20, 2009 in 1 0-0 tie with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1999, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
.