With his eye for goal and burst of speed, Fabrice Jean "Fafa" Picault brings a different dimension to the 'Caps attack.
The Haitian international agreed to a contract through 2024, with an option for 2025.
WHITECAPS FC
'24: Picault enjoyed a career-year in his first season with the ‘Caps. The Haitian tallied a career-best for goal contributions in a season with 17, as he recorded 10 goals and seven assists in 25 starts and 40 appearances across all competitions. Picault scored his first goal for the club in the 3-1 road win over his former side FC Dallas on March 16 and was twice named to the MLS Team of the Matchday (Matchday 7, Matchday 28) following his performances against Portland Timbers on March 30 and against another one of his former teams in Houston Dynamo FC on July 20. In the match against Houston, Picault recorded three goal contributions (two goals, one assist), becoming one of four Whitecaps FC players to record three goal contributions in one match during the 2024 season. The 2024 season also saw Picault score his 50th MLS regular season goal, which happened to come on his 200th MLS regular season appearance on April 6 against Toronto FC. On the international stage, Picault was influential to Haiti’s success as the team posted a 7W-0L-1D record throughout the year. The speedy attacker tallied one goal as well as four assists for Le Rouge et Bleu in 2024.
NASHVILLE SC
'23: During the 2023 season, Picault scored nine goals in for Nashville across all competitions, including the MLS regular season, U.S. Open Cup, and Leagues Cup where he scored in both the semifinal and final.
HOUSTON DYNAMO FC
'21-'22: Across two seasons with Houston Dynamo FC, Picault recorded 18 goals and eight assists in 61 MLS appearances. The forward enjoyed a career year in his first season with the club, scoring 11 goals and adding five assists.
FC DALLAS
'20: In his lone season with FC Dallas, Picault started 13 of his 20 appearances in MLS play, recording three goals and two assists.
PHILADELPHIA UNION
'17-'19: Picault's first spell in MLS came with Eastern Conference side Philadelphia Union, originally joining the team ahead of the 2017 season. The Haitian international started 76 of his 99 appearances for the club, scoring 22 goals and notching 14 assists across all competitions.
EUROPE & EARLY CAREER
'12-'17: Prior to playing in MLS, Picault spent three years playing in Europe with German 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli, where he recorded four goals and three assists in 22 league appearances from 2015-17, and a brief spell in Czech Republic with Sparta Prague. In his youth, Picault played for the youth and reserve sides of Italian club Cagliari before moving on to kickstart his professional career with Tampa Bay Rowdies and Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League (NASL).
INTERNATIONAL
At the international level, Picault made two appearances for the United States men’s national team in 2016 and 2018. Born to Haitian parents, Picault made a one-time switch to Haiti, with whom he has gone on to play with at the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup and Concacaf Nations League.
