Romain Genevois

Romain Genevois (born 28 October 1987) is a Haitian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Early years Genevois was born in L'Estère, Haiti. At the age 3, he was separated from his biological parents who had difficulty raising him. He was then adopted, along with his younger brother, by a French couple who could not have children. He arrived in France on 5 February 1991 and grew up in Montcenis, a small town of Saône-et-Loire where his parents had chosen to live.

Club career Genevois came up through FC Gueugnon's youth ranks to make his first team debut in the 2006–07 season. He moved to Tours FC in 2009 returning to Ligue 2. He then signed with OGC Nice in 2012 and concluded his tenure with a fourth-place finish and qualification to the UEFA Europa League in 2016. Genevois signed a three-year contract to play for Stade Malherbe Caen.

In his career, Genevois has recorded over one hundred games in Ligue 1 and 286 in the pros and has made several trips to the European Cup. which was the first time in its history to allow qualifications from countries outside of CONMEBOL, thus Haiti managed to qualify and enter for the first time.

Personal life Genevois is married and is a father of two, a daughter and a son. He, along with his parents, has sent donations to Haiti through the association that allowed his adoption.