Mikaël Gabriel "Miki" Cantave (born 25 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece 2 club Nestos Chrysoupoli. Born in Canada, he represents the Haiti national team.
Early life Born in Ottawa, Cantave began playing soccer at age five with FC Capital United. At age 13, he moved to France joining the FC Nantes academy, after a couple of trials over the previous two years, formed through a relationship between Capital United and Nantes. Afterwards he went to Nacional in France before joining Getafe's U19.
Club career In January 2016, he signed with Spanish club Guadalajara in the third tier Segunda División B. He made his debut on 13 March against La Roda. In August 2016, he left the club after making only three appearances for a total of 56 minutes.
Later in 2016, he joined RSD Alcalá B, followed by playing for Albacete B, Lorca FC B, and Deportivo Rayo Cantabria.
Later in 2018, he joined CD Tropezón.
In 2019, he joined CD Lealtad. He scored his first goal in a preseason friendly against Sporting de Gijón B on 31 July. He scored his first official goal on 25 August, on a penalty kick, against Lenense. He scored a brace on 12 January 2020 against Lenense.
In 2020, he joined CD Olímpic de Xàtiva. He scored his first goal on 21 November against UD Benigàmin. He departed the club at the end of 2020.
In January 2021, he joined CP Villarrobledo in the Segunda División B. He scored his first goal for Villarrobledo on 10 February against Melilla in the 94th minute to earn a 1–1 draw.
In August 2021, he joined Romanian club AFC Chindia Târgoviște in the top tier Liga I.
In July 2022, he returned to his native Canada and signed a multi-year deal with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC. He made his debut for Cavalry on 28 July against Forge FC. In the reverse fixture on 12 August, Cantave scored his first goal, a late winner in a 2–1 victory over the Hammers at ATCO Field.
On 29 June 2023, he joined Vancouver FC in an inter-league swap for Maël Henry. On 7 July 2023, he scored his first goal for Vancouver, netting the game-winner in a 2–1 victory over the HFX Wanderers. In January 2024, he signed an extension through the 2025 season, with a club option for 2026. After not returning to Vancouver for their pre-season in 2025 and sitting out, Cantave agreed to a mutual termination of the contract in July 2025.
In August 2025, Cantave signed with Super League Greece 2 club Makedonikos until June 2026.
On 17 August 2026, Cantave signed for Nestos Chrysoupoli on a free transfer.
International career Born in Canada, Cantave's father is from Haiti and his mother is from Guadeloupe.
Cantave played with Canada U17 at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he won a bronze medal, and also at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
In 2018, he switched allegiance to Haiti. He made his international debut on 29 May 2018, in a friendly match against Argentina. He scored his first goal on 17 November 2018, in his official competitive debut, against Nicaragua in 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying. At the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, he helped Haiti reach the semi-finals.
Personal life His father is from Haiti, while his mother is from the French overseas department of Guadeloupe.
Career statistics International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsHaiti201831201970202000202120202200202321202462202520Total224
Haiti score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cantave goal.
+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition117 November 2018 Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua 2 1–0 2–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying212 October 2023 Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname 13 1–1 1–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A39 September 2024 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 17 4–0 6–0 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B4 6–0
Honours
CD Lealtad Tercera División: 2019–20
Haiti CONCACAF Gold Cup bronze: 2019
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