Renaldo Showayne Cephas (born 8 December 1999) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Azerbaijani club Qarabağ and the Jamaica national team.
Club career Cephas is a youth product of the Jamaican clubs Allman/Woodford FC and Molynes United, and began his senior career with Arnett Gardens in the Jamaican National Premier League in 2019. On 6 July 2022, he moved to the Macedonian club Shkupi, and in his debut season with them scored 11 goals in 29 league games. In July 2022, he scored 4 goals for Shkupi in a 5–0 Europa Conference League win over FC Hegelmann on 14 June 2023. On 8 August 2023, he transferred to the Turkish Süper Lig club Ankaragücü.
On 25 July 2025, Cephas signed a three-year contract with Pari Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Premier League.
On June 25, 2026, Sefas transferred to Qarabağ, a club competing in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Renaldo Sefas signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ, the biggest and most successful club in Azerbaijan.
The footballer's debut and first goal for Qarabağ in official matches took place in the first qualifying round of the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League. On July 9, 2026, in a match against the Icelandic club Vestri, Sefas scored a goal in the 86th minute following an assist from Zakaria Sawo.
International career On 2 September 2023, Cephas received his first call-up to the Jamaica national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches. He made his debut in the first match against Honduras on 8 September.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsArnett Gardens2018–19Jamaica Premier League70——702019–20Jamaica Premier League20——202021Jamaica Premier League72——722022Jamaica Premier League2110——2110Total3712——3712Shkupi2022–23Macedonian First Football League2911—7136122023–24Macedonian First Football League——4444Total2911—1154016Ankaragücü2023–24Süper Lig31340—3532024–25TFF 1. Lig27853—3211Total581193—6714Pari Nizhny Novgorod2025–26Russian Premier League25140—291Qarabağ2026–27Azerbaijan Premier League420061103Career Total1533713317618346
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJamaica20231020241102025153202631Total304
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cephas goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Renaldo CephasNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 25 March 2025 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 3–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification2 6 September 2025 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda 2–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification3 14 November 2025 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification4 25 September 2026 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica 3–2 3–2 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League A
References
External links Renaldo Cephas at GSA