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Frantz Philippe Jean-Charles (born June 9, 1968 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a retired Haitian soccer player. Jean-Charles came to prominence in 1988 playing for Club Sportif Saint-Louis in Division 1. He scored his first goal against Excelsior and was one of the all-time leading scorer for his club. Between 1988–90, he won the league scoring title and was named national player of the year twice. During his brief stint in Saint-Louis, he played for the Haitian National Team between 1988–1991.
In May 1991, Jean-Charles moved to the United States where he attended Essex County College, a two-year college located in Newark, New Jersey. During his two years at Essex, Jean-Charles scored 49 goals and added 35 assists. Essex won the Region XIX in 1992 and Jean-Charles was named Regional Player of the Year after scoring 9 goals and 3 assists during the tournament. He then moved to Bloomfield College for his junior and senior seasons. He quickly earned himself the nickname "Scoring Machine". Bloomfield College coach Ralph Duggan said " Frantz came to Bloomfield with reputation of being a scoring machine and I think he lived up to that" Star Ledger (Tuesday December 20, 1994). The following year Coach Phil Santamassino seconded his predecessor's assessment and noted: " Frantz could take a defender on and almost put him to sleep... He would slow down the tempo and then fly by the guy" Star Ledger (Friday December 8, 1995). In his two years at Bloomfield College, Frantz score an astounding 73 goals and assisted on 54 others. Frantz's 100th College goal came during a 3–1 victory against CCNY in New York where he scored two. In 1995, Frantz broke his previous 98 point mark when he scored 104 points, the most in the history of the State of New Jersey, according to the Star Ledger (Friday December 8, 1995). In his college careers, Frantz amassed 122 goals and 89 assists. He was a 1994 and 1995 NAIA Second Team All American. A recipient of the Adidas Academic All-American in 94 and 95, Frantz graduated Magna Cum Laude.
While in college, Frantz played for the New Jersey Stallions. He helped the Stallions win the Northeastern Super Soccer League in 1994. Frantz scored in the semi-final against the Polish-American Eagles and in the final against Columbia S.C. The following year, Frantz helped the Stallions defeat Napoli in the final of the Italian-American Soccer League (IASL) 3–1 where he scored two goals. The Stallions later joined the USISL and Frantz stayed with the only team he has played for. There he played a couple of years and scored a few goals before retiring.
On May 7, 2011, Frantz was inducted in the Bloomfield College Athletic Hall of Fame for both his academic and athletic accomplishments.