Fabrice Jean-Ian "Fafà" Picault (born 23 February 1991)[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF and the Haiti national team.
[7] He later attended the NASL player combine in 2012 and impressed scouts working for Tampa Bay Rowdies, and later signed a one-year deal with the club.
[8] Prior to starting his career with the Rowdies, Picault suffered a broken foot bone causing him to be sidelined through the preseason and first month and a half of the regular season.
[9] Making 18 appearances in league play, Picault helped the Rowdies win Soccer Bowl 2012, but would register no goals.
On 22 October, in the final game of the regular season, he scored twice and had an assist as the Union defeated Orlando City SC 6–1, a performance that earned him a spot in the MLS Team of the Week.
[28] Ahead of the 2018 season, Picault received a three-match suspension for offensive language exchanged with Pierre da Silva during a preseason, closed–door scrimmage with Orlando City SC.
[29] On 7 April, he made his first appearance of the season in Philly's 4th game, picking up an assist in a 1–1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes.
On September 19, Picault scored three minutes into stoppage time to give the Union a 1–0 win against Seattle Sounders FC.
He scored two goals and had one assist on 6 October to help the Union defeat Minnesota United 5–1, a performance that saw him named to the MLS Team of the Week.
[30][32] Picault ended the regular season with ten goals and five assists from 29 appearances, helping the Union qualify for playoffs.
[30] Picault also made four appearances and recorded one assist in Open Cup Play, helping the Union reach the final, where they lost 3–0 to the Houston Dynamo.
[33] During the regular season, Picault made 32 appearances, scored four goals, and recorded four assists as the Union finished 3rd in the Eastern Conference to qualify for the playoffs again.
[37] On 31 October, Picault scored twice and picked up an assist to give Dallas a 3–0 win over the Houston Dynamo, a performance that saw him named to the Team of the Week for the second time of the season.
Picault started both of Dallas's playoff games as they reached the Conference Semifinals, where they lost 1–0 to Seattle Sounders FC.
[36] On 17 December 2020, Picault was traded to the Houston Dynamo, Dallas's Texas Derby rivals, in exchange for $275,000 of General Allocation Money, plus a potential $50,000 GAM in additional performance incentives.
[44][46] Picault ended the regular season with 7 goals and 3 assists in 30 appearances as Houston finished 13th in the West, failing to qualify for the playoffs again.
[50] On 9 September 2014, Picault, along with Fort Lauderdale Strikers teammate James Marcelin, was called up to the Haiti national team to face Chile in an international friendly at Lockhart Stadium.
Picault was called up to the United States senior team for a 22 May 2016 friendly against Puerto Rico and made his debut in second half of that game.