Ruben Providence

Haitian footballer (born 2001)

Ruben ProvidencePersonal information

Full name|  Ruben Fritzner Providence
Date of birth|  (2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth|  Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Height|  1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)|  Winger, forward
Team information

Current team

|  Almere City
Number|  7
Youth career
2013–2014|  US Torcy
2014–2019|  Paris Saint-Germain
2019–2021|  Roma
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2021–2023|  Roma|  0|  (0)
2021|  → Club Brugge (loan)|  0|  (0)
2022|  → Estoril (loan)|  0|  (0)
2022–2023|  → TSV Hartberg (loan)|  21|  (6)
2023–2024|  TSV Hartberg|  29|  (2)
2024–|  Almere City|  22|  (0)
International career‡
2019–2020|  France U19|  9|  (1)
2025–|  Haiti|  1|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:15, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Ruben Fritzner Providence (born 7 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Almere City. Born in France, he plays for the Haiti national team.

## Career

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In 2019, Providence joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Roma.[1][2][3][4] In 2021, he was sent on loan to Club Brugge in Belgium.[5] Before the second half of 2021–22, he was sent on loan to Portuguese club Estoril.[6]

In 2022, Providence was sent on loan to TSV Hartberg in Austria.[7] On 2 October 2022, he debuted for TSV Hartberg during a 3–2 loss to Austria Klagenfurt.[8]

On 3 August 2024, Providence featured as a trialist for Swansea City in a friendly against Rio Ave, where he would provide an assist.[9] On 29 August 2024, Providence signed a three-year contract with Almere City in the Netherlands.[10]

## Personal life

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Born in France, Providence is of Haitian descent.[11] He is a youth international for France, having played for the France U19s.[12] In March 2025, he was called up to the Haiti national team for a set of friendlies.[13]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of match played 28 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Europe  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Roma | 2020–21 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0
Club Brugge (loan)  | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Estoril (loan)  | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
TSV Hartberg (loan)  | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 6
TSV Hartberg  | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga  | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2
2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0
Total  | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2
Career total  | 50 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 8

### International goals

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List of international goals scored by Ruben Providence  No.  | Date  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Competition

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1 | 7 June 2025 | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba |  Aruba | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

## References

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1. ^ "[News-Anciens] Ruben Providence (AS Roma/Ita) : " Thiago Motta m'a permis de me redécouvrir ! "". Les Titis du PSG. 9 April 2020.
2. ^ "Ruben Providence, le petit joyau parisien". goal.com.
3. ^ Carlo, Andrea Di (28 July 2019). "L'Identikit, ecco Ruben Providence: il secondo gioiello di Lagny-sur-Marne (VIDEO)".
4. ^ "Ruben Providence: la stella spenta di Alberto De Rossi". gazzettaregionale.it.
5. ^ "Le père de Ruben Providence présente son fils, le nouveau transfert de Bruges: "Thiago Motta laissait Ruben s'exprimer offensivement"". dhnet.be.
6. ^ "Ruben Providence chega por empréstimo da Roma". record.pt.
7. ^ "Hartberg präsentiert drei Neuzugänge". skysportaustria.at.
8. ^ "Klagenfurt-Sieg in Hartberg dank Last-Minute-Elfer". krone.at.
9. ^ "Swansea City see off Rio Ave 3-0 in pre-season". BBC Sport. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
10. ^ "Franse vleugelspeler Ruben Providence tekent in Almer" [French winger Ruben Providence signs in Almere] (in Dutch). Almere City. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
11. ^ "Foot-analyse : Y-a-t-il des joueurs qui ont peur de perdre leur place en équipe nationale ? - SPI". sportpassioninfo.com. 14 September 2023.
12. ^ "D1A: le Club Bruges a annoncé son deuxième transfert de la journée". Le Soir. 20 August 2021.
13. ^ https://almerecity.nl/almere-city-1/providence-debuteert-in-selectie-haiti-nog-zes-spelers-op-reis/

## External links

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* Ruben Providence at Soccerway
* Ruben Providence at the French Football Federation (in French)
* Ruben Providence at National-Football-Teams.com

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Almere City FC - current squad

* 2 Reith
* 3 Jacobs
* 5 van de Kamp
* 7 Providence
* 9 Robinet (c)
* 11 Kadile
* 12 Kuijsten
* 15 Lawrence
* 22 Barbet
* 23 Jacobs
* 29 Wendlinger
* 31 van der Wilt
* Engel
* Bijleveld
* Cornelisse
* Druijf
* Burgering
* Rijkhoff
* el Dahri
* Manager: Rijsdijk

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Haiti squad – 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup

* 1 Placide (c)
* 2 Arcus
* 3 Dulysse
* 4 Adé
* 5 Saint-Fleur
* 6 Metusala
* 7 Picault
* 8 Expérience
* 9 Nazon
* 10 Deedson
* 11 Jean
* 12 A. Pierre
* 13 Lacroix
* 14 L. Pierre
* 15 Cantave
* 16 Prunier
* 17 Jean Jacques
* 18 Providence
* 19 Joseph
* 20 Pierrot
* 21 Attys
* 22 Duverne
* 23 Innocent
* 24 Paugain
* 25 Michel
* Coach: Migné

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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*[Kuijsten]: Tristan Kuijsten
*[Wendlinger]: Jonas Wendlinger
*[van der Wilt]: Joël van der Wilt
*[el Dahri]: Hamza el Dahri