Apart from starring for Chilean clubs, Universidad Catolica, Universidad de Concepcion, Cobreloa and O'Higgins, he has played overseas with Servette in Geneva, top Brazilian side Gremio, Belgium's Gent and America in Mexico, his employers for the past 18 months.

The son of a French-speaking Haitian father and Chilean mother, he predictably goes by the nickname of 'Frances'. Beausejour's father was thought to have died in the recent Haiti earthquake, but initial reports proved untrue. He can now share in the pride as his son heads off to World Cup duty with Chile.