Ackeel Applewhaite (born 17 July 1999) is a Bajan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paradise and the Barbados national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bridgetown, Barbados[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paradise | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013 | Benfica | ||
| 2014–2017 | Paradise | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Hoppers | 11 | (2) |
| 2018 | Paradise | 17 | (4) |
| 2018 | Parham | ||
| 2019 | Paradise | 13 | (2) |
| 2019 | Kemi Kings | ||
| 2020– | Paradise | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Barbados U17[2] | |||
| 2018 | Barbados U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | Barbados | 33 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:57, 14 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:57, 27 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Applewhaite first started playing football at St Giles Primary, before playing for club sides Benfica and Paradise.[3] Trials at English sides Crystal Palace and Barnet followed, but due to work permit and funding issues, Applewhaite was unable to sign professionally with the latter.[3][4]
Following spells with Antiguan sides Hoppers and Parham, as well as with boyhood club Paradise, Applewhaite spent time in Finland with Kemi Kings.[1][3]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 14 June 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hoppers | 2017–18 | Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division |
11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Paradise | 2018 | Barbados Premier League | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | ||
International edit
- As of matches played 27 May 2022[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Barbados goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Applewhaite goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 March 2019 | Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent |  Saint Lucia |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Windward Islands Tournament |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Ackeel Applewhaite at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "BSSFL players at CFU Men's U-17 Qualifiers". football.bb. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Behind The Goal Lines: Ackeel Applewhaite". barbadosfa.com. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Agard, Rachelle (30 December 2016). "Lack of money stalls Ackeel". nationnews.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links edit
- Ackeel Applewhaite at Soccerway
- Ackeel Applewhaite at Caribbean Football Database
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