Janiel Simon (born June 11, 1981) is an Antiguan footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janiel Simon | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | St Mary, Antigua and Barbuda | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | SAP | ||
| 2001–2002 | Bryant & Stratton Bobcats | ||
| 2003 | USC Upstate Spartans | ||
| 2007 | Clayton State Lakers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | SAP | ||
| 2008–2013 | Empire | ||
| 2013 | Antigua Barracdua | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2008 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2008 | |||
Janiel works for the Environmental division of the Antigua and Barbuda Government. He also was instrumental in organising a friendly match between a SAP F.C. side and a touring team of Explorer Scouts from the UK. The final score was: SAP F.C. 7- 5 Gladiator ESU football team. Janiel played most of the match, despite an eye injury, in defence rather than in goal.
College career
editSimon played for both the USC Upstate Spartans and the Clayton State Lakers in soccer and track and field.[2] He played 15 games for the Spartans in 2003 [3] and 14 games for the Lakers in 2007.[4]
International career
editNicknamed Board, Simon made his debut for Antigua and Barbuda in an April 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bermuda and has earned over 20 caps since. He played in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification games.[5]
National team statistics
edit| Antigua and Barbuda national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Former national goalkeeper Janiel Simon relives career-ending incident antiguaobserver.com
- ^ "Janiel Simon - 2007-08 - Men's Track & Field". Clayton State University Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Overall Individual Statistics Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine - USC Spartanburg
- ^ Overall Individual Statistics Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine - Clayton State
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
External links
edit- Bio - Clayton State
- Janiel Simon at National-Football-Teams.com
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