Kithson Anthony Bain (born 26 May 1982) is a Grenadian footballer currently playing for Caledonia AIA in the Trinidad and Tobago Premier League. He has been capped at full international level by the Grenada national football team.

Kithson Bain
Personal information
Full name Kithson Anthony Bain[1]
Date of birth (1982-05-26) 26 May 1982 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Grenada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Alpha United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Queens Park Rangers
2003–2009 Ball Dogs
2009–2010 Tranmere Rovers 10 (0)
2009Kettering Town (loan) 2 (0)
2010 Queens Park Rangers
2010 Alpha United
2011 All Saints United 6 (5)
2011 Carolina RailHawks 1 (0)
2013 Caledonia AIA
2014– Alpha United
International career
2002– Grenada 35 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:50, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Club career edit

Bain began his footballing career for Grenadian side Queens Park Rangers before moving to fellow Grenadian side Ball Dogs.

Tranmere Rovers edit

In 2008 Bain had finished top scorer in the 2008 Caribbean Cup tournament with 5 goals. The then Tranmere Rovers manager John Barnes had also been involved in the tournament and his Jamaica national team won the tournament. Barnes was impressed enough with Bain to bring him to England, he signed for the Birkenhead-based club in August 2009.[citation needed]

Bain made his first appearance for Tranmere in their 3–2 home defeat by Walsall on 12 September 2009.[2]

On 26 November, Bain went out on loan to Conference National side Kettering Town until January 2010.[3]

Despite scoring seven goals for the Tranmere reserves, Bain was only given handful of substitute appearances by Rovers manager Les Parry, ending the season on 10 games, all from the bench. Bain failed to score in his time at Tranmere, although there was dispute over whether he got the last touch on Alan Mahon's goal in Rovers 3–2 win against Walsall.[4] He was released by Tranmere at the end of the 2009/10 season.[5]

He then returned home to Grenada in the summer of 2010 and rejoined his former club Queens Park Rangers. Near the end of 2010 he played in Guyana's Kashif and Shanghai cup competition for Alpha United as a guest player alongside Dominica international Kurlson Benjamin.[6]

Carolina RailHawks edit

After impressive performances for Grenada in The Caribbean Cup, Bain caught the eye of reigning American second division NASL Conference champions Carolina RailHawks who signed Bain for the 2011 season.[7] The RailHawks joined the North American Soccer League in 2011. He only played 11 minutes for them in the whole season.[8]

He signed for Trinidadian club Caledonia AIA in September 2013.[9]

International career edit

Bain has represented Grenada at both Under 23 and full international level. In the 2010 Caribbean Championship he was declared joint winners of the Digicel Golden Boot award.[10]

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.

Under-23 international goals edit

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2003-09-06 Grenada National Stadium, Grenada   Cayman Islands 5–0 5–0 2004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers, Round 1[11]
2 2003-10-12 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands   Cayman Islands 1–0 5–1 2004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers, Round 1[12]
3 2003-10-12 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands   Cayman Islands 2–0 5–1 2004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers, Round 1[12]
4 2003-11-16 Grenada National Stadium, Grenada   Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 1–1 2004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers, Round 2[13]

Full international goals edit

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2003-11-04 Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–0 2–0 Friendly[14]
2 TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
3 2004-06-02 Tanteen Recreation Ground, Grenada   Saint Lucia 2–0 2–0 Friendly[15]
4 2008-10-15 Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe   Cayman Islands 1–1 4–2 2008 Caribbean Championships[16]
5 2008-12-03 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica   Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 2–1 2008 Caribbean Championships[17]
6 2008-12-07 Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica   Barbados 1–0 4–2 2008 Caribbean Championships[18]
7 2008-12-07 Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica   Barbados 3–0 4–2 2008 Caribbean Championships[18]
8 2008-12-07 Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica   Barbados 4–0 4–2 2008 Caribbean Championships[18]
9 2008-12-11 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica   Cuba 2–2 2–2 2008 Caribbean Championships[19]
10 2010-05-30 Progress Park, St. Andrew's, Grenada   Martinique 1–1 2–2 Friendly[20]
11 2010-10-22 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada   Puerto Rico 1–0 3–1 2010 Caribbean Championship[21]
12 2010-10-22 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada   Puerto Rico 2–0 3–1 2010 Caribbean Championship[21]
13 2010-11-26 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique   Martinique 1–0 1–1 2010 Caribbean Championship[22]
14 2010-11-28 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique   Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 1–0 2010 Caribbean Championship[23]
15 2010-12-03 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique   Jamaica 1–1 1–2 2010 Caribbean Championship[24]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ Tranmere 2 – 3 Walsall
  3. ^ news tranmererovers.co.uk [dead link]
  4. ^ Tranmere Rovers | Match | Match Report | 12 September 2009, Tranmere 2 – 3 Walsall
  5. ^ "Parry offers six Tranmere deals". BBC News. 11 May 2010.
  6. ^ Alpha United may not defend their second K&S title this year end Archived 12 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine – Guyana Chronicle
  7. ^ "RailHawks Announce Player Signings and Preseason Schedule – OurSports Central". 7 March 2011.
  8. ^ 2011 Stats – NASL
  9. ^ "Caledonia AIA signs Grenada international Bain". concacaf.com. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Jamaican, Dane Richards, and Grenadian, Kithson Bain, named as DIGICEL Golden Boot winners". Bajan Reporter. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  11. ^ "Grenada 5 – 0 Cayman Islands". grenadasports.org. 6 September 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  12. ^ a b "Grenada 5 – 1 Cayman Islands". grenadasports.org. 12 October 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  13. ^ "Grenada 1 – 1 Trinidad & Tobago". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 November 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  14. ^ "Grenada 2–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines". grenadasports.org. 25 October 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  15. ^ "Grenada 2–0 St Lucia". grenadianconnection.com. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  16. ^ "Grenada 4–2 Cayman Islands" (PDF). concaf.com. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2009. [dead link]
  17. ^ "Trinidad & Tobago 1–2 Grenada" (PDF). concaf.com. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2009. [dead link]
  18. ^ a b c "Grenada 4 – 2 Barbados". Digicelfootball.com. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  19. ^ "Grenada 2 – 2 Cuba". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  20. ^ "Grenada 2 – 2 Martinique". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 30 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  21. ^ a b "Grenada 3 – 1 Puerto Rico". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  22. ^ "Martinique 1 – 1 Grenada". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  23. ^ "Grenada 1 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  24. ^ "Jamaica 2 – 1 Grenada (AET)". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.

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