Kharlton Belmar

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Kharlton Belmar
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-01) December 1, 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Number 90
Youth career
2008–2011 Virginia Rush
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 VCU Rams 76 (18)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Mississippi Brilla 12 (2)
2013 RVA FC 1 (1)
2014 Portland Timbers U23s 14 (8)
2015–2016 Portland Timbers 2 53 (14)
2015 → New York Cosmos (loan) 1 (0)
2017 Swope Park Rangers 24 (10)
2017–2018 Sporting Kansas City 5 (0)
2017–2018 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 24 (14)
2019 Nashville SC 33 (3)
2020–2021 Sacramento Republic 40 (2)
2022– Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0 (0)
National team‡
2021– Grenada 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 28, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 9, 2021

Kharlton Belmar (born December 1, 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in the USL Championship. Born in the United States, he represents the Grenada national team.

Career[]

College and amateur[]

Belmar spent his entire college career at Virginia Commonwealth University. He made a total of 76 appearances for the Rams and tallied 18 goals and five assists.

He also played in the Premier Development League for Mississippi Brilla and Portland Timbers U23s.[1][2]

Professional[]

Portland Timbers 2[]

On January 15, 2015, Belmar was selected in the second round (34th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Portland Timbers.[3] However, he was cut from camp and he ended up signing with USL affiliate club Portland Timbers 2.[4] On March 29, he made his professional debut for the club and scored twice in a 3–1 victory over Real Monarchs SLC.

On October 1, 2015, Belmar was signed by the Cosmos on a short-term loan deal from Timbers 2.[5]

Sporting Kansas City/Swope Park Rangers[]

Belmar moved to USL side Swope Park Rangers on December 19, 2016.[6] On September 15, 2017, Belmar earned a move to Swope Park's Major League Soccer parent club Sporting Kansas City.[7] He made his debut as a late substitute against the Houston Dynamo on October 11, 2017.

Nashville SC[]

After his option was declined by Sporting Kansas City at the end of their 2018 season, Belmar signed with USL Championship side Nashville SC ahead of their 2019 season.[8]

Sacramento Republic[]

On December 12, 2019, Belmar moved to USL Championship side Sacramento Republic ahead of their 2020 season.[9] Belmar was released by Sacramento following the 2021 season.[10]

Colorado Springs Switchbacks[]

Belmar joined Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on December 28, 2021.[11]

International career[]

Belmar was born in the United States and is of Grenadian descent. He was called up to represent the Grenada national team on 16 March 2021.[12] On 25 March, he made his international debut for Grenada in a World Cup qualifier against El Salvador.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "2012 Mississippi Brilla stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ^ "2014 Portland Timbers U23s stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League players. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Portland Timbers select four players in 2015 MLS SuperDraft". Timbers.com. Portland Timbers Communications. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ^ "T2 sign six players for inaugural USL season". Timbers.com. T2 Communications. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Club Signs Kharlton Belmar On Loan From Timbers 2". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  6. ^ "Swope Park Rangers signs 2015 USL Rookie of the Year Kharlton Belmar | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  7. ^ "Sporting KC signs forward Kharlton Belmar and midfielder Kevin Oliveira to MLS contracts | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  8. ^ "Nashville SC Adds Another Scoring Threat in Kharlton Belmar". Nashvillesc.com. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  9. ^ Communications, Republic FC (December 12, 2019). "Republic FC Signs Kharlton Belmar". Sacramento Republic FC - USL.
  10. ^ Communications, Republic FC (November 12, 2021). "Republic FC Exercise Contract Options on Four Players, Preparing for 2022 USL Championship Season". Sacramento Republic FC - USL.
  11. ^ Cutler, Tyler. "COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC SIGN VETERAN STRIKER AND FORMER ROOKIE OF THE YEAR KHARLTON BELMAR FOR 2022 SEASON". SwitchbacksFC,com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  12. ^ Communications, Republic FC (March 16, 2021). "Two Republic FC Players Selected for National Team Service". Sacramento Republic FC - USL.
  13. ^ FIFA.com

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