Saint Helena football team
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Association | |
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Head coach | Nick Stevens |
Captain | |
Most caps | (5) |
Top scorer | (3) |
First international | |
Unofficial![]() ![]() (Leamington Spa, England; 12 November 1949) Official ![]() ![]() (Bryn Du, Anglesey; 12 June 2019) | |
Biggest win | |
![]() ![]() (Bangor, Wales; 10 June 2019) | |
Biggest defeat | |
![]() ![]() (Leamington Spa, England; 12 November 1949) |
The Saint Helena football team is a representative football team of Saint Helena, organised by the . The team is not affiliated with any confederation or FIFA.
History[]
The team made its international debut in June 2019 when participating in the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament.[1][2] Previously, St. Helena had played one previous fixture in 1949 against English side Lockheed Leamington as the Friday 18 November 1949 issue of the Leamington Courier notes 'Lockheed beat St. Helena 15–3, the visiting team coming from the island of St. Helena'. [3]
Results[]
Saint Helena's score first.
Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 Nov 1949 | Friendly | Windmill Ground, Leamington | ![]() |
3–15 |
10 June 2019 | Friendly | Bangor | ![]() |
2–0 |
12 June 2019 | Friendly | Anglesey | ![]() |
2–7 |
16 June 2019 | 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament | Bryn Du, Anglesey | ![]() |
1–6 |
18 June 2019 | 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament | Holyhead, Anglesey | ![]() |
0–9 |
20 June 2019 | 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament | Bryn Du, Anglesey | ![]() |
1–2 |
Current squad[]
The following players have been called up for the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament.[4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Keith Yon | 50 | 4 | Rovers | |||
20 | GK | Deon Yon | 36 | 3 | Axis | |||
25 | GK | Jia Peters | 18 | 3 | Harts | |||
2 | DF | Julian Henry | 27 | Rovers | ||||
3 | DF | Brandon Harris | 18 | Wolves | ||||
4 | DF | Michael Ryan Williams | 28 | Harts | ||||
5 | DF | Ross O'Dean | 26 | Rovers | ||||
15 | DF | Dane Wade | 25 | Crusaders | ||||
18 | DF | Lee Yon | 26 | |||||
21 | DF | Kyle Yon | 21 | |||||
6 | MF | Jacob Denter | 29 | Wolves | ||||
7 | MF | Clayton Benjamin | 29 | |||||
8 | MF | Brett Isaac | 17 | |||||
11 | MF | Matthias Young | 17 | Axis | ||||
12 | MF | Ryan Benjamin | 27 | Bellboys | ||||
14 | MF | Jordan Yon | 22 | Bellboys | ||||
17 | MF | Liam Yon | 22 | Wolves | ||||
9 | FW | Rico Benjamin (C) | 24 | 5 | 3 | Rovers | ||
10 | FW | Ronan Legg | 19 | 5 | 1 | Rovers | ||
16 | FW | Jace Williams | 21 | Wolves | ||||
19 | FW | Cody Thomas | 20 | 4 | Wolves |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f4/Saint_Helena_Mens_Football_Team_2019.jpg/400px-Saint_Helena_Mens_Football_Team_2019.jpg)
The team in June 2019
References[]
- ^ "Team from island Napoleon was banished to hoping to escape to Anglesey to make footballing history". North Wales Live.
- ^ "John Magnus and Seumas to lead Island Games ceremony". Shetland News.
- ^ "Lockheed Run Riot". Leamington Spa Courier.
- ^ Harris, Mik-kail (May 30, 2019). "Good Luck Team St Helena" (PDF). The Sentinel. South Atlantic Media Services, Ltd. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
Categories:
- Saint Helena official football team
- National sports teams of Saint Helena
- Football in Saint Helena