Kerry Baptiste

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Kerry Baptiste
Personal information
Full name Kerry Baptiste
Date of birth (1981-12-01) 1 December 1981 (age 41)
Place of birth Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Second striker
Team information
Current team
T&TEC SC
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2006 San Juan Jabloteh ? (41)
2007–2010 Joe Public 92 (69)
2011 FC Tampa Bay 5 (0)
2011– T&TEC SC 4 (2)
International career
2003–2010 Trinidad and Tobago 51 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2015

Kerry Baptiste (born 1 December 1981) is a Trinidadian football striker, who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the North American Soccer League. [1]

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Club career

First signed with Joe Public in March 2007 on a two-year deal. In December 2009, he was offered a trial at Ipswich Town F.C. in the Football League Championship of England. In May 2010, he joined Major League Soccer club Toronto FC on trial. In January 2011, Baptiste rejected a contract offer from Joe Public after he was looking to take on a new challenge. He was on trial with Seattle Sounders FC of MLS but was not signed.

Baptiste eventually signed in July 2011 with FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League. [2]

International career

Baptiste has graduated from the National Under 20 team which he played for at the 2001 CONCACAF qualifiers in T&T and was also a member of the Under 23 team.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 October 2006 Hasely Crawford Stadium Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5–0WinFriendly
215 January 2007 Hasely Crawford Stadium Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 5–1Win 2007 Caribbean Cup
315 January 2007 Hasely Crawford Stadium Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 5–1Win 2007 Caribbean Cup
426 January 2008 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2–2DrawFriendly
512 July 2009 Warner Park Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3–2WinFriendly
65 September 2009 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 1–4Lost 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
714 October 2009 Hasely Crawford Stadium Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–2Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
814 October 2009 Hasely Crawford Stadium Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–2Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
921 June 2010 Marvin Lee Stadium Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 4–1WinFriendly
102 November 2010 Marabella Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6–2Win 2010 Caribbean Championship
112 November 2010 Marabella Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6–2Win 2010 Caribbean Championship
126 November 2010 Marabella Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 4–0Win 2010 Caribbean Championship
Correct as of 13 January 2017 [3]

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References

  1. Caribbean Stars Profile
  2. "| Tampa Bay Rowdies". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  3. Kerry Baptiste – International Appearances