Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Piers Nelson | ||
Date of birth | 31 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | George Town, Cayman Islands | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Masters FA | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Valparaiso Crusaders | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Tigers | ||
2018 | Bognor Regis Town | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Llanelli Town | 16 | (0) |
2019-2024 | Sunset | ||
2025– | Masters FA B | 13 | (8) |
2025– | Masters FA | 2 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Cayman Islands U15 | 5 | (3) |
2017 | Cayman Islands U20 | 5 | (3) |
2019– | Cayman Islands | 6 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2023 |
Anthony Piers Nelson (born 31 July 1997) is a Caymanian football player who plays as a striker for Canadian League1 Ontario club Masters FA and the Cayman Islands national team.
Nelson played youth football with Tigers. [1] In January 2009, he won the Kick-It 3v3 Soccer World Championship with the Cayman Stingrays U11. [2] [3] At age 13, he moved to England and attended the Shrewsbury School. [1]
In 2016, he began attending Valparaiso University in the United States, where he played for the men's soccer team. [4] [5]
In 2017, he played with Bognor Regis Town in the National League South. [1]
In 2018, he has a trial with Welsh club Flint Town United, before signing with Llanelli Town in the Welsh Premier League. [1] Afterwards, he had trials with Northern Irish Premier League clubs, before returning to the Cayman Islands. [6]
In 2025, he played with Canadian club Master's FA, featuring mostly with the second team. [7]
He made his debut for the Cayman Islands national football team on 22 March 2019 in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against Montserrat. [1] [8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cayman Islands | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |