Bank of Guam Strykers FC

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Full nameBank of Guam Strykers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Strykers
Founded2005;19 years ago (2005)
StadiumGFA Center Upper Field [1]
Capacity1,000
PresidentKeith Dickson
ManagerKeith Dickson
League Guam Soccer League
2022–23GSL, 2nd

The Bank of Guam Strykers FC are a professional association football club based in Guam. [2] Strykers FC have never won a Guam Soccer League title nor domestic cup to this date, [3] [4] but still remain a dominant force in Guamanian soccer. They underwent many name changes throughout the years, including Paintco Strykers and Payless Supermarket Strykers (named for its past sponsor, the food purveyors Payless Supermarkets) to name a few.

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The club's youth team claimed victory to take home Guam's first Minetgot Cup Elite Youth League title and trophy. [5] [6]

Aside from a football section, they have a successful beach soccer section which won the Land Shark Beach Soccer league in 2016. [7]

History

In 2005, Keith Dickson founded the club. In an interview with Pacific Daily News, he stated his reasons for starting the club were '[Other clubs they tried] were either too strict, or not strict enough'. [8] The Strykers quickly became an important team in Guam, reaching the first division soon after being established. It now comprises over 16 teams engaging in different leagues of the Guam Football Association. [9]

Squad players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicky Butler
2 DF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Armand Sánchez
4 DF Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Andrés Carvallo(Captain)
5 DF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Percy García
6 MF Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Hong Tsu-huang
7 MF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Alan Thomas
8 DF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Luke Stewart
9 FW Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Richard Advincula
10 FW Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Nathan Fonseca
11 MF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Charles Davids
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 MF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Bob Santana
13 DF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM James Gallardo
14 FW Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Anthony O'Brien
15 GK Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Francis Peñaranda
17 FW Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Alejandro Aguirre
18 MF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Moses Gambino
21 MF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Tyler Griffiths
23 MF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Séamus Kane
32 DF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Oliver González
99 FW Flag of Namibia.svg  NAM Shakes

Squad women players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Kalila Kim
2 DF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Sheena Borja
3 DF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Kiyoni Yamaguchi
4 DF Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  TPE Hallie Wigsten
5 DF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Abigail San Gil
8 FW Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Jenna Han
9 FW Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Jinae Teria
10 MF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Koharu Minato
11 FW Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Alexy Dacanay(Captain)
12 MF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Lauren Phillips
13 MF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Hannah Cruz
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Christina Duenas(Vice-Captain)
15 DF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Ramona Nelson
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erica Alejandro
18 MF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Franceska Pangelinan
19 FW Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Taylor Paige Aguon
22 GK Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Amy Besagar
23 MF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Ashley Besagar
24 DF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Sabrina Kenney
25 DF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Isabella Bass
55 DF Flag of Guam.svg  GUM Richelle Ragadio

Honors

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References

  1. ↑ https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/guam/paintco-strykers/12630/ [ bare URL ]
  2. ↑ "Guam - Bank of Guam Strykers FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
  3. ↑ "Guam - List of Champions".
  4. ↑ "Guam - List of Cup Winners".
  5. ↑ "Guam Football Association - Bank of Guam Strykers win first-ever Minetgot Cup U17 title". Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  6. ↑ Delgado, Dave. "Bank of Guam Strykers win Aloha Maid Minetgot Cup Elite Youth League".
  7. ↑ "STRIKERS FC CROWNED LAND SHARK BEACH SOCCER CHAMPS - GSPN – Guam Sports Network". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  8. ↑ https://www.guampdn.com/sports/soccer-brings-together-dickson-family/article_a7811d9a-1282-5391-9353-a5ad1095af16.html [ bare URL ]
  9. ↑ "Soccer brings together Dickson family".


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