Deon McCaulay

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Deon McCaulay
Personal information
Full name Deon McCaulay [1]
Date of birth (1987-09-20) 20 September 1987 (age 36) [2]
Place of birth Belize City, Belize [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rome Gladiators
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Kremandala
2006–2007 FC Belize
2007–2009 Belize Defence Force
2008 Puntarenas
2008–2009 FC Belize
2009 Belize Defence Force
2009–2011 Deportes Savio 25 (4)
2011–2012 R.G. City Boys United
2013–2014 Belmopan Bandits
2014 Atlanta Silverbacks 17 (3)
2015–2017 Verdes FC
2017 Atlanta Silverbacks 1 (2)
2018–2019 Georgia Revolution FC 10 (1)
2021– Atletico Atlanta
2021– Rome Gladiators (indoor) 2 (0)
International career‡
2007– Belize 63 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:51, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Deon McCaulay (born 20 September 1987) is a Belizean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atletico Atlanta of the United Premier Soccer League, the Rome Gladiators of the National Indoor Soccer League, and the Belize national team. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

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Club career

McCaulay has played in Belize for Kremandala, FC Belize and Belize Defence Force; in Costa Rica he had a trial with Puntarenas; [16] he played in Honduras for Deportes Savio from 2009 to 2011. [17] He has also played for Belmopan Bandits in the Premier League of Belize. [18]

In February 2013 he had a trial with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. [19]

In March 2014 he joined the Atlanta Silverbacks of North American Soccer League. [20]

After a two-year spell back in Belize with Verdes FC, McCaulay rejoined the Atlanta Silverbacks in March 2017. [21]

In April 2018, he signed with the Georgia Revolution FC of the National Premier Soccer League. [22] [23]

In November 2020 he signed for Ginga Atlanta. [24] McCaulay was recognized as UPSL national player of the week on 27 November 2020, [25] and on 5 February 2021 [26]

International career

McCaulay made his international debut for Belize in 2007. [17] He was a member of Belize's FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign for the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 editions, [27] and he scored the first goal and first hat-trick of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. [28] He is Belize's all-time top scorer, [29] with eighteen goals in FIFA World Cup qualifying, [27] as well as two goals at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup and one goal at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. He was also the worldwide top goalscorer in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification along with Luis Suárez and Robin van Persie with eleven goals. He scored a hat-trick of those eleven in a 5–2 rout of Montserrat in June 2011. [30]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 June 2022 [17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belize 200732
200862
20111111
201391
201431
201544
201610
201751
201841
201973
202131
202271
Total6328
Scores and results list Belize's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McCaulay goal.
List of international goals scored by Deon McCaulay [17] [27] [30]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 February 2007 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El SalvadorFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1–22–4 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
22–3
36 February 2008 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, GuatemalaFlag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–03–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
43–1
515 June 2011 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 1–05–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
64–1
75–1
817 July 2011 Estadio Olímpico, San Pedro Sula, HondurasFlag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat  2–13–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
92 September 2011 Grenada National Stadium, St. Georges, GrenadaFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1–03–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
103–0
116 September 2011 FFB Field, Belmopan, BelizeFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–21–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1211 October 2011Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, GuatemalaFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–11–32014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1311 November 2011FFB Field, Belmopan, BelizeFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–11–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1415 November 2011 Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
152–0
1622 January 2013 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa RicaFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 2–12–1 2013 Copa Centroamericana
177 September 2014 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United StatesFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–21–2 2014 Copa Centroamericana
1811 June 2015 Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1–02–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
192–1
2014 June 2015FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
218 September 2015FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–11–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2217 January 2017 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–31–3 2017 Copa Centroamericana
237 September 2018 Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, BelizeFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1–04–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
241 September 2019Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, BelizeFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–01–0 Friendly
258 September 2019Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, BelizeFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1–01–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2614 November 2019Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, BelizeFlag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana 2–02–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2730 March 2021 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican RepublicFlag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 5–05–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
281 February 2022 Estadio Nacional, Managua, NicaraguaFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1–11–1Friendly

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