Dexter Skeene

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Dexter Skeene
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Skeene in 2017
Personal information
Full name Dexter Hayden Skeene
Date of birth (1964-04-01) 1 April 1964 (age 61)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Malta Carib Alcons
Maple Club
International career
1988–1991 Trinidad and Tobago 13 (4)
Managerial career
1996–1998 Trinidad and Tobago women
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dexter Skeene (born 1 April 1964) is a Trinidadian former footballer who played as a forward for Malta Carib Alcons, Maple Club, and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He is the CEO of the TT Pro League, having assumed the role of the country's highest level of league football on 1 April 2004. [1]

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International career

Skeene made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national team in 1998, and scored his first international goal on 17 April 1988 in a 4–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification match win over Guyana. Skeene was a member of the Strike Squad that was named during the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. Skeene scored his second international goal in a 1–2 friendly loss to Canada on 2 October 1988 at Queen's Park Oval. He would conclude his international career with two goals in successive matches during the 1991 Caribbean Cup with the first in a 7–0 win over Dominican Republic and the second in a 2–1 loss to Saint Lucia. In all international competitions, Skeene finished with 13 international appearances for Trinidad and Tobago and scored 4 goals. [2]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first. [3]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 April 1988 Camp Ayanganna, Providence, Guyana Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
2–0
4–0
1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification
22 October 1988 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1–0
1–2
Friendly
323 May 1991 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
7–0
7–0
1991 Caribbean Cup
427 May 1991 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia
1–2
1–2
1991 Caribbean Cup

References

  1. Skeene appointed CEO of T&T Pro League
  2. Matches played by Dexter Skeene
  3. "Trinidad and Tobago Results". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.