Keon Daniel

Keon Daniel

Daniel with Puerto Rico Islanders in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Keon Kelly Daniel
Born	(1987-01-16) 16 January 1987 (age 38) Lambeau, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	United Petrotrin
2008–2010	Caledonia AIA
2010	Puerto Rico Islanders	16	(2)
2011–2014	Philadelphia Union	64	(2)
2014–2017	Miedź Legnica	56	(2)
2014–2015	→ Flota Świnoujście (loan)	7	(0)
2018–2020	GKS Tychy	63	(1)
International career
2007–2013	Trinidad and Tobago	59	(14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keon Kelly Daniel (born 16 January 1987 in Lambeau) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Club

Daniel attended Signal Hill Secondary School in his native Tobago, and later attended the St Clair Coaching School. After a two-week trial with Manchester United in 2005 Daniel turned professional when he signed with United Petrotrin of the TT Pro League in 2006.

After another trial in England in August 2008, this time with West Ham United, ^[1] Daniel joined league rivals Caledonia AIA in 2009. ^[2]

In May 2010 Daniel transferred to the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USSF D2 Pro League. ^[3] He made his debut for the Islanders on 26 June 2010 as a substitute in a 3–0 loss to the Rochester Rhinos. ^[4]

Prior to the 2011 Major League Soccer season, Daniel trialed with the Philadelphia Union. ^[5] Following the successful trial, Daniel signed with the Union on 18 March 2011. ^[6] In Week 7 of the season, Daniel was named to the MLS Team of the Week for his performance against the San Jose Earthquakes. ^[7] His first goal for Philadelphia was scored on 11 June 2011 in an MLS game against Real Salt Lake. ^[8]

After temporarily leaving Philadelphia to play for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team in September 2011, Daniel was forced to remain in Trinidad and Tobago due to an expired visa until February 2012. This incident spawned the "Free Keon" meme used amongst Philadelphia Union fans at live matches and online social networking groups.

Miedź Legnica

It was announced that Keon Daniel would join Miedź Legnica in the I liga (Poland) from Philadelphia Union in 2014.

International

Daniel made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team in 2007. He scored his first senior international goal against Guyana in January 2008 and his second against El Salvador in March 2008, both from free kicks. He was also part of the Trinidad & Tobago squads which competed in the Caribbean Cup in 2008, 2010, and 2012. He was also part of the squads for the multiple CONCACAF Gold Cups, as well as 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. In total, Daniel has made 57 international appearances and scored 14 goals. ^[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first. ^{[10] [11]}

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 January 2008	Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	Guyana	1–1	2–1	Friendly
2	19 March 2008	Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago	El Salvador	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3	8 July 2008	Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago	Guyana	2–0	2–0	Friendly
4	20 August 2008	Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba	Cuba	1–0	3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5				2–0
6	6 September 2008	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Guatemala	1–0	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	7 November 2008	Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–0	3–1	2008 Caribbean Championship qualification
8	19 November 2008	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Cuba	3–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	6 September 2011	Barbados National Stadium, Saint Michael, Barbados	Barbados	1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	10 October 2012	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	French Guiana	3–1	4–1	2012 Caribbean Championship qualification
11	14 October 2012	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Anguilla	2–0	10–0	2012 Caribbean Championship qualification
12				5–0
13				7–0
14	8 July 2013	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, USA	El Salvador	1–0	2–2	2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Last updated 8 July 2013 [12]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Puerto Rico			League		Torneo de Copa de Puerto Rico		League Cup		North America		Total
2010	Puerto Rico Islanders	USSF Division 2	16	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	21	2
USA			League		Open Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2011	Philadelphia Union	Major League Soccer	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
2012			22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	1
2013			17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Total	Puerto Rico		16	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	21	2
	USA		57	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	61	2
Career total			73	4	4	0	2	0	3	0	82	4

Updated 3 August 2013

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Trinidad and Tobago
	2008	28	8
	2009	9	0
	2010	9	0
	2011	5	1
	2012	4	4
	2013	4	1
Total		59	14

Personal

Daniel's nickname is "Schillaci", after the famous Italian striker Salvatore Schillaci. ^[13]

Honours

Puerto Rico Islanders

• USSF Division 2 Pro League: 2010

References

1. "West Ham trial for Daniel". socawarriors.net. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008.
2. Keon Daniel at National-Football-Teams.com
3. "Soca Warriors' Keon Daniel completes Islanders switch – Trinidad Guardian".
4. "USSF Division-2 Pro League". ussf.demosphere.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010.
5. "Unknown No More: Sixth Philadelphia Union Trialist Identified as Former PDL MVP Aaron Wheeler". 28 January 2011.
6. Union Sign, archived from the original on 10 July 2015, retrieved 18 March 2011
7. "Williams, Daniel, Valdés Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week | Philadelphia Union". Archived from the original on 4 May 2011.
8. "Real Salt Lake at Philadelphia Union – match thoughts from the 1-1 draw". 11 June 2011.
9. "MATCHES PLAYED BY KEON DANIEL". socawarriors.net. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
10. "Trinidad and Tobago Results". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
11. Keon Kelly Daniel - International Appearances
12. "Trinidad and Tobago – K. Daniel – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
13. "Keon "Schillaci" Daniel enters new League". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2010.

External links

• Keon Daniel Profile Archived 20 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine at the Socawarriors.net website
• socawarriors.net Archived 23 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
• Keon Daniel at National-Football-Teams.com