| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 24, 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brampton YSC | |||
| Glen Shields SC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Sigma FC | 10 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Forge FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sigma FC (loan) | 15 | (15) |
| 2024 | → Sigma FC B (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Canada U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | Canada U20 | 2 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 28, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 27, 2024 | |||
Kevaughn Tavernier (born February 24, 2006) is a Canadian soccer player.
Tavernier played youth soccer with Glen Shields SC. [1]
In 2023, he began playing with Sigma FC in League1 Ontario. [2] In his season debut, he scored a brace, earning the league's performance of the week honour. [3]
In June 2023, he signed a developmental contract with Canadian Premier League club Forge FC. [4] On September 9, he made his professional debut in a substitute appearance against Cavalry FC; [5] he then made his first start the following week, on September 17, against Valour FC. [6] In October of the same year, he was a part of the Forge squad that won their fourth league title, following a 2–1 victory over Cavalry FC in the play-off final. [7] [8] On February 13, 2024, Tavernier scored his first professional goal for Forge FC in a round one CONCACAF Champions Cup match against Mexican side Guadalajara. [9] [10] In March 2024, he went on trial with AS Monaco's reserves. [11] [12] In 2024, while playing with Sigma FC, he was named the League1 Ontario Young Player of the Season and a league Second Team All-Star. [13]
Born in Canada, Tavernier is of Jamaican descent (where his mother was born). [14] In September 2023, he earned his first international call-up to the Canadian U17 team, ahead of a pair of friendlies against Brazil. [15] He then debuted for the team, in their first match on September 29. [16] In November 2023, Tavernier was named to the roster for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [17] [18] He appeared in all three of the team's matches at the tournament. [19]
In February 2024, Tavernier was named to the Canadian U-20 side ahead of the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament. [20] [21] He scored in his debut for the under-20s on February 23, in an 8–0 win over Dominica.[ citation needed ]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sigma FC | 2023 [2] | League1 Ontario | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Forge FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Sigma FC (loan) | 2024 | League1 Ontario Premier | 15 | 15 | – | – | – | 2 [b] | 1 | 16 | 16 | |||
| Sigma FC B (loan) | 2024 | League2 Ontario | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 32 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 19 | ||
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