Kevin Sheppard

Kevin Sheppard

Personal information
Born	(1979-09-17) September 17, 1979 (age 45) St Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
College	Jacksonville (1998–2003)
NBA draft	2003: undrafted
Playing career	2003–present
Position	Point guard
Career history
2003	Cocoteros de Paria
2004	Toros de Aragua
2004	Gallitos de Isabela
2004	Guacharos de Maturin
2004–2005	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2005–2006	La Union Colon
2006	Guaynabo Conquistadores
2006–2007	Minot SkyRockets
2007	Marinos de Anzoategui
2007	Maratonistas de Coamo
2007–2008	Azad University
2008	Guaynabo Conquistadores
2008–2009	a.s Shiraz
2009	Quebradillas Pirates
2009–2015	Azad University
Medals Men's basketball Representing   Virgin Islands Centrobasket 2006 Panama 2008 Mexico FIBA CBC Championship 2006 Jamaica 2011 Bahamas

Kevin Sheppard

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Alphonso Sheppard
Date of birth	(1979-09-17) September 17, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	St Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Jacksonville University
International career‡
2002	United States Virgin Islands	2	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 December 2008

Kevin Sheppard (born 17 September 1979 in St Croix) is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker. He became the subject of the documentary The Iran Job which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

Soccer career

Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at Jacksonville University. He made his debut for the United States Virgin Islands in an August 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against the Dominican Republic ^[1] and also played in the return game.

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States Virgin Islands	2002	2	2
Total		2	2

Scores and results list United States Virgin Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sheppard goal.

List of international goals scored by Kevin Sheppard

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	16 August 2002	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	1–4	1–6	2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification	[3]
2	18 August 2002	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	1–4	1–5	2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification	[4]

Basketball

Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, Poland, Spain, Argentina, the United States, and Puerto Rico before joining Iranian team Azad University in Tehran. ^[5] Sheppard is the subject of a documentary, The Iran Job , which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

See also

• List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
• The Iran Job

References and notes

1. Caribbean Qualifying for Gold Cup 2003 - RSSSF
2. "Kevin Sheppard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
3. "Dominican Republic vs. US Virgin Islands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
4. "Dominican Republic vs. US Virgin Islands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
5. KEVIN SHEPPARD basketball profile - Asia Basket Archived February 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Understanding Iran: U.S. athlete reveals his inside story, CNN, December 23, 2011
• An Unlikely U.S. Diplomat Scores with Iranian Fans, The Washington Post, Dec. 23, 2011