Kharlton Belmar

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Kharlton Belmar
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-01) December 1, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Charlotte Independence
Number 9
Youth career
2008–2011 Virginia Rush
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 VCU Rams 76 (18)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Mississippi Brilla 12 (2)
2013 RVA FC 1 (1)
2014 Portland Timbers U23s 14 (8)
2015–2016 Portland Timbers 2 53 (14)
2015 → New York Cosmos (loan) 1 (0)
2017 Swope Park Rangers 24 (10)
2017–2018 Sporting Kansas City 5 (0)
2017–2018 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 24 (14)
2019 Nashville SC 33 (3)
2020–2021 Sacramento Republic 40 (2)
2022 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 27 (0)
2023 Richmond Kickers 21 (2)
2024– Charlotte Independence 15 (1)
International career‡
2021– Grenada 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 20, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 9, 2021

Kharlton Belmar (born December 1, 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Charlotte Independence in USL League One. Born in the United States, he plays for the Grenada national team.

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Career

College and amateur

Belmar spent his entire college career at Virginia Commonwealth University. He made a total of 76 appearances for the Rams and tallied 18 goals and five assists.

He also played in the Premier Development League for Mississippi Brilla and Portland Timbers U23s. [1] [2]

Professional

Portland Timbers 2

On January 15, 2015, Belmar was selected in the second round (34th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Portland Timbers. [3] However, he was cut from camp and he ended up signing with USL affiliate club Portland Timbers 2. [4] On March 29, he made his professional debut for the club and scored twice in a 3–1 victory over Real Monarchs SLC.

On October 1, 2015, Belmar was signed by the Cosmos on a short-term loan deal from Timbers 2. [5]

Sporting Kansas City/Swope Park Rangers

Belmar moved to USL side Swope Park Rangers on December 19, 2016. [6] On September 15, 2017, Belmar earned a move to Swope Park's Major League Soccer parent club Sporting Kansas City. [7] He made his debut as a late substitute against the Houston Dynamo on October 11, 2017.

Nashville SC

After his option was declined by Sporting Kansas City at the end of their 2018 season, Belmar signed with USL Championship side Nashville SC ahead of their 2019 season. [8]

Sacramento Republic

On December 12, 2019, Belmar moved to USL Championship side Sacramento Republic ahead of their 2020 season. [9] Belmar was released by Sacramento following the 2021 season. [10]

Colorado Springs Switchbacks

Belmar joined Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on December 28, 2021. [11]

Richmond Kickers

On February 9, 2023, Belmar signed with USL League One side Richmond Kickers. [12]

Charlotte Independence

Belmar moved to USL League One's Charlotte Independence on March 13, 2024. [13]

International career

Belmar was born in the United States and is of Grenadian descent. He was called up to represent the Grenada national team on 16 March 2021. [14] On 25 March, he made his international debut for Grenada in a World Cup qualifier against El Salvador. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "2012 Mississippi Brilla stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "2014 Portland Timbers U23s stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League players. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Portland Timbers select four players in 2015 MLS SuperDraft". Timbers.com. Portland Timbers Communications. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "T2 sign six players for inaugural USL season". Timbers.com. T2 Communications. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Club Signs Kharlton Belmar On Loan From Timbers 2". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  6. ↑ "Swope Park Rangers signs 2015 USL Rookie of the Year Kharlton Belmar | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  7. ↑ "Sporting KC signs forward Kharlton Belmar and midfielder Kevin Oliveira to MLS contracts | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  8. ↑ "Nashville SC Adds Another Scoring Threat in Kharlton Belmar". Nashvillesc.com. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  9. ↑ "Republic FC Signs Kharlton Belmar". Sacramento Republic FC - USL. December 12, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Republic FC Exercise Contract Options on Four Players, Preparing for 2022 USL Championship Season". Sacramento Republic FC. November 12, 2021. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  11. ↑ Cutler, Tyler. "COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC SIGN VETERAN STRIKER AND FORMER ROOKIE OF THE YEAR KHARLTON BELMAR FOR 2022 SEASON". SwitchbacksFC.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Grenada international Kharlton Belmar set for RVA homecoming with Kickers". USL League One. February 9, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Veteran Forward Kharlton Belmar Signs with Independence".
  14. ↑ "Two Republic FC Players Selected for National Team Service". Sacramento Republic FC – USL. March 16, 2021.
  15. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers – North, Central America and Caribbean – Matches – El Salvador – Grenada – FIFA.com". March 26, 2021. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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