Kyle Ming

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Kyle Ming
Personal information
Full name Kyle Allan Ming
Date of birth (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 26)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Mount Pleasant
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2024 Cavalier 141 (6)
2024– Mount Pleasant 34 (3)
International career‡
2023– Jamaica 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 3 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2025

Kyle Allan Ming (born 25 January 1999) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Jamaican club Mount Pleasant and the Jamaica national team. [1]

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Early life

He is from Westmoreland Parish. [2] He attended Bridgeport High School in Portmore, Jamaica. [3]

Club career

A right back, or right wing back, he took over the captaincy of Jamaican Premier League club Cavalier in 2021. [4] [5] That season, he won the Jamaican Premier League title, the first for the club since 1981. [6] He was sent off on the opening day of the 2022 season, reckebing a straight red card for fighting against Arnett Gardens. [7]

He captained Cavalier as they reached the 2023 Jamaican Premier League final with a win over Harbor View. [8] [9] They subsequently lost the final 2–1 against Mount Pleasant in June 2023. [10] He played in the Premier League final again the following season, as this time Cavalier won on penalties against the same opponent. [11] [12]

It proved to be his final game for the club as he joined Mount Pleasant shortly afterwards under manager Theodore Whitmore. [13] In 2024, he played for the club in the 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup. [14] He was a member of the Mount Pleasant team which set a league record of eleven consecutive wins in January 2025. [15]

International career

In 2023, he was called-up for the Jamaica national football team for their friendly matches by manager Heimir Hallgrímsson. [16] He made his senior Jamaica debut in a 0–0 draw against Guatemala national football team on 12 November 2023. [17] He continues with the Jamaican national team, and was named in the squad by subsequent manager Steve McLaren in January 2025. [18]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 30 May 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 202310
202410
202530
Total50

References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Ming". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Familiar Foes". Jamaica Observer. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Tru Blues snatch a point with late dramatic equalizer". dev.schoolboyfoornall.com. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "This is It!". Jamaica Observer. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Shot of the day". Jamaica Loopnews. September 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Finally, Cavalier!". Jamaica Gleaner. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Wheeler, Daniel (October 28, 2022). "JPL's best and worst – week 1". Jamaica Star.
  8. ↑ Swaby, Alrick (30 May 2023). "Cavalier's Kyle Ming Hails Team for 1st Leg Semifinal Win Against Harbor View". Nationwideradio. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "...Ming ready for the threat". Jamaica-Star. June 9, 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Mount Pleasant vs. cavalier 2–1". Soccerway. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Cavalier beat Mt Pleasant for third Premier League title". Jamaica Observer. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "MOUNT PLEASANT ACADEMY VS. CAVALIER 1 – 1". Soccerway. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "All you need to know about busy JPL transfer window". Jamaica Gleaner. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  14. ↑ Prescott, Ian (27 September 2024). "TOUGH DRAW, TOUGH EXIT". Trinidad Express. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "11 wins in a row for Mount Pleasant". Jamaica Gleaner. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  16. ↑ "Reggae Boyz name squad for Guatemala friendly". Jamaica Gleaner. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  17. ↑ "GUATEMALA VS. JAMAICA 0 – 0". Soccerway. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  18. ↑ Brown, Wayde (30 January 2025). "15 uncapped players named in Jamaica's 28-man squad for upcoming friendlies against Trinidad and Tobago". iriefm.net. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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