Mount Pleasant Football Academy

Mount Pleasant F.A.

Full name	Mount Pleasant Football Academy
Nickname(s)	Stush
Founded	2016;9 years ago (2016)
Ground	Drax Hall Sports Complex Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica
Capacity	2,000
Coordinates	18°26′10″N77°12′07″W / 18.436°N 77.202°W / 18.436; -77.202
Chairman	Peter Gould (English Businessman)
Head coach	Theodore Whitmore
League	Jamaica Premier League
2023–24	Regular season: 1st Playoffs: Runners-up
Website	http://mpafootball.com/

Mount Pleasant Football Academy is a Jamaican professional football club based in the parish of Saint Ann. The club currently plays in the Jamaica Premier League.

History

Formed in 2016 by Peter Gould, Mount Pleasant F.A, formerly known as “Stush in the Bush”, is nestled in the hills of St Ann, less than five minutes from the Runaway Bay main road, and has brought back football hype to the parish for the first time since Benfica F.C. participated in the 2010–11 season. ^[1]

The club gained promotion for the first time to the Jamaica Premier League via the playoffs on July 1, 2018, by finishing second in the four team table. ^[2] On June 11, 2023, the club won its first ever league title in history, defeating Cavalier F.C. 2–1 at Sabina Park.

Players

Current squad

As of 9 July 2024 ^{[3] [4]}

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JAM Ladale Richie 4 DF   JAM Fitzroy Cummings 5 DF   JAM Gawain Austin 6 MF   LCA Melvin Doxilly 7 FW   JAM Devonte Campbell 8 MF   JAM Leonard Rankine 9 MF   JAM Daniel Green 10 MF   JAM Demario Phillips 11 MF   JAM Shande James 12 MF   JAM Kimoni Bailey 13 MF   HAI Shad San Millan 14 DF   JAM Sue-Lae McCalla 15 MF   JAM Kevaughn Isaacs 16 DF   JAM Kymani Campbell 17 MF   JAM Romeo Guthrie 18 FW   JAM Shaqueil Bradford 19 DF   JAM Jahmarley Bennett 20 MF   TRI Nathaniel James

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW   JAM Oquassa Chong 23 DF   JAM Ricardo Gaynor 24 DF   JAM Franco Celestine 25 MF   TRI Kaile Auvray 27 MF   JAM Malachi Sterling 28 MF   JAM Tevin Shaw 29 MF   JAM Ricardo Morris 30 MF   PAN Jonathan Cecena 31 MF   JAM Ramone Howell 33 DF   JAM Shaquille Dyer 42 DF   JAM Jamoi Topey 45 MF   JAM Alwayne Harvey 50 FW   JAM Atapharoy Bygrave 77 GK   JAM Tafari Chambers 80 GK   JAM Shaquan Davis 85 MF   JAM Maquan Aldrique 96 GK   JAM Daniel Russel

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   JAM Ladale Richie — MF   JAM Kevaughn Isaacs — GK   JAM Daniel Russell —   JAM Matthew Ellis

Club staff

Role	Name
Head coach	Theodore Whitmore
Assistant Head Coach	Kazeem Nichols
Goalkeeper Coach	Jandrew Gilchrist
Fitness Coach	LeRoy Aarons
Match Analyst	Josiah Smith
Doctor	Dr. Haraldus Buxton
Physiotherapist	Jebediah Flynn
Performance Director	Stevin Moore
Kit Manager	Williom Barnett
Technical Director	Wally Downes

Honors

Domestic

• Jamaica Premier League
  • Champions (1): 2022–23 ^[5]
  • Runners-up: 2023–24

References

1. "Money chase". jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
2. "Mount Pleasant Academy's rapid rise to the top". jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
3. "Mount Pleasant FA – Jamaica Premier League". 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
4. "Jamaica - Mount Pleasant Academy FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
5. "Mt Pleasant win first JPL title - Jamaica Observer". 11 June 2023.