Randolph Burton

Randolph Burton

Personal information
Full name	Randolph Burton
Date of birth	(1987-01-14) January 14, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Antigua and Barbuda
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Antigua Barracuda FC
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2011	Bassa
2011–2013	Antigua Barracuda FC	21	(3)
International career‡
2008–	Antigua and Barbuda	37	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 16, 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 16, 2011

Randolph Burton (born January 14, 1987) is an Antiguan footballer who currently plays for Antigua Barracuda FC in the USL Professional Division and the Antigua and Barbuda national team.

Club career

Burton began his professional career in 2004, and spent seven seasons playing with Bassa in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division. With Bassa, Burton has won five Premier Division titles - in 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2009-10 - as well as two Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup titles in 2008 and 2010.

Burton also played for Bassa in three CFU Club Championship campaigns. He scored a hat trick for his team in a 10–1 win over Curaçaoan team CRKSV Jong Colombia in the 2007 tournament.

In 2011 Burton transferred to the new Antigua Barracuda FC team prior to its first season in the USL Professional Division. He made his debut for the Barracudas on April 21, 2011, a 1–0 loss to Sevilla FC Puerto Rico. ^[1]

International career

Burton made his debut for the Antigua and Barbuda national team in 2008, and has since gone on to make 19 appearances for his country, scoring 6 goals. He played in two of his country's qualification games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, against Aruba ^[2] and Cuba, ^[3] and was part of the Antigua squad which took part in the final stages of the 2010 Caribbean Championship.

National team statistics

Antigua and Barbuda national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	1	5
2009	9	0
2010	10	4
2011	8	6
Total	28	15

International goals

Scores and results list Antigua and Barbuda's goal tally first. ^[4]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 May 2008	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Lucia	3–1	6–1	Friendly
2.				6–0
3.	27 August 2008	Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands	Bermuda	3–0	4–0	2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
4.	21 September 2008	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	Guyana	1–0	3–0	2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
5.	5 November 2008	Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	3–2	3–2	2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
6.	28 August 2010	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis	?	1–1	Friendly
7.	23 September 2010	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Lucia	1–0	5–0	Friendly
8.				3–0
9.	10 November 2010	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	Suriname	1–0	2–1	2010 Caribbean Cup qualification
10.	27 May 2011	Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada	Grenada	2–1	2–2	Friendly
11.	6 September 2011	Paul E. Joseph Stadium, Frederiksted, United States Virgin Islands	U.S. Virgin Islands	7–1	8–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.				8–1
13.	30 September 2011	Stanford Cricket Ground, Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda	Martinique	1–0	1–0	Friendly
14.	11 October 2011	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda	U.S. Virgin Islands	6–0	10–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.				7–0

References

1. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
2. FIFA Match Report: Antigua and Barbuda - Aruba
3. FIFA Match Report: Antigua and Barbuda - Cuba
4. "Burton, Randolph". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

External links

• Randolph Burton at National-Football-Teams.com