Sheldon Bateau

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Sheldon Bateau
Sheldon Bateau 2016.jpg
Bateau with Krylia Sovetov in 2016
Personal information
Full name Sheldon Bateau [1]
Date of birth (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Beveren
Number 4
Youth career
2008 Fatima College
2008–2009 San Juan Jabloteh
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 San Juan Jabloteh 16 (4)
2012 North East Stars 0 (0)
2012–2016 K.V. Mechelen 79 (5)
2015–2016 → Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) 18 (0)
2016–2018 Krylia Sovetov Samara 20 (0)
2017–2018 → Kairat (loan) 39 (0)
2019 Sarpsborg 08 13 (2)
2019–2022 K.V. Mechelen 36 (0)
2022–2023 Samsunspor 14 (0)
2022–2023 → Beveren (loan) 32 (0)
2023– Beveren 36 (3)
International career‡
2008–2011 Trinidad and Tobago U20 3 (0)
2011–2012 Trinidad and Tobago U23 9 (0)
2013– Trinidad and Tobago 49 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023

Sheldon Bateau (born 29 January 1991) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Belgian club Beveren. Bateau also represents the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

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Bateau began his professional football career in 2009, at the age of 18, with San Juan Jabloteh in his native Trinidad and Tobago. After three seasons with the San Juan Kings, Bateau made a switch to fellow Pro League club North East Stars. [2] However, Bateau later made a transfer after one month to K.V. Mechelen of the Belgian Pro League prior to the 2012–13 season. [3]

Club career

Early career

Bateau spent his early career in his native Trinidad and Tobago with San Juan Jabloteh of the TT Pro League. In his three seasons with the San Juan Kings, Bateau appeared in 16 matches and scored four goals. However, after the club dissolved due to financial difficulties following the 2011–12 season, Bateau switched to North East Stars. [2] [4] In August 2012, before playing a match for his new club, Bateau received a trial with FC Twente of the Eredivisie. [5] Since Bateau is not a European Union player, his salary became a block for a transfer to the Eredivisie club.

KV Mechelen

On 13 September 2012, Bateau signed a one-year contract with an option for two additional years with K.V. Mechelen of the Belgian Pro League. [3] Sheldon made his league debut on 6 October coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute in a 0–2 defeat to Kortrijk. On 31 October, Sheldon made his first start for the club against OH Leuven that resulted in a 1–3 loss. Afterwards, Bateau solidified a place in the starting line-up as a centre back and appeared in 11 league matches, including five consecutive starts, prior to the 2012–13 winter break. [6] His consistent form resulted in Sheldon signing a two-year contract extension, on 18 January 2013, keeping him at Mechelen until the end of the 2014–15 season. [7] [8] On 27 April, Bateau scored his first two league goals during a play-off match against Waasland-Beveren that provided his club a vital 2–0 win. Bateau concluded his first season in Belgium with 22 league appearances and two goals.

Sheldon started the 2013–14 season as a regular in defence for Mechelen.

Kairat

On 27 June 2017, Bateau signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kairat on loan for the remainder of Kairat's 2017 season. [9] On 29 December 2017, Krylia Sovetov Samara announced that they had agreed to extend Bateau's loan to Kairat for an additional year. [10]

Sarpsborg 08

On 14 February 2019, Sarpsborg 08 announced that they had signed Bateau for the 2019 season. [11]

Samsunspor

On 9 January 2022, Bateau signed a 2.5-year contract with Samsunspor in Turkey. [12]

SK Beveren

On 12 August 2022, Bateau joined Beveren on a one-year loan. He made his debut on the next day against Beerschot, coming off in the 75th minute for Derrick Tshimanga. [13] On 21 July 2023, he moved to Beveren on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract. [14]

International career

Bateau has been capped at under-17, [15] under-20, [16] under-23 Olympic team, and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. [17]

Bateau made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national team on 6 February 2013 in a match against Peru playing the entire match which ended in a 0–2 loss for the Soca Warriors. [17] On 5 September, Bateau made a substitute appearance in a 3–3 draw against the United Arab Emirates. In the following match, Bateau started and led the Soca Warriors to a 3–1 win over Saudi Arabia to claim third place in the 2013 OSN Cup. Sheldon continued as a starter in Stephen Hart's back-line during the next two international matches against New Zealand and Jamaica. [18]

On 4 June 2014, Bateau started in a 3–0 loss during a send-off series match for Argentina at Estadio Monumental prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [19] Four days later, Bateau made an additional start in centre defence before being replaced by Gavin Hoyte in the 72nd minute for the Soca Warriors in a 2–0 loss to Iran in Arena Corinthians.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 July 2019 [6] [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Juan Jabloteh 2009 TT Pro League 5200–1040102
2010–11 7000–2050140
2011–12 4200–000042
Total16400--3090284
North East Stars 2012–13 TT Pro League 0000–––00
K.V. Mechelen 2012–13 Jupiler Pro League 22210–––232
2013–14 35100–––351
2014–15 20241–––243
2015–16 2000–––20
Total79551------846
Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) 2015–16 Russian Premier League 18010–––190
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2016–17 Russian Premier League 20020–––220
2017–18 FNL 0000–––00
2018–19 Russian Premier League 0000–––00
Total20020------220
Kairat (loan) 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League 14010–2000170
2018 25000–5010310
Total39010--7010480
Sarpsborg 08 2019 Eliteserien 13230–––162
Total13230------162
Career total18511121--10010021712

International

Updated 25 March 2021 [21] [22]
National teamYearFriendlyCompetitiveTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2013500050
2014203050
20154062102
2016007171
2017104050
2018300030
2019304070
2020000000
2021001111
Total180254434

International goals

Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first. [22]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 July 2015 Soldier Field, Chicago, United StatesFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–03–1 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.12 July 2015 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United StatesFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1–02–0
3.29 March 2016 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–06–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.25 March 2021 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican RepublicFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 2–03–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Trinidad and Tobago" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. 1 2 Randy Bando (25 June 2012). "Kerry Baptiste signed by Eve's modified North East Stars". TT Pro League. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Sheldon Bateau Voor 1 Seizoen Naar KVM" (in Dutch). Jeroen Gobin (KV Mechelen Press). 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Randy Bando (3 July 2012). "Financially starved Jabloteh pulls out of League". TT Pro League. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. ↑ Randy Bando (16 August 2012). "Bateau on trial in Holland". TT Pro League. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. 1 2 Shaun Fuentes (30 December 2012). "Bateau eyes Senior team debut in 2013". Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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  11. ↑ "SHELDON BATEAU KLAR FOR SARPSBORG 08". sarpsborg08.no/ (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "HOŞ GELDİN SHELDON MICHAEL LOUIS BATEAU" (Press release) (in Turkish). Samsunspor. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Beerschot vs SK Beveren – 12 August 2022 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
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  17. 1 2 Inshan Muhammad (7 February 2013). "Player Profile – Sheldon Bateau". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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