Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 February 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Georgetown, Guyana | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Western Tigers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007 | United Petrotrin | ||
2010 | Fruta Conquerors | ||
2011–2012 | T&TEC | ||
2012–2013 | Caledonia AIA | ||
2013 | FC Santa Rosa | ||
2013–2016 | Slingerz | ||
2016–2017 | San Juan Jabloteh | ||
2017–2018 | Georgetown | ||
2018– | Western Tigers | ||
International career‡ | |||
Guyana U20 [2] | |||
2011– | Guyana | 26 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:18, 26 March 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:18, 26 March 2019 (UTC) |
Vurlon Mills (born 11 February 1988) is a Guyanese international footballer who plays for Western Tigers, as a striker.
Born in Georgetown, Mills has played club football for United Petrotrin, Fruta Conquerors, T&TEC, Caledonia AIA, FC Santa Rosa, Slingerz, San Juan Jabloteh, Georgetown and Western Tigers. [1] [3]
Mills made his international debut for Guyana in 2011, [1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [4]
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