Ian Coke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Bermuda | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dandy Town Hornets | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Boulevard Blazers | ||
| 2011–2012 | Devonshire Colts | ||
| 2012–2014 | Hamilton Parish | ||
| 2014–2017 | Boulevard Blazers | ||
| 2017– | Dandy Town Hornets | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Bermuda | 4 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 19 June 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:53, 19 June 2017 (UTC) | |||
Ian Coke is a Bermudaian footballer currently playing for the Dandy Town Hornets of the Bermudian Premier Division and the Bermuda national team.
Club career
Coke has played for Hamilton Parish.[1] He has also played for the Devonshire Colts.[2] He won the Young Player of the Year Award for the Bermudian First Division with the club in 2012.[3] Coke transferred from Hamilton Parish to his boyhood club, Boulevard Blazers F.C., in 2014. In his first season back with the club, he scored 22 league goals and helped the club with the first division title.[4] He was named the MVP of the Bermudian Premier Division in 2017 after scoring 15 goals for Boulevard, tied for most in the league with Angelo Simmons of Dandy Town Hornets, after missing a chunk of the season to injury.[5]
Coke has also played in the Island Soccer League and was selected as a member of the league's all-star team which competed against a representative team from the Major Indoor Soccer League in 2011. Coke scored a goal in the eventual 3–9 defeat.[6]
In June 2017 Coke signed for fellow Bermudian club Dandy Town Hornets.[7]
International career
Coke was part of Bermuda's squad for 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.[8] He scored in a 2–0 victory over Puerto Rico in the group stage.[9] Coke made his senior international debut on 7 September 2012 in a 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Puerto Rico. His scored his first international goal four days later in a match against Saint Martin in the same competition.[10] Coke had often found himself down the pecking order behind European-based players Nahki Wells, Rai Simons, and Jonte Smith.[4]
International goals
Score and result list Bermuda's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
11 September 2012 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |  Saint Martin |
7–0 |
8–0 |
2012 Caribbean Cup qualification |
2 |
10 June 2017 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada |  Grenada |
1–0 |
2–0 |
Friendly |
3 |
2–0
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| Last updated 19 June 2017 | ||||||
References
- ^ Wright, Stephen. "Nusum to skipper new-look squad". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Dechabert, Derek. "Colts slump to home defeat". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Wright, Stephen. "Talisman Beach crowned top-flight MVP". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b Wright, Stephen. "Coke hopes scoring form earns him call-up". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Wright, Stephen. "'Dream come true' for surprised Coke". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Football: MISL All Stars Beat ISL All Stars 9-3". BerNews. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Thompson, Colin. "Town pull off Coke transfer swoop". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "U-20s step up World Cup preparation". Bermuda Sun. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago 2009 Tournament Recap" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved 19 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "CFD profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
External links
- Caribbean Football Database profile
- Ian Coke at Soccerway
- Ian Coke at National-Football-Teams.com
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