Akeem Priestley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akeem Sayeed Priestley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Master's Futbol | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Harbour View | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Jacksonville Dolphins | ||
| 2006–2008 | UConn Huskies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Harbour View | 16 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → FK Mughan (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Blues | 18 | (3) |
| 2012 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 17 | (2) |
| 2013 | RoPS | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | Sheikh Russel KC | 16 | (2) |
| 2015 | Antigua GFC | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | Isidro Metapán | 5[2] | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Harbour View | 14 | (1) |
| 2018 | CSC Mississauga | ||
| 2019– | Master's Futbol | 14 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Jamaica U17 | 10 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Jamaica U20 | 8 | (5) |
| 2004–2006 | Jamaica | 6 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2019 | |||
Akeem Sayeed Priestley (born 13 April 1985) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Canadian club Master's Futbol as a winger.
Club career
[edit]Priestley played his college career in the United States at Jacksonville University and also at the University of Connecticut. He was an All-Big East 2nd team selection in 2008, and also lead University of Connecticut to the 2007 Big East title.
Priestley was drafted by Kansas City Wizards in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft (50th overall), but was not offered a contract by the club. Priestley later signed with Jamaican club Harbour View who loaned him out to Azerbaijan based club FK Mughan for the 2009/2010 season.[3] In April 2011, Priestley signed with the Los Angeles Blues for the season. He joined Dayton Dutch Lions for the 2012 season.[4]
On 15 August 2013, Priestley signed with RoPS in the Veikkausliiga for the remainder of the 2013 season.[5] In January 2015, Priestley joined Sheikh Russel KC of the Bangladesh Premier League on trial and then signed until July 2015.[6]
On 16 October 2015, after a trial period, Priestley joined Antigua GFC for the remainder of the 2015/2016 season. He scored his first goal for Antigua GFC on 4 November 2015 in a 2–1 home win over Deportivo Mictlán. In 2018, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with CSC Mississauga.[7] In 2019, he joined with Master's Futbol in League1 Ontario.[8]
International career
[edit] | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (October 2021) |
Priestley was an instrumental member of the Jamaica Under-17 and Under-20 youth national teams from 2002 to 2005. In October 2004, Priestley made his senior national team debut versus Guatemala in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| Jamaica national team[9] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "York United FC vs Master's FA". Canadian Soccer Association. 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Akeem Priestley :: Akeem Sayed Priestley :: Master´s Futbol".
- ^ "FK Mughan 2009-10". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Jacq Roos (15 April 2012). "Forward Priestley Last USL Pro Signing". Daytondutchlionsfc.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Akeem Priestley vahvistaa RoPSia loppukauden" (in Finnish). RoPS. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Russell go all out for players". Dhaka Herald. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (7 July 2018). "UKRAINE UNITED FC AND HAMILTON CITY SCORE VICTORIES FRIDAY – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Master's Futbol - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - # - Akeem Priestley -". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Akeem Priestley". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
External links
[edit]- Akeem Priestley at Soccerway
- USL Pro bio
- Akeem Priestley at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Men's association football wingers
- Jamaican men's footballers
- Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica
- Jamaican expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh
- Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala
- Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Jacksonville Dolphins men's soccer players
- UConn Huskies men's soccer players
- Sporting Kansas City draft picks
- Harbour View F.C. players
- Mughan FK players
- Orange County SC players
- Dayton Dutch Lions players
- Rovaniemen Palloseura players
- Sheikh Russel KC players
- Antigua GFC players
- A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers
- National Premier League players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- USL Championship players
- Bangladesh Premier League footballers
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players
- Salvadoran Primera División players
- Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
- League1 Ontario players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Jamaica men's youth international footballers
- Jamaica men's under-20 international footballers
- Jamaica men's international footballers
- Master's FA players