Kerry Skepple
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kerry Kadie Skepple | ||
| Date of birth | November 25, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | New Winthropes, Antigua and Barbuda | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Antigua Barracuda FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Indiana Wesleyan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | English Harbour FC | ||
| 2002–2003 | Villa Lions FC | 80 | (22) |
| 2003–2005 | English Harbour FC | 46 | (13) |
| 2005–2006 | SAP | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bullets | ||
| 2008 | → Atlantis FC (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2008–2012 | All Saints United | ||
| 2009 | → Atlantis FC (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2012– | Antigua Barracuda FC | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002– | Antigua and Barbuda | 25 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:50, 24 May 2008 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2008 | |||
Kerry “Arab” Skepple (born 25 November 1980) is an Antiguan and Barbudan footballer, currently playing for Antigua Barracuda FC.
Club career
Skepple was born in New Winthropes, Antigua, and played for several teams in Antigua before attending college at Indiana Wesleyan University, United States, where he played from 2004-2007. In 2005 he was, along with compatriot Troy Mellanson, member of the MCC All-Conference 2nd Team [1]
In 2008, he spent some time in the Finnish second division with Atlantis FC for whom he scored a decisive goal to avoid relegation in October 2008.[2]
He returned to Antigua and debuted for All Saints United F.C. against Villa Lions on 23 November 2008.[3]
International career
Skepple made his debut for Antigua and Barbuda in a February 2001 friendly match against Saint Lucia and has earned nearly 20 caps since. He played in 5 World Cup qualification games.[4] On November 11, 2011 Skepple scored the winning goal against Haiti to qualify for the third round of CONCACAF qualifying for World Cup 2014.[5]
National team statistics
| Antigua and Barbuda national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | ||
| 2006 | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | ||
References
- ^ Awards - MCC.
- ^ Skepple’s strike saves Atlantis from relegation - Antigua Sun
- ^ Anthony header leads Hoppers past BASSA - Antigua Sun
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ^ [1]
- ^ Kerry Skepple at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Kerry Skepple at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kerry Skepple – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Cricinfo Profile
- Kerry Skepple at FootballDatabase.eu
- Player profile - Atlantis FC
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