Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 March 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Bridgetown, Barbados | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dubai City | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2021 | Kickstart FC | ||
2021–2023 | Rossall School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Dubai City | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Barbados | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 29 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:16, 29 June 2024 (UTC) |
Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse (born 14 March 2005) is a Barbadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for UAE First Division League club Dubai City, and the Barbados national team.
Club career
Vanderpool-Nurse began playing football at age six. He first joined Kickstart FC where he remained for ten years. In 2016, he scored seventeen goals to become the MVP of the BICO Primary School Football Tournament, earning the man of the match award for the championship final victory. In 2018, he scored twenty-one goals to help Kickstart FC win the national under-13 division. In 2021, Vanderpool-Nurse decided to move abroad to continue his football career, applying to the Rossall School and Brook House College. After being accepted into both, he ultimately chose the Rossall School because of its partnership with Fleetwood Town.[1]
After attending the Rossall School from 2021 to 2023, Vanderpool-Nurse signed for Dubai City F.C. of the UAE First Division League for the 2023–24 season.[2]
International career
Vanderpool-Nurse was eligible to represent the United States and Barbados as citizens of both nations. At the youth level, he represented Barbados at the 2018 Caribbean Football Union U14 Boys Championships in Jamaica. He scored on his debut in the team's match against the British Virgin Islands.[1]
Vanderpool-Nurse made his senior international debut on 9 June 2024 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Haiti.[3]
International career statistics
- As of match played 9 June 2022.[3]
Barbados national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2024 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b Gilkes, Renaldo. "Future Stars: Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse". Loop Barbados. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "The Rossallian-Football". Rossall School. p. 34. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
External links
- Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse at National-Football-Teams.com
- Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse at Soccerway
- Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse at Global Sports Archive
- Living people
- 2005 births
- Barbadian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sportspeople from Bridgetown
- Barbados men's international footballers
- Dubai City F.C. players
- UAE First Division League players
- Barbadian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates