Kennedy Isles
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kennedy Sylvester Isles | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
Date of death | 24 January 2020 | (aged 28)||
Place of death | Newton, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newtown United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Newtown United | ||
2013–2015 | St. Ann's Rangers | ||
2015–2016 | Morvant Caledonia United | ||
2016–2018 | Garden Hotspurs | ||
2019–2020 | Newtown United | ||
International career‡ | |||
Saint Kitts and Nevis U17[1] | |||
Saint Kitts and Nevis U20[2] | |||
2014–2018 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2018 |
Kennedy Sylvester Isles (25 January 1991 – 24 January 2020) was a Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Newtown United in the SKNFA Super League and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team. Isles, who was shot in Newtown, Basseterre, died of gunshot wounds on 24 January 2020, one day shy of his 29th birthday.[3]
Club career
[edit]Born in Basseterre, Isles began his career with Newtown United. In 2013, he signed for TT Pro League side St. Ann's Rangers from local Saint Kitts and Nevis side Newtown United. In 2015, he moved to Morvant Caledonia United.[4]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team on 3 September 2014 in a 0-0 draw against Saint Lucia.[5]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis' goal tally first.[5]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 May 2015 | Usain Bolt Sports Complex, Cave Hill, Barbados | 3–1 | 3-1 | Friendly | |
2. | 26 April 2018 | Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–3 | 1-3 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ "CONCACAF 2007 Under-17 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "CONCACAF 2009 Under-20 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "First Homicide Recorded for 2020". 2020-01-25. Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Morvant Caledonia United revamp league squad - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Archives". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Archives. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kennedy Isles". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
Categories:
- 1991 births
- 2020 deaths
- Saint Kitts and Nevis men's footballers
- Saint Kitts and Nevis expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago
- People from Basseterre
- Saint Kitts and Nevis men's international footballers
- TT Pro League players
- People murdered in Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Kitts and Nevis murder victims
- Deaths by firearm in Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Kitts and Nevis men's under-20 international footballers
- Saint Kitts and Nevis men's youth international footballers
- Saint Kitts and Nevis football biography stubs