Ayrton Cicilia
Curaçaoan-Bonairean footballer (born 2001)
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Ayrton Cicilia (born 2 March 2001) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Bonaire club Real Rincon. Born in Curaçao, he plays for the Bonaire national team,[2] of whom he is the all-time top goal-scorer with eight international goals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ayrton Andrew Renault Cicilia | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Willemstad, Curaçao | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Rincon | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | OFIR | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vespo | ||
| 2017–2019 | Real Rincon | ||
| 2019– | Spartaan'20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Real Rincon | 26 | (11) |
| 2016–2017 | Vespo | 27 | (15) |
| 2017–2019 | Real Rincon | 38 | (32) |
| 2019–2021 | Spartaan'20 | ||
| 2022– | Real Rincon | 56 | (55) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Bonaire | 20 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Cicilia has played for Real Rincon of the Bonaire League since at least 2015.[3] In 2016 he was named Bonaire's male football MVP because of his performances in the Bonaire League and the ABC Inter-insular tournament.[4] With Real Rincon, Cicilia was the joint top scorer of the 2017–18 Bonaire League along with Rai-Cesar Cicilia with 14 goals.[5]
Cicilia was selected as one of Bonaire's top twelve footballers and given the opportunity to compete in a tournament in Germany in May 2018.[6]
Real Rincon qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield by winning the 2017–18 Bonaire League. In the tournament, Real became the first club from Bonaire to advance to the semi-finals of a CONCACAF tournament.[7] Real Rincon went on to win bronze in the tournament with Cicilia scoring a brace in the third place match against SV Deportivo Nacional of Aruba.[8][9]
In August 2018, Cicilia went on a two-day trial with Almere City FC of the Eerste Divisie.[10]
Cicilia competed with Real Rincon in the 2018 Kopa ABC. The new tournament pitted the league champions and runners-up of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao against each other. Cicilia was good for two assist in the first game against SV Deportivo Nacional Cicilia has scored in the second game of the tournament against S.V. Vesta and he scored a brace in the tournament final victory over CRKSV Jong Holland to win the title.
From January to March 2019, Cicilia went on a trial with Sparta Rotterdam of the Eredivisie. Cicilia went on further two-day trials with Sparta Rotterdam, once in December, and then again in January.[citation needed]
International career
Cicilia was named to Bonaire's squad for 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying.[11] He made his senior international debut on 9 September 2018 in the team's opening match against the Dominican Republic. He was named a starter and played the full match in an eventual 5–0 defeat.[12]
In the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League, Bonaire played in League C. Cicilia was again called up for the June match window. Cicilia scored in three out of Bonaire's four matches, including a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over British Virgin Islands. He was also instrumental in two 2–0 victories against U.S. Virgin Islands, scoring the opening goal in both games. With five goals, Cicilia led the entire Nations League in scoring halfway through the competition.[13]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Rincon | 2015–16 | Bonaire League | 26 | 11 | — | 26 | 11 | |
| Vespo | 2016–17 | Bonaire League | 27 | 15 | — | 27 | 15 | |
| Real Rincon | 2017–18 | Bonaire League | 32 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 23 |
| 2018–19 | Bonaire League | 5 | 9 | — | 5 | 9 | ||
| Total | 37 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 32 | ||
| Real Rincon | 2021 | Bonaire League | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Bonaire League | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | |
| 2023–24 | Bonaire League | 13 | 14 | — | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bonaire League | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | |
| 2025–26 | Bonaire League | 11 | 6 | — | 11 | 6 | ||
| Total | 57 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 57 | ||
| Career total | 147 | 111 | 5 | 4 | 152 | 115 | ||
International
- As of match played 10 April 2026.[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Bonaire's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cicilia goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2019 | Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |  British Virgin Islands | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| 2 | 3 June 2022 | TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 4–0 | |||||
| 5 | 11 June 2022 | Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, United States Virgin Islands |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| 6 | 14 June 2022 | Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca, Willemstad, Curaçao | U.S. Virgin Islands | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| 7 | 13 October 2024 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |  Montserrat | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 8 | 12 November 2025 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |  Barbados | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2025–26 CONCACAF Series |