Jamal Gay
Trinidadian footballer (born 1989)
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Jamal Bevon Gay (born 9 February 1989) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played abroad with 2. Bundesliga club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Veikkausliiga side RoPS. He scored 7 goals from 21 appearances for the Trinidad & Tobago national team. He was a member of Trinidad & Tobago under 23 Olympic team that almost qualified for London games 2012. He was top scorer with 6 goals in 11 matches. He also played for the Trinidad & Tobago U20 at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[citation needed]
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Gay (left) in 2014 with RoPS | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamal Bevon Gay | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | La Horquetta, Arima, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003 | Joe Public | ||
| 2004–2007 | El Dorado SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Joe Public | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Caledonia AIA | 35 | (20) |
| 2014 | → RoPS (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | San Juan Jabloteh | 28 | (16) |
| 2017 | Club Sando | ||
| 2018 | St. Ann's Rangers | ||
| 2018 | Central F.C. | ||
| International career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Trinidad & Tobago U20 | 11 | (5) |
| 2008–2014 | Trinidad & Tobago | 22 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Gay was born and raised in the South Arima neighborhood of La Horquetta.
Club career
Gay began his career 2003 with Joe Public and moved after one year to El Dorado Secondary Comprehensive[1] but returned in 2008 to Joe Public.[2] On 29 January 2009, he moved to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and signed a contract until 30 June 2011,[3] after being successfully on trial at Oberhausen since 13 January 2009. He played his first game for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 8 February 2009 against FC Ingolstadt 04 in the 2. Bundesliga.[citation needed] On 31 January 2010, he was released from contract by Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.[4][5] Gay joined Caledonia AIA in July 2011.[6]
International career
Gay was called up on 18 February 2008 for the game against El Salvador, he played his first game here on 19 March 2008 against El Salvador,[7] formerly presented the Under-20 team.[8] His first goal was on 11 May 2008 against Barbados.[9] He represented his country at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[10] Gay scored his second international goal in his fifth cap as Trinidad and Tobago put three past St Lucia. He scored four goals in one game vs Anguilla in the Caribbean cup.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gay goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 May 2008 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago |  Barbados | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 21 September 2010 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |  Saint Lucia | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 10 October 2012 | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |  French Guiana | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 4 | 14 October 2012 | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |  Anguilla | 1–0 | 10–0 | 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 5 | 3–0 | |||||
| 6 | 4–0 | |||||
| 7 | 6–0 |
