Kevaughn Tavernier
Canadian soccer player (born 2006)
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Kevaughn Tavernier (born February 24, 2006) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 24, 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Forge FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brampton YSC | |||
| –2022 | Glen Shields SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Sigma FC | 10 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Forge FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sigma FC (loan) | 15 | (15) |
| 2026– | Forge FC | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Canada U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | Canada U20 | 2 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 7, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of February 27, 2024 | |||
Early life
Tavernier played youth soccer with Glen Shields SC.[1]
Club career
In 2023, he began playing with Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.[2] In his season debut, he scored a brace, earning the league's performance of the week honour.[3]
In June 2023, he signed a developmental contract with Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.[4] On September 9, he made his professional debut in a substitute appearance against Cavalry FC;[5] he then made his first start the following week, on September 17, against Valour FC.[6] In October of the same year, he was a part of the Forge squad that won their fourth league title, following a 2–1 victory over Cavalry FC in the play-off final.[7][8] On February 13, 2024, Tavernier scored his first professional goal for Forge FC in a round one CONCACAF Champions Cup match against Mexican side Guadalajara.[9][10] In March 2024, he went on trial with AS Monaco's reserves.[11][12] In 2024, while playing with Sigma FC, he was named the League1 Ontario Young Player of the Season and a league Second Team All-Star.[13]
On January 30, 2026, he returned to Forge FC, signing a multi-year professional contract, after last playing for the club in 2024.[14][15]
International career
Born in Canada, Tavernier is of Jamaican descent (where his mother was born).[16] In September 2023, he earned his first international call-up to the Canadian U17 team, ahead of a pair of friendlies against Brazil.[17] He then debuted for the team, in their first match on September 29.[18] In November 2023, Tavernier was named to the roster for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[19][20] He appeared in all three of the team's matches at the tournament.[21]
In February 2024, Tavernier was named to the Canadian U-20 side ahead of the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament.[22][23] He scored in his debut for the under-20s on February 23, in an 8–0 win over Dominica.[citation needed]
Career statistics
- As of match played August 28, 2024[24]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sigma FC | 2023[2] | League1 Ontario | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Forge FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Sigma FC (loan) | 2024 | League1 Ontario Premier | 15 | 15 | – | – | – | 2[b] | 1 | 16 | 16 | |||
| Sigma FC B (loan) | 2024 | League2 Ontario | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 32 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 19 | ||
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearances in L1O Cup