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'''Romel Vaughn Wallen''' (born 29 June 1980 in [[Kingston, Jamaica]]) is a former Jamaica national football player. He is now a [[FIFA]]-licensed broker,<ref name="concacaf.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/jamaican-gk-blake-selected-first-in-mls-superdraft|title=Jamaican GK Blake selected first in MLS SuperDraft|website=Concacaf.com|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref><ref name="jamaicaobserver.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Kerr-lands-2-year-deal-with-Norway-s-Sarpsborg-08_13778818|title=Kerr lands 2 year deal with Norway's Sarpsborg 08|website=jamaicaobserver.com|accessdate=2013-03-06}}</ref>based in the United Kingdom.<ref name="jamaica-star.com">{{cite web|url=http://old.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20110520/sports/sports1.html|title=Reggae Boyz eye Jermaine Beckford|website=jamaica-star.com|accessdate=2011-05-11}}</ref><ref>="jamaicaobserver.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Dwayne-Miller-signs-for-Swedish-club_7495734|title=Miller signs 2-year deal with Swedish club|website=jamaicaobserver.com|accessdate=2010-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgs-capital.com|title=Pro Goals Sports Capital|website=Pgs-capital.com|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref> He has emerged as a top [[sports agent]]<ref name="jamaicafootballfederation.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/v1/?p=8382|title=Portmore United in Timbers Tournament|website=jamaicafootballfederation.com|accessdate=2014-02-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-mls-labor-nightmare-no-one-is-talking-about|title=The MLS Labor Nightmare No One Is Talking About |website=Sports.vice.com|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20141203/powell-signs-record-mls-deal-0|title=Powell signs record MLS deal|website=Jamaica-gleaner.com|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref> for Caribbean football players who play professionally in United States and Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100802/sports/sports7.html|title=Lucrative three-year contract for Stewartl|website=Jamaica-gleaner.com|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref> "''Romel Wallen vs Phil Graham''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thereggaeboyz.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/159214/page/52|title=The Reggae Boyz Forum on Jamaica Football: Reggeboyz agents: Romel Wa…|date=4 February 2013l|website=Archive.is|accessdate=2017-03-21|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130204032835/http://www.thereggaeboyz.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/159214/page/52|archivedate=4 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/article/20150203/SPORTS/302039756|title=Soccer: Door opens for Crew to sign defender Sergio Campbell|author=Adam Jardy|website=Dispatch.com|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref> Wallen brokered the #1 pick in the [[2014 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref name="concacaf.com"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/football/Impressive-|title=Impressive! - Football|newspaper=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref>
'''Romel Vaughn Wallen''' (born 29 [[June]] 1980 in [[Kingston, Jamaica]]) is a former Jamaica national football player. He is now a [[FIFA]]-licensed broker,<ref name="concacaf.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/jamaican-gk-blake-selected-first-in-mls-superdraft|title=Jamaican GK Blake selected first in MLS SuperDraft|website=Concacaf.com|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref><ref name="jamaicaobserver.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Kerr-lands-2-year-deal-with-Norway-s-Sarpsborg-08_13778818|title=Kerr lands 2 year deal with Norway's Sarpsborg 08|website=jamaicaobserver.com|accessdate=2013-03-06}}</ref>based in the United Kingdom.<ref name="jamaica-star.com">{{cite web|url=http://old.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20110520/sports/sports1.html|title=Reggae Boyz eye Jermaine Beckford|website=jamaica-star.com|accessdate=2011-05-11}}</ref><ref>="jamaicaobserver.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Dwayne-Miller-signs-for-Swedish-club_7495734|title=Miller signs 2-year deal with Swedish club|website=jamaicaobserver.com|accessdate=2010-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgs-capital.com|title=Pro Goals Sports Capital|website=Pgs-capital.com|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref> He has emerged as a top [[sports agent]]<ref name="jamaicafootballfederation.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/v1/?p=8382|title=Portmore United in Timbers Tournament|website=jamaicafootballfederation.com|accessdate=2014-02-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-mls-labor-nightmare-no-one-is-talking-about|title=The MLS Labor Nightmare No One Is Talking About |website=Sports.vice.com|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20141203/powell-signs-record-mls-deal-0|title=Powell signs record MLS deal|website=Jamaica-gleaner.com|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref> for Caribbean football players who play professionally in United States and Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100802/sports/sports7.html|title=Lucrative three-year contract for Stewartl|website=Jamaica-gleaner.com|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref> "''Romel Wallen vs Phil Graham''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thereggaeboyz.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/159214/page/52|title=The Reggae Boyz Forum on Jamaica Football: Reggeboyz agents: Romel Wa…|date=4 February 2013l|website=Archive.is|accessdate=2017-03-21|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130204032835/http://www.thereggaeboyz.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/159214/page/52|archivedate=4 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/article/20150203/SPORTS/302039756|title=Soccer: Door opens for Crew to sign defender Sergio Campbell|author=Adam Jardy|website=Dispatch.com|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref> Wallen brokered the #1 pick in the [[2014 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref name="concacaf.com"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/football/Impressive-|title=Impressive! - Football|newspaper=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref>


==Football career==
==Football career==

Revision as of 17:21, 19 May 2021

Romel Vaughn Wallen (born 29 June 1980 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former Jamaica national football player. He is now a FIFA-licensed broker,[1][2]based in the United Kingdom.[3][4][5] He has emerged as a top sports agent[6][7][8] for Caribbean football players who play professionally in United States and Europe.[9] "Romel Wallen vs Phil Graham".[10][11] Wallen brokered the #1 pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.[1][12]

Football career

Youth international and collegiate player;[13][14][15] Wallen earned 21 caps representing Jamaica, primarily under the guidance of Jamaica's only FIFA World Cup coach, Brazilian, René Simões. Competed in the 1995/6 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship, hosted in Trinidad.[16]

Education

Wallen, a Wolmer's Schools graduate, also studied in United States, where he graduated from The Hotchkiss School in June 2000. After gaining a scholarship to attend #1 US liberal arts college, Williams College,[17] he earned a bachelor's degree (BA) in Political Science and Psychology (2004).[18][19]

Sports management

Wallen is founder of London-based sports brokerage, Pro Goals Sports Capital.[20][21][22][23]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jamaican GK Blake selected first in MLS SuperDraft". Concacaf.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Kerr lands 2 year deal with Norway's Sarpsborg 08". jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Reggae Boyz eye Jermaine Beckford". jamaica-star.com. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. ^ ="jamaicaobserver.com">"Miller signs 2-year deal with Swedish club". jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Pro Goals Sports Capital". Pgs-capital.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Portmore United in Timbers Tournament". jamaicafootballfederation.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  7. ^ "The MLS Labor Nightmare No One Is Talking About". Sports.vice.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Powell signs record MLS deal". Jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Lucrative three-year contract for Stewartl". Jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  10. ^ "The Reggae Boyz Forum on Jamaica Football: Reggeboyz agents: Romel Wa…". Archive.is. 4 February 2013l. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ Adam Jardy. "Soccer: Door opens for Crew to sign defender Sergio Campbell". Dispatch.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Impressive! - Football". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Williams College - Sports Information". Web.williams.edu. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Williams Rallies to Take 2-1 Win Over Middlebury in Men's Soccer Semifinals". Nescac.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Williams College - Sports Information". Web.williams.edu. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Under 17s – Men". Concacaf.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Williams College". Usnews.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Eph Network". Alumni.williams.edu. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Jamaican Footballers in American Universities". Reggaeboyzsc.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  20. ^ "Pro Goals Sports Capital". Pgs-capital.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  21. ^ Smith, Cameron (7 September 2010). "Unknown U.S. teen prospect lands pro soccer shot in Argentina - Prep Rally - High School Blog - Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Web-based data bank to log J'can players - Sport". JamaicaObserver.com. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  23. ^ "Pro Prospects: Arsenal eyes U14 BNT forward | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". Topdrawersoccer.com. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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