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Kemar Lawrence
Personal information
Full name	Kemar Michael Lawrence
Date of birth	September 17, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Harbour View F.C.
Number	24
Youth career
2003–2007	Rae Town F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–	Harbour View F.C.
International career‡
	Jamaica U17
2010–2011	Jamaica U20
2013–	Jamaica
Medal record
Harbour View F.C.
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 May 2014

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Kemar Michael Lawrence (born 17 September 1992) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays for Harbour View F.C. as a defender.

Lawrence has appeared three times for the Jamaica national football team, and his nickname is Taxi.^[1]

In January 2014, Lawrence was announced as a brand ambassador for PepsiCo^[2] as part of the 2014 FUTBOLNOW campaign featuring footballers such as Lionel Messi and Sergio Agüero.^[1]

Kemar signed for Harbour View in 2007,^[3] and was part of their National Premier League-winning teams in the 2009–2010^[4] and 2012–2013^[5] seasons. Additionally, Lawrence was part of the residency program of the Vancouver Whitecaps, then of the American USL First Division in 2009, and was selected for the inaugural MLS Caribbean Combine in 2014.^[3]

At the international level, Lawrence has represented the Jamaica under-17 team, the Jamaica under-20, and the national team of Jamaica, the Reggae Boyz.^[3]

Lawrence competed in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Guatemala, taking part in Jamaica's two first-round defeats, and receiving a yellow card in the second match against Honduras.^[6]

After being part of national team training camps in 2013,^[7] Lawrence was first selected for the Reggae Boyz for the CONCACAF Fourth Round qualifying match against Panama in Panama City in September 2013.^[8] Lawrence received his first cap in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago at the Catherine Hall Sports Complex in Montego Bay in November 2013.^[9]

^ ^a ^b "Kemar 'Taxi' Lawrence selected for Pepsi Campaign headed by Messi". Harbour View Football Club (hvfc.net). 16 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ Levy, Leighton (26 January 2014). "Harbour View's Lawrence Is Jamaica's Pepsi Ambassador". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Woozencroft, Lawrence for MLS Combine". Jamaica Observer. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ Raynor, Kayon (19 January 2010). "Palmer's strike hands H'View $250,000 bounty". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ Walker, Howard (22 April 2013). "All over - Lynch's brace gives Harbour View victory in RSPL". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ Williams, Sean (2 April 2011). "Coach takes heart despite loss". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ Stamp, Marc (2 September 2013). "'Tuffy' Anderson, Marlon King In 27-Man Reggae Boyz Training Squad". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ Boyd, Audley (7 September 2013). "Boyz Break Four-Match Losing Streak In Panama". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ Reid, Paul A. (17 November 2013). "Schafer happy with Boyz secondhalf against Warriors, but..." Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

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