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Kennedy Isles
Personal information
Full name Kennedy Sylvester Isles
Date of birth (1991-01-25)25 January 1991
Place of birth Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Date of death 24 January 2020(2020-01-24) (aged 28)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Garden Hotspurs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Newtown United
2013–2015 St. Ann's Rangers
2015–2016 Morvant Caledonia United
2016–2018 Garden Hotspurs
International career
2014–2018 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2018

Kennedy Sylvester Isles (25 January 1991 – 24 January 2020) was a Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Garden Hotspurs FC in the SKNFA Super League and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team. Isles, who was shot in Newtown, Basseterre, died of gunshot wounds on 24 January 2020, one day shy of his 29th birthday.[1]

Club career

Born in Basseterre, Isles began his career with Newtown United. In 2013, he signed for TT Pro League side St. Ann's Rangers from local Saint Kitts and Nevis side Newtown United. In 2015 he moved to Morvant Caledonia United.[2]

International career

He made his debut for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team on 3 September 2014 in a 0-0 draw against Saint Lucia.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis' goal tally first.[3]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 May 2015 Usain Bolt Sports Complex, Cave Hill, Barbados  Barbados 3–1 3-1 Friendly
2. 26 April 2018 Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis  Jamaica 1–3 1-3 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "First Homicide Recorded for 2020". 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ^ "Morvant Caledonia United revamp league squad - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Archives". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Archives. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  3. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kennedy Isles". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2018-06-28.