Akeem Priestley

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Akeem Priestley
Personal information
Full name Akeem Priestley
Date of birth (1985-04-13) 13 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Antigua GFC
Number 44
Youth career
2003–2005 Harbour View
2005 Jacksonville Dolphins
2006–2008 Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Harbour View 16 (0)
2009–2010 → FK Mughan (loan) 12 (0)
2011 Los Angeles Blues 18 (3)
2012 Dayton Dutch Lions 17 (2)
2013 RoPS 11 (2)
2015 Sheikh Russel KC 16 (2)
2015- Antigua GFC 4 (1)
International career
2000–2002 Jamaica U17 10 (0)
2004–2005 Jamaica U20 8 (0)
2004- Jamaica 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akeem Priestley (born 13 April 1985 in Kingston) is a Jamaican footballer who playes for Antigua GFC in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.

Career

Collegiate

Priestley played his college career in the United States at Jacksonville University and also at the University of Connecticut. He was an All-Big East 2nd team selection in 2008, and also lead University of Connecticut to the 2007 Big East title.

Professional

Priestley was drafted by Kansas City Wizards in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft (50th overall), but wasn't offered a contract by the club. Priestley later signed with Jamaican club Harbour View who loaned him out to Azerbaijan based club FK Mughan for the 2009/2010 season. In April 2011, Priestley signed with the Los Angeles Blues for the season. He joined Dayton Dutch Lions for the 2012 season.[1]

On 15 August 2013, Priestley signed with RoPS in the Veikkausliiga for the remainder of the 2013 season.[2] In January 2015, Priestley joined Sheikh Russel KC of the Bangladesh Premier League on trial and then signed until July 2015.[3]

On October 16, 2015, after a trial period, Priestley joined Antigua GFC for the remainder of the 2015/2016 season. He scored his first goal for Antigua GFC on November 4, 2015 in a 2-1 home win over Deportivo Mictlán.

International

Priestley was an instrumental member of the Jamaica Under-17 and Under-20 youth national teams from 2002-2005. In October 2004, Priestley made his senior national team debut versus Guatemala in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Career statistics

International

Jamaica national team[4]
Year Apps Goals
2004 5 2
2006 1 0
Total 6 2

References

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External links

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