Ackeel Applewhaite
{{short description|Barbadian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Ackeel Applewhaite
|image =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|07|17|df=y}}
|birth_place = Bridgetown, Barbados{{NFT player|67759}}
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Paradise
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = 2013
|youthclubs1 = Benfica
|youthyears2 = 2014–2017
|youthclubs2 = Paradise
|years1 = 2017–2018 |clubs1 = Hoppers |caps1 = 11 |goals1 = 2
|years2 = 2018 |clubs2 = Paradise |caps2 = 17 |goals2 = 4
|years3 = 2018 |clubs3 = Parham |caps3 = |goals3 =
|years4 = 2019 |clubs4 = Paradise |caps4 = 13 |goals4 = 2
|years5 = 2019 |clubs5 = Kemi Kings |caps5 = |goals5 =
|years6 = 2020– |clubs6 = Paradise |caps6 = |goals6 =
|nationalyears1 =
|nationalteam1 = Barbados U17{{cite news|url=http://www.football.bb/2014/10/14/bssfl-players-cfu-mens-u-17-qualifiers/|title=BSSFL players at CFU Men’s U-17 Qualifiers|work=football.bb|date=14 October 2014|accessdate=29 October 2020}}
|nationalcaps1 =
|nationalgoals1 =
|nationalyears2 = 2018
|nationalteam2 = Barbados U20
|nationalcaps2 = 4
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2017–
|nationalteam3 = Barbados
|nationalcaps3 = 33
|nationalgoals3 = 1
|club-update = 11:57, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
|nationalteam-update = 11:57, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
}}
Ackeel Applewhaite (born 17 July 1999) is a Bajan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paradise and the Barbados national team.
Career
Applewhaite first started playing football at St Giles Primary, before playing for club sides Benfica and Paradise.{{cite web|url=http://www.barbadosfa.com/news/?page=blogdisplay&ID=1568|title=Behind The Goal Lines: Ackeel Applewhaite|date=30 June 2020|accessdate=27 May 2022|website=barbadosfa.com}} Trials at English sides Crystal Palace and Barnet followed, but due to work permit and funding issues, Applewhaite was unable to sign professionally with the latter.{{cite web|url=https://www.nationnews.com/2016/12/30/lack-of-money-stalls-ackeel/|title=Lack of money stalls Ackeel|first=Rachelle|last=Agard|date=30 December 2016|accessdate=27 May 2022|website=nationnews.com}}
Following spells with Antiguan sides Hoppers and Parham, as well as with boyhood club Paradise, Applewhaite spent time in Finland with Kemi Kings.
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| Hoppers
|Antigua and Barbuda |11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Paradise
|2018 |rowspan="2"|Barbados Premier League |17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2018–19
|13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 |
= International =
{{updated|matches played 27 May 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|Barbados
|2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 33 | 1 |
:Scores and results list Barbados goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Applewhaite goal.
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 6 March 2019 | Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent | {{fb|LCA}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2019 Windward Islands Tournament |
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|ackeel-applewhaite/492708}}
- [http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/barbados/players/ackeelapplewhaite.html Ackeel Applewhaite] at Caribbean Football Database
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Category:Sportspeople from Bridgetown
Category:Barbadian men's footballers
Category:Barbadian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Barbados men's international footballers
Category:Barbados men's youth international footballers
Category:Barbados men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division players
Category:Paradise FC (Barbados) players
Category:Barbadian expatriate sportspeople in Antigua and Barbuda
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Antigua and Barbuda
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
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