Errol Stevens

{{short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Errol Stevens

| image=

| full_name = Errol Anthony Stevens

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|5|9}}

| birth_place = Kingston, St. Andrew, Jamaica

| height = 1.91 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| years1 = 2005–2009 | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 1 | clubs1 = Harbour View

| years2 = 2009 | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = → Khimki (loan)

| years3 = 2010 | caps3 = | goals3 = | clubs3 = Tivoli Gardens

| years4 = 2010–2011 | caps4 = | goals4 = | clubs4 = Portmore United

| years5 = 2011 | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 7 | clubs5 = Arnett Gardens

| years6 = 2013–2014 | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 16 | clubs6 = Saraburi

| years7 = 2015–2019 | caps7 = 89 | goals7 = 42 | clubs7 = Hải Phòng

| years8 = 2019 | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = Dong A Thanh Hoa

| years9 = 2020–2021 | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = Dunbeholden

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2015 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = Jamaica

}}

Errol Anthony Stevens (born 9 May 1986) is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

=Harbour View=

Stevens is a powerful forward, who also possesses decent pace and technique.{{cite web|publisher=Sovetsky Sport|title=Khimki will register a Jamaican forward|url=http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/343315|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825213457/http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/343315|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 August 2009|language=Russian|accessdate=2009-08-23}} Having previously played for his homeland side Harbour View, in July 2009 he decided to depart the island on trials, looking for the opportunity to impress in Europe.{{cite web|publisher=Harbour View FC Official Website |title=2 Harbour View FC Players on Trials in Serbia and Russia! |url=http://www.hvfc.net/LatestNews.htm#2Players |accessdate=2009-08-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710182625/http://www.hvfc.net/LatestNews.htm |archivedate=10 July 2009 }}

=FC Khimki=

Stevens signed for Russian Premier League side FC Khimki on 20 August 2009 until the end of the season.{{cite web|publisher=FC Khimki Official Website|title=FC Khimki signed Jamaican forward|url=http://fckhimki.ru/modules/news/index.php?current_id=1&news_id=1341|language=Russian|accessdate=2009-08-23}} Stevens made his debut on 22 August against CSKA Moscow. He returned to Harbour View at the end of the 2009 Russian Premier League season.

=Arnett Gardens=

Stevens moved to Arnett Gardens for the 2011–12 season. Where he led the team to the Claro Champions League, scoring six goals in five games and was voted MVP of the Competition.{{cite web|title=Stevens leads Arnett Gardens Fc to the Claro Champions League|url=http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20110822/sports/sports4.html|access-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109154227/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20110822/sports/sports4.html|archive-date=9 November 2014|url-status=dead}}

=Hải Phòng=

In December 2014, Stevens signed with V.League 1 side Hải Phòng.

International career

After he had already trained with the Reggae Boyz in 2007,[http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Errol-Stevens-relishing-second-bite-of-Boyz-cherry_9619556 Errol Stevens relishing second bite of Boyz cherry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407064032/http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Errol-Stevens-relishing-second-bite-of-Boyz-cherry_9619556 |date=7 April 2012 }} – Jamaica Observer Stevens made his international senior debut on 6 September 2011 versus Colombia in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Although he impressed the technical staff, Jamaica lost the match 2–0.

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