Jahzara Claxton
{{Short description|Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer and Leeward Islands cricketer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jahzara Claxton
| birth_name = Jahzara Keanna Chloe Claxton
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|03|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| position = Forward
| currentclub = Newtown United
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| clubs1 = Newtown United
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| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Saint Kitts and Nevis U14
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 11
| nationalyears2 = 2022
| nationalteam2 = Saint Kitts and Nevis U17
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2020–
| nationalteam3 = Saint Kitts and Nevis U20
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalyears4 = 2022–
| nationalteam4 = Saint Kitts and Nevis
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 4
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| ntupdate = 8 April 2022
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| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = Bowler
| country = West Indies
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| club1 = Leeward Islands
| year1 = {{nowrap|2023–present}}
| club2 = Barbados Royals
| year2 = 2023–present
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Jahzara Keanna Chloe Claxton (born 12 March 2006) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer and cricketer. In football, she plays as a forward for Newtown United FC and the Saint Kitts and Nevis women's national team. In cricket, she plays as a left-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler for Leeward Islands.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2630/2630168/2630168.html |title=Player Profile: Jahzara Claxton |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=4 September 2023}} She has also played cricket for West Indies Under-19s, becoming the first ever female cricketer from the Leeward Islands to be selected for the West Indies U19 squad.
Football career
=Club career=
Claxton has played for Newtown United in Saint Kitts and Nevis.{{cite web|url=https://www.soy502.com/articulo/jahzara-claxton-jovencita-goleadora-san-cristobal-nieves-24039|title=¿Quién es Jahzara Claxton, la jugadora que anotó el gol que derrotó a Guatemala?|trans-title=Who is Jahzara Claxton, the player who scored the goal that defeated Guatemala?|language=es|date=9 April 2022|first=Fredy|last=Hernández|work=Soy 502}}
=International career=
In 2019, Claxton represented the Saint Kitts and Nevis U14 at the Caribbean Football Union Caribbean Challenge Series.{{Cite web|url=https://sknfa.com/young-sugar-girls-motivated-despite-loss-to-svg/|title=Young Sugar Girls motivated despite loss to SVG|date=November 25, 2019|work=St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association}} On August 9, 2019, she scored five goals in an 8–0 victory over Dominica U14.{{cite web|url=https://sknpulse.com/blake-and-claxton-sparks-8-0-run-that-lifts-skn-past-dominica/|title=Blake and Claxton sparks 8-0 run that lifts SKN past Dominica|date=August 9, 2019|work=SKN Pulse}} On August 10, 2019, she scored four goals in a 4–2 victory over Antigua and Barbuda U14.{{Cite web|url=https://sknpulse.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-beat-antigua-jahzara-scores-four-goals/|title=St Kitts and Nevis Beat Antigua: Jahzara Scores Four Goals|work=SKN Pulse|date=August 10, 2019}} She scored 11 goals in the team's three games as they finished second in their group.{{Cite web|url=https://staging.cfufootball.org/press-release/jamaica-cayman-islands-and-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-triumph-in-cfu-girls-u-14-challenge-series/|title=Jamaica, Cayman Islands and St. Vincent and the Grenadines triumph in CFU Girls U14 Challenge Series|work=Caribbean Football Union|date=14 August 2019}}
Claxton represented Saint Kitts and Nevis U20 at two CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship editions (2020 and 2022).{{Cite web|url=https://associatestimes.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-jahzara-claxton-to-play-for-west-indies-u-19-female-cricket-team/|title=St Kitts and Nevis: Jahzara Claxton to play for West Indies U-19 Female Cricket Team|date=November 11, 2022|work=Associates Times}} On 27 February 2022, she scored a hat-trick against Trinidad and Tobago U20.{{Cite web|url=https://tt.loopnews.com/content/tt-u20-women-go-down-7-2-st-kitts-and-nevis|title=T&T U20 women go down 7-2 to St Kitts and Nevis|first=Vidia|last=Ramphal|date=February 27, 2022|work=Loop News}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucwJKXnmpwk&ab_channel=Concacaf|title=#CWU20 2022 Flash Zone: Jahzara Claxton from St. Kitts and Nevis|date=February 27, 2022|publisher=YouTube|website=CONCACAF}} She is the second top goal-scorer for Caribbean U20 girls.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsCfTFxt5lc&ab_channel=Studio327Inc|title=Phenomenal Athlete Jahzara Claxton & Her Sister, Shares Her Passion For Sports - Good Morning SKN|website=Good Morning SKN|publisher=YouTube|date=December 29, 2022}}
She made her senior debut on 3 February 2022 as a 62nd-minute substitution in a 3–0 friendly away win over Anguilla, scoring the team's third goal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SKNRiddim/photos/a.384239328854364/986782315266726/?type=3|title=St Kitts-Nevis women win Anguilla in friendly in preparation for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and 2024 Paris Summer Olympics|date=February 4, 2022|first=Dawn|last=Daniel|work=St. Kitts Nevis Riddim}} On 8 April 2022, she scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Guatemala during 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification, scoring a goal with her back.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soy502.com/articulo/gol-espalda-guatemala-perdio-ante-san-cristobal-24039|title=El gol con la espalda con el que Guatemala perdió ante San Cristóbal|first=Fredy|last=Hernández|language=es|date=8 April 2022|trans-title=The goal with the back with which Guatemala lost against St Kitts|work=Soy 502}}
Cricket career
In 2022, she played with the Leewards Islands U19 team.{{Cite web|url=https://sknpulse.com/jahzara-claxton-named-in-west-indies-squad-for-icc-womens-u19-t20-world-cup/|title=Jahzara Claxton named in West Indies squad for ICC Womens U19 T20 World Cup|date=December 17, 2022|work=SKN Pulse}} In September 2022, she was named to a provisional roster and invited to a training camp for the West Indies women's under-19 cricket team.{{Cite web|url=https://sknpulse.com/kittitian-jahzara-claxton-named-in-provisional-west-indies-womens-u19-player-pool/|title=Kittian Jahzara Claxton named in provisional West Indies women's U19 player pool|date=September 30, 2022|work=SKN Pulse}} In November 2022, she was officially named to the West Indies women's under-19 cricket team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.timescaribbeanonline.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-jahzara-claxton-to-play-for-west-indies-u-19-female-cricket-team/|title=St Kitts and Nevis: Jahzara Claxton to play for West Indies U-19 Female Cricket Team|date=November 14, 2022|work=Times Caribbean Online}}{{Cite web|url=https://sknnews.com/world-news/jahzara-claxton-gets-selected-for-u19-wi-cricket-team-ministers-congratulate-201010425/|title=Jahzara Claxton gets selected for U19 WI Cricket team, Ministers congratulate|date=November 4, 2022|work=SKN News}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nevispages.com/st-kitts-cricket-chief-congratulates-jahzara-claxton/|title=St. Kitts’ Cricket Chief Congratulates Jahzara Claxton|work=Nevis Pages|date=November 9, 2022}} She is the first female cricketer from St. Kitts, as well as the first female cricketer from the Leeward Islands to be selected to the West Indies U19 squad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sknis.gov.kn/2022/11/04/ministers-statement-jahzara-claxton/|title=Minister’s Statement – Jahzara Claxton|date=November 7, 2022|work=St Kitts Nevis Information Service}}{{cite web|url=https://sknpulse.com/grand-welcome-for-jahzara-claxton/|title=Grand Welcome for Jahzara Claxton|work=SKN Pulse|date=31 January 2023}} She was awarded a financial contribution from the Saint Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Sports to develop her sporting skills further as well as to offset expenses while she was representing the West Indies team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.winnmediaskn.com/ministry-of-sports-makes-financial-contribution-to-jahzara-claxton/|title=Ministry Of Sports Makes Financial Contribution To Jahzara Claxton|date=November 10, 2022|work=Winn Media SKN}} She participated with the team at the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://sknnews.com/world-news/samal-duggins-welcomed-jahzara-claxton-from-sa-trip-with-u-19-womens-team-332711785/|title=Samal Duggins welcomed Jahzara Claxton from SA trip with U-19 Women’s team|work=SKN News|date=1 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://wicnews.com/world/st-kitts-and-nevis-samal-duggins-welcomes-jahzara-claxton-from-her-south-africa-tour-043351139/|title=St Kitts and Nevis: Samal Duggins welcomes Jahzara Claxton from her South Africa tour|work=WIC News|date=1 February 2023}} In 2023, she made her debut for the Leeward Islands.
Personal life
In December 2022, she was named one of the 25 Most Remarkable Teens by the National Assembly of St Kitts and Nevis.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/kittitian-jahzara-claxton-world-cup-bound/|title=Kittitian Jahzara Claxton World Cup-Bound|first=Loshaun|last=Dixon|date=December 9, 2022|work=The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer}}
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|jahzara-claxton/653248}}
- {{GSA player|jahzara-claxton/7753437|accessdate=9 April 2022}}
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Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis women's footballers
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Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis women cricketers