Jamal Gay
{{Short description|Trinidadian footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jamal Gay
| image = Jamal Gay.jpg
| caption = Gay (left) in 2014 with RoPS
| full_name = Jamal Bevon Gay
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|2|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = La Horquetta, Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
| height = 1.93 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 2003
| youthclubs1 = Joe Public
| youthyears2 = 2004–2007
| youthclubs2 = El Dorado SC
| years1 = 2008
| clubs1 = Joe Public
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2009–2010
| clubs2 = Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 =
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2011–2014
| clubs4 = Caledonia AIA
| caps4 = 35
| goals4 = 20
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = → RoPS (loan)
| caps5 = 30
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2015–2017
| clubs6 = San Juan Jabloteh
| caps6 = 28
| goals6 = 16
| years7 = 2017
| clubs7 = Club Sando
| caps7 =
| goals7 =
| years8 = 2018
| clubs8 = St. Ann's Rangers
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| years9 = 2018
| clubs9 = Central F.C.
| caps9 =
| goals9 =
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2009
| nationalteam1 = Trinidad & Tobago U20
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2014
| nationalteam2 = Trinidad & Tobago
| nationalcaps2 = 22
| nationalgoals2 = 7
}}
Jamal Bevon Gay (born 9 February 1989) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played abroad with 2. Bundesliga club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Veikkausliiga side RoPS. He scored 7 goals from 21 appearances for the Trinidad & Tobago national team. He was a member of Trinidad & Tobago under 23 Olympic team that almost qualified for London games 2012. He was top scorer with 6 goals in 11 matches. He also played for the Trinidad & Tobago U20 at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}
Early life
Gay was born and raised in the South Arima neighborhood of La Horquetta.
Club career
Gay began his career 2003 with Joe Public and moved after one year to El Dorado Secondary Comprehensive{{cite web | url = http://www.socawarriors.net/component/content/3886.html?task=view | title = 'El Do' shocks San Juan; Champs booted out | publisher = socawarriors.net | date = 13 November 2007 | access-date = 19 May 2012 | archive-date = 29 February 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120229042923/http://www.socawarriors.net/component/content/3886.html?task=view | url-status = dead }} but returned in 2008 to Joe Public.{{cite web | url = http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/4897-jamal-gay-on-trial-with-german-team-rot-weiss-oberhausen.html | title = Jamal Gay on trial with German team Rot-Weiss Oberhausen | publisher = socawarriors.net | date = 14 January 2009 | access-date = 19 May 2012}} On 29 January 2009, he moved to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and signed a contract until 30 June 2011,{{cite web | url = http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga2/2-bundesliga-nationalspieler-gay-stuermt-fuer-rwo_aid_366080.html | title = Nationalspieler Gay stürmt für RWO | language = de | publisher = focus.de | date = 29 January 2009| access-date = 19 May 2012}} after being successfully on trial at Oberhausen since 13 January 2009. He played his first game for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 8 February 2009 against FC Ingolstadt 04 in the 2. Bundesliga.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} On 31 January 2010, he was released from contract by Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.{{cite web | url = http://www.rwo-online.de/mediencenter/archiv/newsarchiv.php?news=4296 | title = Vertrag mit Jamal aufgelöst | language = de | publisher = Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | date = 26 January 2010 | access-date = 19 May 2012}}{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/perfekt_gay-kommt-bis-2011-503730/artikel | title = Perfekt: Gay kommt bis 2011 | language = de | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 19 May 2012 |date = 29 January 2011}} Gay joined Caledonia AIA in July 2011.{{cite web | url = http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2011/07/10/jamal-gay-set-join-caledonia | title = Jamal Gay set to join Caledonia | publisher = guardian.co.tt | date = 11 July 2011 | access-date = 19 May 2012}}
International career
Gay was called up on 18 February 2008 for the game against El Salvador, he played his first game here on 19 March 2008 against El Salvador,{{cite video | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2xiJQwuRUo | title = Interview with 18-year-old striker Jamal Gay | date = 21 March 2008 | access-date = 19 May 2012}} formerly presented the Under-20 team.{{cite web | url = http://www.socawarriors.net/league/national-super-league/4620-jamal-gay-nets-winner-as-u-20s-clinch-super-league-crown.html | title = 2011/12 - Pro League - Round 3, Match Day 7 (30/03/2012) | publisher = socawarriors.net | date = 30 March 2012 | access-date = 19 May 2012}} His first goal was on 11 May 2008 against Barbados.{{cite web | url = http://ttffonline.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=429&Itemid=1 | title = JAMAL DREAMS OF PLAYING ENGLAND | publisher = ttffonline.com | date = 13 March 2008 | access-date = 19 May 2012}} He represented his country at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.{{cite web|url=http://de.fifa.com/u20worldcup/teams/team=1888318/squadlist.html |title=Trinidad und Tobago (TRI) |publisher=FIFA.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013024416/http://de.fifa.com/u20worldcup/teams/team%3D1888318/squadlist.html |archive-date=13 October 2009 }} Gay scored his second international goal in his fifth cap as Trinidad and Tobago put three past St Lucia. He scored four goals in one game vs Anguilla in the Caribbean cup.
Career statistics
:Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gay goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Jamal Gay{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/26079/Jamal_Gay.html|title=Gay, Jamal|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=14 March 2017}} | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1 | 11 May 2008 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago | {{fb|BRB}} | style="text-align:center"|1–0 | style="text-align:center"|3–0 | Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|2 | 21 September 2010 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | {{fb|LCA}} | style="text-align:center"|2–0 | style="text-align:center"|3–0 | Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|3 | 10 October 2012 | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | {{fb|GYF|local}} | style="text-align:center"|2–1 | style="text-align:center"|4–1 | 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|4 | rowspan="4"|14 October 2012 | rowspan="4"|Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | rowspan="4"|{{fb|AIA}} | style="text-align:center"|1–0 | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|10–0 | rowspan="4"|2012 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|5 | style="text-align:center"|3–0 | |||||
| style="text-align:center"|6 | style="text-align:center"|4–0 | |||||
| style="text-align:center"|7 | style="text-align:center"|6–0 |
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|jamal-gay/57858}}
- [http://www.socawarriors.net/foreign-based/foreign-based-news/foreign-based-news/14023-jamal-yaya-gay-new-role-winning-pundits.html Jamal "Yaya" Gay new role winning pundits.]
- [http://www.socawarriors.net/foreign-based/foreign-based-news/foreign-based-news/13792-jamal-joins-rops-on-one-year-deal.html Jamal joins RoPS on one year deal]
- [http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/11279-a-striker-on-a-mission--meet-jamal-gay.html A striker on a mission – Meet Jamal Gay]
- [http://launchmm.com/mlfsports/pdf/JamalGay.pdf Launch Jamal Gay Profile]
- {{NFT player|26079}}
- [http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/player-pool.html?view=playerprofile&id=540 Soca Warriors Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920205001/http://socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/player-pool.html?view=playerprofile&id=540 |date=20 September 2012 }}
{{Trinidad and Tobago squad 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Arima
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