Karl Shand
{{Short description|Turks and Caicos Islander footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Karl Shand
| fullname = Karl "KJ" Shand, Jr.
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|8|16|df=y}}
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| height = 1.85m
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Midway Eagles
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| collegeyears1 = 2020–2022
| college1 = Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
| collegecaps1 = 8
| collegegoals1 = 1
| collegeyears2 = 2023–2025
| college2 = Midway Eagles
| collegecaps2 = 25
| collegegoals2 = 2
| years1 =
| clubs1 =
| caps1 =
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| nationalyears1 = 2022–
| nationalteam1 = Turks and Caicos Islands
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalteam-update = 00:05, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
}}
Karl Shand (born 16 August 2001) is a Turks and Caicos Islander association footballer who currently plays college soccer for the Midway Eagles, and the Turks and Caicos Islands national team.
Club career
Shand was born and raised on Providenciales to a footballing family which includes his uncles Gavin Glinton and Duane Glinton. He attended the British West Indies Collegiate School before moving to the United States in 2017 to prepare to play college soccer. He then attended Somerset High School in Somerset, Kentucky and played for the school team there.{{cite web |title=Karl Shand Jr (KJ) signs a Soccer Scholarship with the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers in the US. |url=https://www.facebook.com/tcisportscommission/posts/karl-shand-jr-kj-signs-a-soccer-scholarship-with-the-kentucky-wesleyan-panthers-/1379368058936491/ |publisher=Turks and Caicos Islands Sports Commission |access-date=7 July 2025}} In 2018, he was a key part of the offense as Somerset High School won Kentucky's 47th District title.{{cite web |title=Somerset Downs Pulaski for 4th District Title |url=https://www.somerset-kentucky.com/sports/somerset-downs-pulaski-for-47th-district-title/article_9a7305f2-27b7-597c-8318-2b90fe081601.html |publisher=The Commonwealth Journal |access-date=7 July 2025}} In March 2020, Shand was named the Athlete of the Week by finishing his senior season with five goals and eight assists. That season he was also recognized as a member of the 2020 Commonwealth Journal's All-County High School Boys Soccer Team.{{cite web |title=KJ Shand Named Citizens Bank Athlete of the Week |url=https://www.somerset-kentucky.com/sports/k-j-shand-named-citizens-bank-athlete-of-the-week/article_5aa79dba-8b10-588b-a6fe-b0d877c36e94.html |publisher=The Commonwealth Journal |access-date=7 July 2025}}
In early 2020, it was announced that Shand had received a scholarship to play college soccer for the Panthers of Kentucky Wesleyan College in the NCAA Division II. He went on to make three appearances for the team during the 2021 season.{{cite web |title=Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers profile |url=https://kwcpanthers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/kj-shand/5675 |publisher=Kentucky Wesleyan Athletics |access-date=7 July 2025}} The following season, Shand transferred to Midway College to play for its Eagles soccer team in the NAIA.{{cite web |title=Midway Men's Soccer to open season on Friday at Kentucky Wesleyan |url=https://gomidwayeagles.com/news/2022/8/24/8_24_2022_1032 |publisher=Midway College Athletics |access-date=7 July 2025}} In total he made twenty-five appearances for the Eagles, scoring two goals, before graduating at the end of the 2024/2025 season.{{cite web |title=NAIA Stats |url=https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2024-25/players/karlshandjr76e6?view=career |publisher=NAIA Stats |access-date=7 July 2025}}
International career
Shand made his senior international debut on 12 May 2022 in a friendly against the Bahamas.{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/87724/Karl_Jr_Shand.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=7 July 2025}} He scored his first senior goal for his nation on 3 June 2022 in a 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C defeat to Bonaire.{{cite web |title=Bonaire, USVI back in action in full League C slate |url=https://www.concacaf.com/nations-league/news/bonaire-usvi-back-in-action-in-full-league-c-slate/ |publisher=CONCACAF |access-date=7 July 2025}}
Scores and results list the Turks and Caicos Islands' goal tally first.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| align="center"|1 | 3 June 2022 | TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | {{fb|BOE}} | align=center|1–4 | align=center| 1–4 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| colspan="7"|Last updated 7 July 2025 |
=International career statistics=
{{updated|match played 26 March 2024.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | Turks and Caicos national team | ||
| 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total||10||1 |
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References
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External links
- {{NFT player|87724/Karl_Jr_Shand}}
- {{Soccerway|karl-shand-jr/842522}}
- {{GSA player|karl-shand-jr/121536}}
- [https://kwcpanthers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/kj-shand/5675 Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers profile]
- [https://gomidwayeagles.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/karl-shand-jr-/4822 Midway Eagles profile]
- [https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2024-25/players/karlshandjr76e6?view=profile NAIA stats]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shand, Karl}}
Category:Men's association football players
Category:Turks and Caicos Islands expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Turks and Caicos Islands expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Turks and Caicos Islands men's footballers
Category:Turks and Caicos Islands men's international footballers
Category:Turks and Caicos Islands men's youth international footballers