Kerry Baptiste

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kerry Baptiste

| image =

| fullname = Kerry Baptiste

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|12|1}}

| birth_place = Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago

| height = {{height|m=1.76}}

| position = Second striker

| currentclub = T&TEC SC

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 =

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs1 =

| youthclubs2 =

| years1 = 2003–2006

| years2 = 2007–2010

| years3 = 2011

| years4 = 2011–

| clubs1 = San Juan Jabloteh

| clubs2 = Joe Public

| clubs3 = FC Tampa Bay

| clubs4 = T&TEC SC

| caps1 = ? | goals1 = 41

| caps2 = 92 | goals2 = 69

| caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0

| caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2010

| nationalteam1 = Trinidad and Tobago

|nationalcaps1 = 51 |nationalgoals1 = 12

| pcupdate = 11 September 2011

| ntupdate = 27 January 2015

}}

Kerry Baptiste (born 1 December 1981) is a Trinidadian football striker, who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the North American Soccer League.[http://www.caribbeanstars.com/thestars.html Caribbean Stars Profile]

Club career

First signed with Joe Public in March 2007 on a two-year deal. In December 2009, he was offered a trial at Ipswich Town F.C. in the Football League Championship of England. In May 2010, he joined Major League Soccer club Toronto FC on trial. In January 2011, Baptiste rejected a contract offer from Joe Public after he was looking to take on a new challenge. He was on trial with Seattle Sounders FC of MLS but was not signed.

Baptiste eventually signed in July 2011 with FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/index.php?id=31&newsid=801 |title=| Tampa Bay Rowdies |access-date=29 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305113048/http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/index.php?id=31&newsid=801 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

International career

Baptiste has graduated from the National Under 20 team which he played for at the 2001 CONCACAF qualifiers in T&T and was also a member of the Under 23 team.

International goals

class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1	7 October 2006	Hasely Crawford Stadium	{{fb\|VIN}}	5–0	Win	Friendly
2	15 January 2007	Hasely Crawford Stadium	{{fb\|MTQ\|snake}}	5–1	Win	2007 Caribbean Cup
3	15 January 2007	Hasely Crawford Stadium	{{fb\|MTQ\|snake}}	5–1	Win	2007 Caribbean Cup
4	26 January 2008	Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium	{{fb\|Puerto Rico}}	2–2	Draw	Friendly
5	12 July 2009	Warner Park	{{fb\|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}	3–2	Win	Friendly
6	5 September 2009	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano	{{fb\|Honduras\|1949}}	1–4	Lost	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	14 October 2009	Hasely Crawford Stadium	{{fb\|Mexico}}	2–2	Draw	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	14 October 2009	Hasely Crawford Stadium	{{fb\|Mexico}}	2–2	Draw	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	21 June 2010	Marvin Lee Stadium	{{fb\|Antigua and Barbuda}}	4–1	Win	Friendly
10	2 November 2010	Marabella	{{fb\|VIN}}	6–2	Win	2010 Caribbean Championship
11	2 November 2010	Marabella	{{fb\|VIN}}	6–2	Win	2010 Caribbean Championship
12	6 November 2010	Marabella	{{fb\|HAI}}	4–0	Win	2010 Caribbean Championship
colspan="12"\|Correct as of 13 January 2017[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/baptiste-intl.html Kerry Baptiste – International Appearances]