Kevaughn Atkinson
{{short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name= Kevaughn Atkinson
|fullname= Kevaughn St. Michael Atkinson
|birth_date= 11 November 1995
|birth_place= Jamaica
|position= Attacker
|years1=
|clubs1= Sporting Central Academy F.C.
|goals1= 1+
|years2= 2016-2017
|clubs2= Mosta F.C.
|caps2= 6
|goals2= 0
|years3= 2017-2019/20
|clubs3= St. Andrews F.C.
|caps3= 32+
|goals3= 11+
|years4= 2018/2019
|clubs4= FK Senica
|caps4= 2
|goals4= 0
|years5= 2019/2020
|clubs5= SC Austria Lustenau
|caps5= 0
|goals5= 0
|years6= 2020-
|clubs6= Senglea Athletic F.C.
|caps6= 10
|goals6= 2
}}
Kevaughn St. Michael Atkinson (born 11 November 1995 in Jamaica) is a Jamaican footballer.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/gzira-united-wrap-up-atkinson-signing.800592|title=Gżira United wrap up Atkinson signing|date=24 June 2020 |publisher=timesofmalta.com}}
Career
As a youth player, Atkinson traveled with his brother, Jamaican international Leon Bailey, and adoptive father, Craig Butler, to Europe, where they played for the youth teams of Austrian club USK Anif as well K.R.C. Genk{{Cite web|url=http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/forum1/forum/reggae-boyz-supporterz-club-forums/reggaeboyzsc-com-forum/45124-j-can-youths-make-mark-in-austria#post503360|title=J'can youths make mark in Austria|date=25 September 2011 |publisher=jamaicaobserver.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJAZJ6c3D9w|title=Kevaughn Atkinson speaks about life as a pro from Genk Belgium|website=YouTube }}{{Cite web|url=http://cmslocal.gleanerjm.com/article/sports/20180127/phoenix-rising|title=Phoenix rising|website=cmslocal.gleanerjm.com|date=27 January 2018 }}[https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/leon-bailey-bayer-leverkusen-kidknap-raids-and-mayonnaise-made-it-top Kidnap, raids and mayonnaise: how Leon Bailey fought for his giant dream – and made it to the top] fourfourtwo.com{{Cite web|url=https://jamaicans.com/craigbutlerphoenix/|title=Is this the future for Jamaica's Reggae Boyz?
|date=10 July 2013
|publisher=jamaicans.com}} before he returned to Jamaica with Sporting Central Academy.
In 2016, he signed for Maltese side Mosta.
In 2017, Atkinson signed for St. Andrews in Malta.[http://web3.jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20171228/atkinson-eyes-european-mainland Atkinson eyes European mainland] web3.jamaica-gleaner.com{{Cite web|url=https://www.maltafootball.com/2018/04/25/bov-player-of-the-month-st-andrews-kevaughn-atkinson-wins-april-award/|title=BOV Player of the Month: St Andrew's Kevaughn Atkinson wins April award|publisher=maltafootball.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-10-19/football/BOV-Premier-League-Borg-and-Atkinson-lift-Saints-to-second-consecutive-win-6736198034|title=Borg and Atkinson lift Saints to second consecutive win|publisher=independent.com.mt}}
For the second half of 2018/19, he was sent on loan to Slovakian top flight team FK Senica.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teraz.sk/futbal/fortuna-liga-senicania-nenasli-na-dom/378536-clanok.html|title=Seničania nenašli na domácom trhu kvalitného hráča|date=14 February 2019 |publisher=teraz.sk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fksenica.eu/clanek.asp?id=3096|title=Novou posilou do ofenzívy Kevaughn Atkinson}}
In 2019, he was sent on loan to SC Austria Lustenau in the Austrian second division, failing to make an appearance there.{{Cite web|url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20190725/phoenix-trio-austrian-second-division|title=Phoenix trio off to Austrian second division|date=25 July 2019 |publisher=jamaica-star.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/2--liga/news/2--liga--austria-lustenau-verstaerkt-sich-mit-jamaika-trio/|title=Jamaika-Trio verstärkt Austria Lustenau|publisher=laola1.at}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ligaportal.at/2-liga/allgemein/3521-2-liga-abgangsflut-bei-lustenau|title=Abgangsflut bei Lustenau!|date=8 January 2020 |publisher=ligaportal.at}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.austria-lustenau.at/teams/profis/berichte/item/878-jamaikanisches-trio-für-grün-weiß.html|title=JAMAIKANISCHES TRIO FÜR GRÜN-WEISS}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.austria-lustenau.at/teams/profis/berichte/item/958-austria-startet-in-die-vorbereitung-weitere-abg%C3%A4nge.html|title=AUSTRIA STARTET IN DIE VORBEREITUNG - WEITERE ABGÄNGE|publisher=austria-lustenau.at|access-date=2022-07-06|archive-date=2020-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808152606/https://www.austria-lustenau.at/teams/profis/berichte/item/958-austria-startet-in-die-vorbereitung-weitere-abg%C3%A4nge.html|url-status=dead}}
In 2020, Atkinson returned to Malta with Senglea Athletic.
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|kevaughn-atkinson/173459}}
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Category:Jamaican men's footballers
Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:St. Andrews F.C. (Malta) players
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