Kevon Carter
{{Short description|Trinidadian footballer (1983–2014)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
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| name = Kevon Carter
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1983|11|14|df=y}}{{soccerway|kevon-carter/129439}}
| birth_place = Trinidad and Tobago
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|2|28|1983|11|14|df=y}}
| death_place = Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
| height =
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| years1 = 2004–2014
| clubs1 = Defence Force
| caps1 = ?
| goals1 = 41
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2013
| nationalteam1 = Trinidad and Tobago
| nationalcaps1 = 31
| nationalgoals1 = 5
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Kevon Carter (14 November 1983 – 28 February 2014) was a Trinidadian professional soccer player who played as a forward for Defence Force and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
International career
Carter made his Trinidad and Tobago national team début in March 2004 against Guyana,{{cite web|title=Matches played by Kevon Carter |url=http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/player-pool.html?view=matchfixtures&pid=483&start=20 |publisher=socawarriors.net |accessdate=1 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305074146/http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/player-pool.html?view=matchfixtures&pid=483&start=20 |archivedate= 5 March 2014 }} and in April 2008 he scored his first international goal versus Grenada.
Death
Carter died of a heart attack after feeling chest pains during a training session in the morning of 28 February 2014.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/feb/28/trinidad-and-tobago-kevon-carter-dies-heart-attack|title=Trinidad and Tobago striker Kevon Carter dies of suspected heart attack|newspaper=The Guardian|date=28 February 2014}}
Career statistics
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| Goal | Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | {{Start date|2008|04|27|df=y}} | {{fb|Grenada}} | Friendly | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | rowspan=2|{{Start date|2010|07|21|df=y}} | rowspan=2|{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}} | rowspan=2|Friendly | 1–0 | rowspan=2|4–1 |
| 3 | 3–1 | ||||
| 4 | {{Start date|2012|10|12|df=y}} | {{fb|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} | 2012 Caribbean Cup | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | {{Start date|2012|12|11|df=y}} | {{fb|Dominican Republic}} | 2012 Caribbean Cup | 1–0 | 2–1 |
References
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{{Trinidad and Tobago squad 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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Category:Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers
Category:21st-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen
Category:Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers
Category:TT Pro League players
Category:Defence Force F.C. players
Category:2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Sport deaths in North America
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