Ramesses McGuiness
{{Short description|U.S. Virgin Islands soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ramesses Moore-McGuinness
| fullname = Ramesses Moore-McGuinness
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|01|06}}
| birth_place = Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Pittsburgh City United
| clubnumber = 10
| collegeyears1 = 2018
| college1 = Kean Cougars
| collegecaps1 = 17
| collegegoals1 = 5
| years1 = 2021–
| clubs1 = Pittsburgh City United
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = US Virgin Islands U20
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2019–
| nationalteam2 = US Virgin Islands
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate = March 23, 2023
}}
Ramesses Moore-McGuinness (born January 6, 2000) is a U.S. Virgin Islands soccer player who currently plays for Pittsburgh City United FC of the UPSL, and the US Virgin Islands national team.
Born and raised Saint Croix, McGuiness moved with his brothers to West Windsor, New Jersey in 2015Feil, Justin. [https://www.communitynews.org/news/brothers-push-each-other-to-soccer-success-for-ww-p-high-school-south/article_3287ddb8-7427-54dd-90b2-7e25059d9aee.html "Brothers push each other to soccer success for WW-P High School South"], Community News, October 17, 2017. Accessed December 12, 2022. "The boys moved to West Windsor to live with their aunt in 2015 and last spring, their dad moved up from St. Croix to join them." and attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, where he played prep soccer.[https://keanathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/ramesses-moore-mcguinness/3151 Ramesses Moore-McGuiness], Kean Cougars. Accessed February 23, 2020. "High School: West Windsor-South" He has also reached minor success online on TikTok.{{Cite web |title=qroovyg (@qroovyg) |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@qroovyg |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=TikTok |language=en}}
College career
McGuinness played one year of college soccer for the Cougars of Kean University.{{cite web |last1=Manfre |first1=Dylan |title=Ramesses Moore-McGuinness playing for two homes when he represents U.S. Virgin Islands |url=https://www.trentonian.com/sports/ramesses-moore-mcguinness-playing-for-two-homes-when-he-represents-u-s-virgin-islands/article_95b92a3c-a904-11eb-8276-23ff37ede618.html |publisher=The Trentonian |access-date=18 August 2021}} In total he made seventeen appearances for the team, scoring five goals.{{cite web |title=Kean Cougars profile |url=https://keanathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/ramesses-moore-mcguinness/3151 |publisher=Kean University Athletics |access-date=18 August 2021}}
Club career
In August 2021 it was announced that McGuiness signed for Pittsburgh City United FC of the United Premier Soccer League, the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system for the 2021 season. He was joined at the club by USVI national teammate Jett Blaschka.{{cite web |title=Welcome to the Family |url=https://twitter.com/pittcityunited/status/1425637553563176960/photo/1 |publisher=Pittsburgh City United FC |access-date=18 August 2021}}
International career
Ramesses was part of the USVI under-20 squad that competed at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship held in the United States. He scored against Suriname in a defeat in the teams' opening match.{{cite web |title=Suriname U20 VS. US Virgin Islands U20 13 - 2 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/01/nc-america/concacaf-u20/surinam-u20/us-virgin-islands-u20/2920100/head2head/ |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=18 August 2021}}
Ramesses made his senior international debut on October 12, 2019, in a 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Barbados. On 19 November 2019 he scored his first senior goal for USVI against Saint Martin in the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C.{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/75764/Ramesses_Moore_Mcguinness.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=18 August 2021}}
=International goals=
:Scores and results list USVI's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | November 19, 2019 | Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, U.S. Virgin Islands | {{fb|Saint Martin}} | align=center | 1–2 | align=center | 1–2 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| colspan="7"|Last updated 12 October 2019 |
=International career statistics=
{{updated|match played June 11, 2022.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | USVI national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Total||11||1 |
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|ramesses-mcguiness/575572}}
- {{NFT player|75764/Ramesses_Moore_Mcguinness}}
- [https://keanathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/ramesses-moore-mcguinness/3151 Kean Cougars profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:McGuiness, Ramesses}}
Category:United States Virgin Islands men's soccer players
Category:United States Virgin Islands men's international soccer players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:People from West Windsor, New Jersey
Category:Soccer players from Mercer County, New Jersey