Deon McCaulay

Deon McCaulay (born 20 September 1987) is a Belizean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atletico Atlanta of the United Premier Soccer League, the Rome Gladiators of the National Indoor Soccer League, and the Belize national team.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Deon McCaulay
Personal information
Full name Deon McCaulay[1]
Date of birth (1987-09-20) 20 September 1987[2]
Place of birth Belize City, Belize[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rome Gladiators
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Kremandala
2006–2007 FC Belize
2007–2009 Belize Defence Force
2008 Puntarenas
2008–2009 FC Belize
2009 Belize Defence Force
2009–2011 Deportes Savio 25 (4)
2011–2012 R.G. City Boys United
2013–2014 Belmopan Bandits
2014 Atlanta Silverbacks 17 (3)
2015–2017 Verdes FC
2017 Atlanta Silverbacks 1 (2)
2018–2019 Georgia Revolution FC 10 (1)
2021– Atletico Atlanta
2021– Rome Gladiators (indoor) 2 (0)
International career‡
2007– Belize 63 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:51, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

McCaulay has played in Belize for Kremandala, FC Belize and Belize Defence Force; in Costa Rica he had a trial with Puntarenas;[16] he played in Honduras for Deportes Savio from 2009 to 2011.[17] He has also played for Belmopan Bandits in the Premier League of Belize.[18]

In February 2013 he had a trial with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.[19]

In March 2014 he joined the Atlanta Silverbacks of North American Soccer League.[20]

After a two-year spell back in Belize with Verdes FC, McCaulay rejoined the Atlanta Silverbacks in March 2017.[21]

In April 2018, he signed with the Georgia Revolution FC of the National Premier Soccer League.[22][23]

In November 2020 he signed for Ginga Atlanta.[24] McCaulay was recognized as UPSL national player of the week on 27 November 2020,[25] and on 5 February 2021[26]

International career

McCaulay made his international debut for Belize in 2007.[17] He was a member of Belize's FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign for the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 editions,[27] and he scored the first goal and first hat-trick of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.[28] He is Belize's all-time top scorer,[29] with eighteen goals in FIFA World Cup qualifying,[27] as well as two goals at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup and one goal at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. He was also the worldwide top goalscorer in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification along with Luis Suárez and Robin van Persie with eleven goals. He scored a hat-trick of those eleven in a 5–2 rout of Montserrat in June 2011.[30]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 June 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belize 200732
200862
20111111
201391
201431
201544
201610
201751
201841
201973
202131
202271
Total6328
Scores and results list Belize's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McCaulay goal.
List of international goals scored by Deon McCaulay[17][27][30]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
112 February 2007Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Nicaragua1–22–42007 UNCAF Nations Cup
22–3
36 February 2008Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Saint Kitts and Nevis1–03–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
43–1
515 June 2011Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Montserrat1–05–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
64–1
75–1
817 July 2011Estadio Olímpico, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Montserrat 2–13–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
92 September 2011Grenada National Stadium, St. Georges, Grenada Grenada1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
103–0
116 September 2011FFB Field, Belmopan, Belize Guatemala1–21–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1211 October 2011Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala1–11–32014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1311 November 2011FFB Field, Belmopan, Belize Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–11–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1415 November 2011Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
152–0
1622 January 2013Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Nicaragua2–12–12013 Copa Centroamericana
177 September 2014Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States Guatemala1–21–22014 Copa Centroamericana
1811 June 2015Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
192–1
2014 June 2015FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize  Dominican Republic3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
218 September 2015FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize  Canada1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2217 January 2017Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama El Salvador1–31–32017 Copa Centroamericana
237 September 2018Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize Bahamas1–04–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
241 September 2019Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–01–0Friendly
258 September 2019Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize Grenada1–01–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2614 November 2019Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize French Guiana2–02–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2730 March 2021Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Turks and Caicos Islands5–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
281 February 2022Estadio Nacional, Managua, Nicaragua Nicaragua1–11–1Friendly

References
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  2. "FIFA Tournaments – Players & Coaches – Deon McCAULAY". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015.
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  4. "Deon McCaulay, el héroe de Belice". spherasports.com. 17 May 2021.
  5. "DEON MCCAULAY: GOLEADOR DEL MUNDO". elgrafico.com.ar.
  6. "Deaon McCaulay - Clarin article". 6 June 2013.
  7. "Deon, The Difference Maker". 7newsbelize.com.
  8. "Deon McCaulay - Amandala article". 19 August 2014.
  9. "Will the Bandits release Deon?". amandala.com.bz. 28 February 2014.
  10. "Football Federation Tackles Deon McCauley". channel5belize.com.
  11. "McCaulay Points The Way For Belize". boxscorenews.com.
  12. "Deon McCaulay shared the honour with Luis Suarez and Robin van Persie".
  13. ""It's a beautiful moment in my career"". 8 February 2021.
  14. "Deon McCaulay faces dilemma". sanpedrosun.com. 28 February 2014.
  15. "Deon McCaulay drafted to play in the Superleague Greece". sanpedrosun.com. 11 December 2013.
  16. "Deon McCaulay, de Belice, lidera el goleo mundialistaoutings". La Nación. 4 June 2013.
  17. Deon McCaulay at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. "Bandits on a roll, Police scoreless in 4 outings". Amandala. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  19. Itel, Dan. "Dike injury leaves Porter, Timbers looking at new trialist". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. "Deon McCaulay Back to Atlanta Silverbacks". Channel 5 Belize. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  22. "Georgia Revolution Roster". georgiarevolution.bonzidev.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  23. "2018 NPSL Team Roster – Georgia Revolution FC". Georgiarevolutionfc.com. 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  24. Staff, B. B. N. (3 November 2020). "Deon McCauley signs with UPSL Ginga University Atlanta". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com.
  25. "UPSL NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ginga Atlantas Deon McCaulay". UPSL.com. United Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  26. "UPSL NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ginga Atlantas Deon McCaulay". UPSL.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  27. Deon McCaulay – FIFA competition record (archived)
  28. "First blood to Belize as Brazil ride begins". FIFA. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012.
  29. Stokkermans, Karel; Mamrud, Roberto. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  30. "UNCAF Nations Cup 2007". FutbolPlanet. 17 November 2011.


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