Kevon Villaroel

Kevon Villaroel
Personal information
Full name	Kevon Anthony Villaroel
Date of birth	December 17, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Leftwing Back, Leftwing Midfielder and Center Back
Team information
Current team	North East Stars FC
Number	3
Youth career
2003–2005	Joe Public FC
2005–2006	St Anns Rangers
2006–2007	San Juan Jabloteh
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	San Juan Jabloteh
2009–2011	Puerto Rico Islanders
2012–2014	North East Stars FC
2014	C.S. Visé
2015–2017	Central FC
2017–present	North East Stars FC
International career‡
2017–	Trinidad and Tobago
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2011; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2017

Kevon Villaroel (born December 17, 1987, in Diego Martin) is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for the Central FC of the TT Pro League

Career

Youth and amateur

Villaroel attended Fatima College and St. Anthony College in his native Trinidad, winning both the North Zone Intercol and National Intercol with Fatima College, also winning the silver medal for finishing second in the BGTT League, scoring seven goals and eleven assists that season. Kevon was also named in the National All Star Team that year, and was a member of the U-17 side of Trindadian club Super Star Rangers, Joe Public FC, San Juan Jabloteh Reserves respectively.

Professional

Villaroel began his professional career with San Juan Jabloteh in 2007, helping the team to the TT Pro League title in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, he moved to the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division reaching to the CONCACAF Champions League Semi Final in 2009 and winning the USSF Division 2 Pro League Championship 2010. At the end of his third season with the Puerto Rico Islanders he moved back to his native Trinidad and Tobago to play with his longtime rival North East Stars instantly helping them win the 2012 Toyota Classic Cup. Villaroel stamped an instant impression in the league which he was rewarded with his first National Senior team call up. After finishing the 2013-2014 season he moved from his home land to join Belgian team CS Visé of the Belgian Third Division. Villaroel successfully completed his move on the transfer window deadline day. After CS Visé financial failure in the 2015-2016 season Villaroel then joined current TT Pro League and CFU Club Championship Winners Central FC where he helped the club to a very successful season winning TT Pro League CFU Club Championship First Citizens Cup Digicel Pro Bowl and their birth in the CONCACAF Champions League 2015-2016. Villaroel is currently a squad player for the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team.

International

Villaroel was called up to the senior Trinidad and Tobago in 2013 and was also in the squad for a friendly against Grenada in March 2016. In 2017 he was part of the senior team 2017 Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers squad.^[1]

International goals

Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago'a goal tally first.^[2]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 August 2017	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Jamaica	1–1	1–2	Friendly

Honors

References

^ "Nathaniel and Balthazar among eight T&T debutantes for Grenada friendly". wired868.com. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
^ "K. Villaroel". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

External links

Puerto Rico Islanders bio

[1] "Nathaniel and Balthazar among eight T&T debutantes for Grenada friendly". wired868.com. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[SW-2] "K. Villaroel". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

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