Deon McCaulay (born 20 September 1987) is a Belizean international

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who plays as a forward for Atletico Atlanta of the

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, the Rome Gladiators of the

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, and the Belize national team.

Club career

McCaulay has played in Belize for Kremandala, FC Belize and

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; in Costa Rica he had a trial with

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; he played in Honduras for

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from 2009-2011. He has also played for Belmopan Bandits in the

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. In February 2013 he had a trial with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. In March 2014 he joined the Atlanta Silverbacks of

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. After a two-year spell back in Belize with Verdes FC, McCaulay rejoined the Atlanta Silverbacks in March 2017. In April 2018, he signed with the Georgia Revolution FC of the

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

International career

McCaulay made his international debut for

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in 2007. He was a member of Belize's FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign for the 2010, 2014 and 2018 editions, and he scored the first goal and first

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of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. He is Belize's all-time top scorer, with eighteen goals in FIFA World Cup qualifying, as well as two goals at the

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and one goal at the

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. He was also the worldwide top goalscorer in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification along with

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and

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with eleven goals. He scored a hat-trick of those eleven in a 5–2 rout of Montserrat in June 2011.

International career statistics

International goals

''Scores and results list Belize's goal tally first.''

References

External links

Silverbacks profile
1987 births Living people People from Belize City Association football forwards Belizean footballers Belize international footballers 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2011 Copa Centroamericana players 2013 Copa Centroamericana players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2014 Copa Centroamericana players 2017 Copa Centroamericana players Puntarenas F.C. players Deportes Savio players Atlanta Silverbacks players Belizean expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate footballers in Honduras Expatriate soccer players in the United States Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Premier League of Belize players North American Soccer League players Georgia Revolution FC players Belmopan Bandits players FC Belize players Verdes FC players Belize Defence Force FC players R.G. City Boys United players Kremandala players United Premier Soccer League players {{Belize-footy-bio-stub