Gayson Gregory (born 5 April 1982) is an Antiguan

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who plays for Antigua Barracuda FC in the USL Professional Division and the Antigua and Barbuda national team.

Club career

Born in Bolands, Gregory was named Most Valuable Player of the 1999 season at the Antigua Football Association’s Hall of Fame induction. He joined

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side Joe Public F.C. in March 2001 to embark a career in professional football, whilst completing his

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. Gregory denied rumours linking him with a move to

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in August 2003, but a month later did move to Hoppers. It was revealed in 2005 that Gregory was registered with two teams, Freemansville and Wadadli FC, and that Freemansville had made a request for him to be released from his contract with Wadadli. Gregory scored 13 goals in the

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in the 2006–07 season. He went for trials with AFC Bournemouth and

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following the closure of the 2006–07 season, and also went on trial with

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after he and Damien Farrell had been recommended by

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, a consultant for the Antiguan national team. He and Farrell were however sent back to their homeland, but York manager Billy McEwan said he and Farrell could still be brought back on trial throughout the season. It was reported that Gregory was to return to England within a few weeks after returning home. He was to return to York City for additional trials before the end of August, but went to play for

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for the remainder of their season. He scored four goals in the Pro League for San Juan, but scored eight goals overall. He joined Montreal Impact in the

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in August 2008, but left in January 2009 to rejoin Freemansville.

International career

Nicknamed ''Bubbler'', Gregory earned his first

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for Antigua and Barbuda in 2000. He was joint seventh top scorer of the

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Qualifying with two goals. He has participated in nine FIFA World Cup qualification games, and was part of the Antigua squad which took part in the final stages of the

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National team statistics

References

External links

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Gayson Gregory profile
at the Montreal Impact website {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregory, Gayson 1982 births Living people Antigua and Barbuda footballers Antigua and Barbuda men's international footballers Antigua and Barbuda expatriate footballers Men's association football forwards Joe Public F.C. players San Juan Jabloteh F.C. players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Antigua Barracuda FC players TT Pro League players USL First Division players USL Championship players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate footballers in Trinidad and Tobago Antigua and Barbuda expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago People from Saint Mary Parish, Antigua Old Road F.C. players