Jamal Bevon Gay (born 9 February 1989) is a Trinidadian former professional

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who played as a

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. He played abroad with 2. Bundesliga club

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side

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. He scored 7 goals from 21 appearances for the Trinidad & Tobago national team. He was a member of Trinidad & Tobago under 23 Olympic team that almost qualified for London games 2012. He was top scorer with 6 goals in 11 matches. He also played for the Trinidad & Tobago U20 at the

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Early life

Gay was born and raised in the South Arima neighborhood of

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Club career

Gay began his career 2003 with Joe Public and moved after one year to El Dorado Secondary Comprehensive but returned in 2008 to Joe Public. On 29 January 2009, he moved to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and signed a contract until 30 June 2011, after being successfully on trial at Oberhausen since 13 January 2009. He played his first game for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 8 February 2009 against

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in the 2. Bundesliga. On 31 January 2010, he was released from contract by Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Gay joined Caledonia AIA in July 2011.

International career

Gay was called up on 18 February 2008 for the game against El Salvador, he played his first game here on 19 March 2008 against

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, formerly presented the Under-20 team. His first goal was on 11 May 2008 against

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. He represented his country at

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. Gay scored his second international goal in his fifth cap as Trinidad and Tobago put three past St Lucia. He scored four goals in one game vs Anguilla in the Caribbean cup.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gay goal.''

References

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1989 births Living people People from Arima Trinidad and Tobago footballers Association football forwards Trinidad and Tobago international footballers TT Pro League players 2. Bundesliga players Veikkausliiga players Joe Public F.C. players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players Morvant Caledonia United players Rovaniemen Palloseura players Club Sando F.C. players Central F.C. players Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2014 Caribbean Cup players Pan American Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate footballers in Finland {{Trinidad-footy-bio-stub