Jevon Demming (born 11 February 1989) in the

British Virgin Islands ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = Territorial song , song = "Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands" , image_map = File:British Virgin Islands on the globe (Americas centered).svg , map_caption = , mapsize = 290px , image_map2 = Brit ...

is a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a defender or

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and was capped at full international level by the

British Virgin Islands national football team The British Virgin Islands national football team is the national team of the British Virgin Islands and is controlled by the British Virgin Islands Football Association. It is a member of both CONCACAF and FIFA. History Early football games ...

Club career

In 2011, he signed with

British Virgin Islands Championship The BVIFA National Football League is the highest competitive football league in the British Virgin Islands. The league was founded in 2009 after the merger between the Tortola League and the Virgin Gorda League. In 2012 the league decided to sp ...

club Virgin Gorda Ballstars.

International career

He made his international debut for the

on 26 March 2008 in a World Cup qualifier against the

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. Demming was named captain for the two World Cup qualifier games against the

US Virgin Islands national football team The U.S. Virgin Islands national soccer team, nicknamed ''The Dashing Eagle'', is the national soccer team of the U.S. Virgin Islands and is controlled by the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation. History Though FIFA did not officially recog ...

in 2011.

Personal life

In 2015, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for attempted murder while his cousin, Sherman Williams, received 15 years for an additional gun charge. In 2020 he lost an appeal against the conviction.

References

1989 births Living people British Virgin Islands footballers British Virgin Islands international footballers British Virgin Islands under-20 international footballers Association football defenders {{BritishVirginIslands-footy-bio-stub