Newton Sterling (born 12 November 1984) is a

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

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er who currently plays for

Antigua Barracuda FC Antigua Barracuda were an Antiguan professional football team based in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Founded in 2010, the team played in USL Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system from 2011 to 2013. The team played it ...

in the

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Club career

Sterling began his career in the Jamaica National Premier League, playing for Harbour View, Real Mona and

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, before moving to Israel in 2005 to play for

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

. He played just two games for the club before moving to Norway to play for

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on a short-term contract. Sterling returned to Jamaica in late 2006 to play for Village United. After taking part in a two-month trial at Swedish team

GIF Sundsvall Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollförbund and plays its h ...

, and training with

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professiona ...

in the spring of 2007, he joined

Portmore United Portmore United Football Club is a Jamaican football team in the top flight Jamaica National Premier League. The team trains and plays home matches at the Prison Oval. History Hazard United The club was formed as ''Hazard United'' and has bee ...

, and spent the next four seasons with the club. He was part of the Portmore team that won the Jamaica National Premier League title in 2008. He also spent time on loan with

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in 2008 and

Arnett Gardens The Arnett Gardens Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston, which currently plays in the Jamaica National Premier League. The team is based in the Arnett Gardens community of South Saint Andrew, Jamaica, and plays in the ...

in 2009. In 2011 Sterling transferred to the new

team prior to its first season in the

. He made his debut for the Barracudas on 21 April 2011, in a 1–0 loss to Sevilla FC Puerto Rico.

International career

Sterling made his debut for

in 2005 against

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, but has played only one other international since then, against the

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in April 2006.

References

External links

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Interview with Newton Sterling
- Reggaeboyzsc {{DEFAULTSORT:Sterling, Newton 1984 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers Jamaica men's international footballers Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Antigua and Barbuda Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Antigua and Barbuda Waterhouse F.C. players Harbour View F.C. players Portmore United F.C. players People from Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica Arnett Gardens F.C. players Village United F.C. players Antigua Barracuda FC players USL Championship players Liga Leumit players Men's association football forwards National Premier League players