Ramesses Moore-McGuinness (born on January 6, 2000) is a U.S. Virgin Islands

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player who currently plays for

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of the

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, and the US Virgin Islands national team. Born and raised

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, McGuiness moved with his brothers to

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in 2015 and attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, where he played prep soccer. He has also reached minor success online on TikTok.

College career

McGuinness played one year of

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for the Cougars of

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. In total he made seventeen appearances for the team, scoring five goals.

Club career

In August 2021 it was announced that McGuiness signed for

of the

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, the fourth tier of the

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for the 2021 season. He was joined at the club by USVI national teammate Jett Blaschka.

International career

Ramesses was part of the USVI under-20 squad that competed at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship held in the United States. He scored against

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in a defeat in the teams' opening match. Ramesses made his senior international debut on October 12, 2019, in a 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against

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. On 19 November 2019 he scored his first senior goal for USVI against Saint Martin in the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C.

International goals

:''Scores and results list USVI's goal tally first.''

International career statistics

References

External links

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2000 births Living people United States Virgin Islands soccer players United States Virgin Islands international soccer players Association football forwards People from West Windsor, New Jersey Soccer players from New Jersey Sportspeople from Mercer County, New Jersey West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South alumni {{USVirginIslands-footy-bio-stub