Shawn Sawyers (born 19 September 1976, in

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 ...

) is a Jamaican professional football player who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

, in 2010 he transferred from

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 ...

to Humble Lions F.C. in the Jamaica National Premier League.

International career

Sawyers made his debut for

in a May 2002 friendly match against

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, coming on as a substitute for

Aaron Lawrence Aaron Lawrence (born 11 August 1970) is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, making over 60 appearances for the Jamaica national team. In some sources, his birth date is 10 October 1968. Club career Aaron playe ...

. He has served as the long-time number two keeper for Jamaica. He has collected 29 caps since, his last international match being the February 2009 in a friendly match in London versus

Honors

Portmore United

CFU Club Championship The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). ...

: 1 :: 2005 * Jamaica National Premier League: 3 :: 2003, 2005, 2008 *

JFF Champions Cup The JFF Champions Cup, known since 2009 as the Flow Champions Cup, is an annual knockout tournament in Jamaican football. The modern tournament was established during the 1990–91 season and is contended between the 12 Red Stripe Premier League ...

: 4 :: 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007

Jamaica

Caribbean Cup The Caribbean Cup was the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union. The first competition, established by Shell and run by former England Cricket fast bowler Fred Rumsey, wa ...

: 1 :: 2005

External links

* * 1976 births Living people Jamaican footballers Jamaica international footballers Portmore United F.C. players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Association football goalkeepers National Premier League players {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub