Shakira Duncan (born October 1, 1989) is a Jamaican

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who plays as a forward for

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i club

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and the Jamaica women's national team.

College career

Duncan attended the

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, the

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, and the

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International career

Duncan represented Jamaica at two

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editions (

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). Despite scoring in Jamaica's last home friendly game before the

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, a 3–1 win over

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, Duncan was left out of the 23-player squad for the final tournament.

International goals

''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first''

References

External links

Shakira Duncan
at The Israel Football Association website * 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican women's footballers Women's association football forwards Oral Roberts Golden Eagles women's soccer players West Florida Argonauts women's soccer players Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur players Maccabi Kishronot Hadera F.C. players F.C. Ramat HaSharon players Maccabi Holon F.C. (women) players

Shakira Duncan Shakira Duncan (born October 1, 1989) is a Jamaican people, Jamaican women's soccer, footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli club Maccabi Holon F.C. (women), Maccabi Holon FC and the Jamaica women's national football team, Jamaica women's na ...

Ligat Nashim players Jamaica women's international footballers Jamaican expatriate women's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate women's footballers in Israel {{Jamaica-women-footy-bio-stub