Tahj-Michael Bell (born May 12, 1991) is a
Bermudian former
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 played 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 ...
.
Club career
In August 2013, Bell made his debut for English non-league side
Hitchin Town.
[Keeper Bell impresses on Hitchin debut]
- Royal Gazette
In late December 2014, Bell signed for
Southern Division One Central side
Aylesbury United on loan as cover for the injured Jack Sillitoe.
Bell left Hitchin in summer 2015.
International career
Bell made his debut for
Bermuda
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in a November 2011 World Cup qualification match against
Barbados
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and earned a total of two caps, representing his country in two
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is a competitive match that a national association football team takes in order to qualify for one of the available berths at the final tournament of the (men's) FIFA World Cup.
Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
matches.
Personal life
His sister is
Cheyra Bell, who plays for
Bermuda women's national football team
The Bermuda women's national football team is the national women's football team of Bermuda and is overseen by the Bermuda Football Association.
The first tournament that Bermuda was involved were in the 2005 Island Games held in Shetland, Sco ...
.
People - Cheyra Bell
- Royal Gazette His late father Derek was also a football player.[
]
References
External links
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Profile
- Hitchin Town
Profile
- Aylesbury Utd
1991 births
Living people
Men's association football goalkeepers
Bermudian men's footballers
Bermuda men's international footballers
USL League Two players
Southern Football League players
Bermuda Hogges F.C. players
Eccleshill United F.C. players
Hitchin Town F.C. players
Aylesbury United F.C. players
Bermudian expatriate men's footballers
Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
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