Tevin Shaw (born 24 February 1997) is a Jamaican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Greenville Triumph and the Jamaica national team.

Club career

Boys' Town

Shaw played youth football with

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side Boys' Town, where he captained the club's youth sides from the U13 to U20 level. In 2014, he signed his first professional contract with the club. Shaw made four appearances for Boys' Town that season, and made another five the following year.

Tivoli Gardens

In summer 2016, Shaw signed with

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. He made 31 league appearances that season, scoring one goal, and started both legs of Tivoli's playoff series against Portmore United. The following season, Shaw made another 27 league appearances, scoring two goals, and again started in both legs of Tivoli's playoff series, this time against

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. In the 2018–19 season, he made 27 league appearances, scoring one goal.

Portmore United

In summer 2019, Shaw signed with defending champions Portmore United. That season he made 21 league appearances, scoring one goal, and played 90 minutes in the away leg of Portmore's CONCACAF Champions League series against Mexican giants

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Atlético Ottawa

On 26 March 2020, Shaw signed for

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side

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. However, due to the

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, he was unable to join the side for the 2020 season, meaning he spent the year without any competitive football. But despite this, he was re-signed by Ottawa in 2021.

FC Tucson

On 1 February 2022, FC Tucson announced the signing of Tevin Shaw.

Greenville Triumph SC

Following Tucson's voluntary self-relegation to

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, Shaw signed with Greenville Triumph on 12 January 2023.

International career

Shaw received his first call-up to the Jamaica national team in May 2017 for a warm-up friendly against

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ahead of the

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. He ultimately missed out on the Caribbean Cup due a quadricep injury. Shaw made his debut for Jamaica on 30 January 2018 in a friendly against

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Career statistics

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International

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Tevin 1997 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Jamaica men's international footballers National Premier League players Canadian Premier League players Boys' Town F.C. players Tivoli Gardens F.C. players Portmore United F.C. players Atlético Ottawa players FC Tucson players Greenville Triumph SC players Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States