Akeem Priestley

Akeem Priestley
Personal information
Full name Akeem Sayed Priestley
Date of birth (1985-04-13) 13 April 1985
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Harbour View
Youth career
2003–2005 Harbour View
2005 Jacksonville Dolphins
2006–2008 Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Harbour View 16 (3)
2009–2010 → FK Mughan (loan) 12 (0)
2011 Los Angeles Blues 18 (3)
2012 Dayton Dutch Lions 17 (2)
2013 RoPS 9 (1)
2015 Sheikh Russel KC 16 (2)
2015 Antigua GFC 6 (1)
2016 Isidro Metapán[1] (0)
2017– Harbour View
National team‡
2000–2002 Jamaica U17 10 (2)
2004–2005 Jamaica U20 8 (5)
2004–2006 Jamaica 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 31, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 31, 2017

Akeem Priestley (born 13 April 1985 in Kingston) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Harbour View.

Career

Collegiate

Priestley played his college career in the United States at Jacksonville University and also at the University of Connecticut. He was an All-Big East 2nd team selection in 2008, and also lead University of Connecticut to the 2007 Big East title.

Professional

Priestley was drafted by Kansas City Wizards in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft (50th overall), but wasn't offered a contract by the club. Priestley later signed with Jamaican club Harbour View who loaned him out to Azerbaijan based club FK Mughan for the 2009/2010 season. In April 2011, Priestley signed with the Los Angeles Blues for the season. He joined Dayton Dutch Lions for the 2012 season.[2]

On 15 August 2013, Priestley signed with RoPS in the Veikkausliiga for the remainder of the 2013 season.[3] In January 2015, Priestley joined Sheikh Russel KC of the Bangladesh Premier League on trial and then signed until July 2015.[4]

On 16 October 2015, after a trial period, Priestley joined Antigua GFC for the remainder of the 2015/2016 season. He scored his first goal for Antigua GFC on 4 November 2015 in a 2-1 home win over Deportivo Mictlán.

International

Priestley was an instrumental member of the Jamaica Under-17 and Under-20 youth national teams from 2002-2005. In October 2004, Priestley made his senior national team debut versus Guatemala in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Career statistics

International

Jamaica national team[5]
YearAppsGoals
200452
200610
Total60

Honours

Antigua GFC

2015 Apertura

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=116227
  2. ↑ Jacq Roos (2012-04-15). "Forward Priestley Last USL Pro Signing". Daytondutchlionsfc.com. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  3. ↑ "Akeem Priestley vahvistaa RoPSia loppukauden" (in Finnish). RoPS. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Russell go all out for players". Dhaka Herald. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Akeem Priestley". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

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