Aedan Scipio is a professional football player from Anguilla who plays for the Anguilla national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 September 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Anguilla | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Roaring Lions FC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Anguilla | 20 | (3) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:32, 5 April 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
editYouth
editScipio showed promise as a young player by winning a skills competition for primary schoolers which was sponsored by the National Bank of Anguilla.[2]
Club
editAs of 2020, Scipio played for Roaring Lions FC of the AFA League.[3] He was named Man of the Match for his performance against Docs United FC in August.[4] The team went on to win the championship that season.[5]
International
editScipio represented Anguilla at the youth level during 2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament qualification.[6] He made his senior international debut on 21 March 2021 in a friendly against the United States Virgin Islands. He made his competitive debut six days later in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to the Dominican Republic.[7]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 27 March 2021[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Personal
editScipio resides in London and has a BA from the University of Hull.[8]
Scipio has also caught the attention of fans on social media for his near ankle length dreadlocks.[9] Scipio's locks are so long, he wears an elastic band around his waist while playing to keep his locks close to his body, out of his way, and prevent them from being pulled and whipping other players.
References
edit- ^ https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/aedon-scipio/859244
- ^ "NBA Sponsors Primary School Football". news.ai. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Attackers FC vs. Roaring Lions FC". Uprising FC. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Man of the Match". Anguilla Football Association. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Changing the Games with the Anguilla Football League". The Anguillian. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "CONCACAF 2007 U17 Tournament Recap". CONCACAF. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Un crack: es licenciado, juega las Eliminatorias y usa rastas hasta las rodillas" (in Spanish). Ole. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "El estrambótico look de Aedan Scipio, el futbolista que juega con unas rastas que le llegan hasta los tobillos". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 14 October 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
External links
edit- Aedan Scipio at National-Football-Teams.com
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