Shaquille Dyer (born 10 August 1995) is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Mount Pleasant Football Academy in the Jamaica Premier League.

Shaquille Dyer
Personal information
Full name Shaquille Dyer
Date of birth (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Mount Pleasant Football Academy
Number 33
Youth career
2014 Arnett Gardens U-20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Arnett Gardens 15 (1)
2015Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2017 Waterhouse 10 (0)
2017 Humble Lions 5 (0)
2018 Portmore United 2 (0)
2018–2022 Dunbeholden 100 (0)
2022– Mount Pleasant 30 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Jamaica U-20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023

Career

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Dyer started his playing career at Arnett Gardens FC in Kingston, Jamaica where he served as team captain for U-20 squad for the 2014 season. He was promoted to Arnett Gardens FC’s first team in the 2014 season and became established as a starting player during the 2015 season.[1]

In 2015, Dyer secured a loan deal to play with Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL for the remainder of the 2015 season.[2] He debuted for the Islanders on 18 July 2015 against the New York Red Bulls II. Dyer made a total of six appearances for the club but was not signed by the Islanders for the 2016 season.[3]

Dyer returned to Jamaica in 2016 signing for Waterhouse, only spending one season with the club before moving to Humble Lions in 2017. After brief spells at Humble Lions and Portmore United, Dyer moved to Dunbeholden, spending 4 season with the club. Dyer signed for Mount Pleasant in 2022.[4]

International

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Dyer was a member of the Jamaica National U-20 Team that recently competed at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship held in Kingston in January 2015. He is also currently a member of the Jamaica U23 Olympic Pool.[1]

Honors

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Portmore United

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Dunbeholden

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  • Jamaica Premier League runner-up: 2022

Mount Pleasant

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Shaquille Dyer — City Islanders". cityislanders.com.
  2. ^ "Jamaican National Team Members Join Islanders for Remainder of 2015 Season — City Islanders". cityislanders.com.
  3. ^ "City Islanders, Head Coach Bill Becher Unveil 2016 Roster". Archived from the original on 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Jamaica - S. Dyer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.