Amal Knight
Jamaican footballer (born 1993)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amal Knight[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Jamaica[1] | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lexington SC | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Harbour View | 0 | (0) |
2013–2019 | UWI | 94 | (0) |
2020 | San Diego Loyal | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → FC Tucson (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2021 | Arnett Gardens | 4 | (0) |
2022 | Harbour View | 19 | (0) |
2023– | Lexington SC | 24 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Jamaica | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 17 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:53, 10 April 2021 (UTC) |
Amal Knight (born 19 November 1993) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Lexington SC as a goalkeeper.
Early life and education
Knight attended Wolmer's Boys High School before earning a scholarship to the University of the West Indies.[3]
Club career
He played club football for Harbour View and UWI.[2] In 2020, Knight signed with new USL Championship club San Diego Loyal.[4] In June 2020 he moved on loan to FC Tucson.[5]
In July 2021, Knight signed with Arnett Gardens in Jamaica.[6]
On 11 January, Knight signed with Lexington SC of USL League One.[7]
International career
He made his international debut for Jamaica in 2018.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Jamaica – A. Knight – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Amal Knight". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Elite young sporting stars among UWI scholarship recipients". jamaica-gleaner.com. 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Reggae Boyz Goalkeeper Knight Signs With USL Outfit". rjrnewsonline.com.
- ^ USLLeagueOne com Staff (24 June 2020). "FC Tucson Acquires Amal Knight on Loan". USL League One.
- ^ "Premier League Jamaica". premierleaguejamaica.com.
- ^ "Jamaican keeper Amal Knight signs with Lexington Sporting Club". lexsporting.com. 11 January 2023.
External links
- Amal Knight at Soccerway
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Lexington SC – current squad
- 1 Causey
- 2 Robertson
- 3 Ackon
- 4 Jackson
- 5 Fox
- 6 Caputo
- 8 Yankam
- 9 Liadi
- 10 Onen
- 11 Cerritos
- 12 Corrales
- 13 Knight
- 15 Patti
- 16 Uche
- 17 Lancaster
- 21 Lue Young
- 23 Campuzano
- 25 Mané
- 32 Diouf
- 44 Méndez
- 70 Cano
- 74 Ceja-Gonzalez
- 77 Brown
- 88 Agboola
- 98 Loera
- Head coach: Darren Powell
- Assistant coach: Javier Cano
- Goalkeeping coach: Chris Barocas
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