Ackeel Applewhaite

{{short description|Barbadian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Ackeel Applewhaite |image = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|07|17|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Bridgetown]], Barbados<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|67759}}</ref> |height = 1.79 m<ref name="NFT"/> |position = [[Midfielder]] |currentclub = [[Paradise FC (Barbados)|Paradise]] |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = 2013 |youthclubs1 = Benfica |youthyears2 = 2014–2017 |youthclubs2 = [[Paradise FC (Barbados)|Paradise]] |years1 = 2017–2018 |clubs1 = [[Hoppers F.C.|Hoppers]] |caps1 = 11 |goals1 = 2 |years2 = 2018 |clubs2 = [[Paradise FC (Barbados)|Paradise]] |caps2 = 17 |goals2 = 4 |years3 = 2018 |clubs3 = [[Parham F.C.|Parham]] |caps3 = |goals3 = |years4 = 2019 |clubs4 = [[Paradise FC (Barbados)|Paradise]] |caps4 = 13 |goals4 = 2 |years5 = 2019 |clubs5 = [[Palloseura Kemi Kings|Kemi Kings]] |caps5 = |goals5 = |years6 = 2020– |clubs6 = [[Paradise FC (Barbados)|Paradise]] |caps6 = |goals6 = |nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = [[Barbados national under-17 football team|Barbados U17]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.football.bb/2014/10/14/bssfl-players-cfu-mens-u-17-qualifiers/|title=BSSFL players at CFU Men’s U-17 Qualifiers|work=football.bb|date=14 October 2014|accessdate=29 October 2020}}</ref> |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |nationalyears2 = 2018 |nationalteam2 = [[Barbados national under-20 football team|Barbados U20]] |nationalcaps2 = 4 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |nationalyears3 = 2017– |nationalteam3 = [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]] |nationalcaps3 = 33 |nationalgoals3 = 1 |club-update = 11:57, 14 June 2020 (UTC) |nationalteam-update = 11:57, 27 May 2022 (UTC) }} '''Ackeel Applewhaite''' (born 17 July 1999) is a Bajan [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Paradise FC (Barbados)|Paradise]] and the [[Barbados national football team|Barbados national team]].

==Career== Applewhaite first started playing football at St Giles Primary, before playing for club sides Benfica and [[Paradise FC (Barbados)|Paradise]].<ref name=bfa>{{cite web|url=http://www.barbadosfa.com/news/?page=blogdisplay&ID=1568|title=Behind The Goal Lines: Ackeel Applewhaite|date=30 June 2020|accessdate=27 May 2022|website=barbadosfa.com}}</ref> Trials at English sides [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] followed, but due to work permit and funding issues, Applewhaite was unable to sign professionally with the latter.<ref name=bfa/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationnews.com/2016/12/30/lack-of-money-stalls-ackeel/|title=Lack of money stalls Ackeel|first=Rachelle|last=Agard|date=30 December 2016|accessdate=27 May 2022|website=nationnews.com}}</ref>

Following spells with Antiguan sides [[Hoppers F.C.|Hoppers]] and [[Parham F.C.|Parham]], as well as with boyhood club Paradise, Applewhaite spent time in Finland with [[Palloseura Kemi Kings|Kemi Kings]].<ref name="NFT"/><ref name=bfa/>

==Career statistics==

===Club=== {{updated|14 June 2020}}<ref name="NFT"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |[[Hoppers F.C.|Hoppers]] |[[2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2017–18]] |[[Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|Antigua and Barbuda<br>Premier Division]] |11||2||0||0||colspan="2" |–||0||0||11||2 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Paradise FC (Barbados)|Paradise]] |[[2018 Barbados Premier League|2018]] |rowspan="2"|[[Barbados Premier League]] |17||4||0||0||colspan="2" |–||0||0||17||4 |- |[[2018–19 Barbados Premier League|2018–19]] |13||2||0||0||colspan="2" |–||0||0||13||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !30!!6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!30!!6 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !41!!8!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!41!!8 |}

=== International ===  {{updated|matches played 27 May 2022}}<ref name="NFT"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[Barbados national football team|Barbados]] |2017||4||0 |- |2018||9||0 |- |2019||9||1 |- |2020||2||0 |- |2021||4||0 |- |2022||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!33!!1 |}

:''Scores and results list Barbados goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Applewhaite goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Ackeel Applewhaite<ref name="NFT"/> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 6 March 2019 || [[Victoria Park (Kingstown)|Victoria Park]], [[Kingstown]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Saint Vincent]] || {{fb|LCA}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[2019 Windward Islands Tournament]] |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Soccerway|ackeel-applewhaite/492708}} * [http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/barbados/players/ackeelapplewhaite.html Ackeel Applewhaite] at Caribbean Football Database

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