{{Short description|Trinidadian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Densill Theobald <br /><small>[[Chaconia Medal|CM]]</small> | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|27|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago | height = 1.81 m | position = [[Midfielder|Central midfielder]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1999 | youthclubs1 = Jean Lillywhite CC | years1 = 2000 | clubs1 = [[Durham Storm|Toronto Olympians]] | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2002 | clubs2 = [[Caledonia AIA]] | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = [[Joe Public F.C.|Joe Public]] | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = Caledonia AIA | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 6 | years5 = 2005–2006 | clubs5 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2006–2007 | clubs6 = Caledonia AIA | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2007 | clubs7 = [[Újpest FC|Újpest]] | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2008–2011 | clubs8 = Caledonia AIA | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2011–2012 | clubs9 = [[Dempo SC|Dempo]] | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2012–2014 | clubs10 = Caledonia AIA | caps10 = | goals10 = 9 | years11 = 2014–2015 | clubs11 = [[Royal Wahingdoh FC|Royal Wahingdoh]] | caps11 = 20 | goals11 = 3 | years12 = 2015−2016 | clubs12 = [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]] | caps12 = 7 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2016−2017 | clubs13 = [[Morvant Caledonia United]] | caps13 = 10 | goals13 = 2 | years14 = 2017 | clubs14 = [[Mumbai FC]] | goals14 = 0 | caps14 = 14 | years15 = 2017 | clubs15 = [[North East Stars F.C.|North East Stars]] | caps15 = | goals15 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2002–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] | nationalcaps1 = 99 | nationalgoals1 = 2 }}
'''Densill Theobald''' [[Chaconia Medal|CM]] (born 27 June 1982) is a [[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidadian]] former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[central midfielder]] and represented [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]] 99 times, scoring twice.<ref>{{Worldfootball.net|densill-theobald|accessdate=30 June 2021|new_id=pe26650}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Early career and moves to Europe=== Theobald joined Scottish club [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] in the summer [[transfer window]] of 2005, after the recommendation of international team-mate [[Russell Latapy]]. Although he played regularly at the international level, he never played a first-team game for Falkirk and so he left the club and returned to [[Caledonia AIA]], in the summer of 2007 he returned to Europe, and joined the Hungarian team [[Újpest FC]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/7982/Densill_Theobald.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Theobald, Densill|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=2 February 2023|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206032814/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/7982/Densill_Theobald.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}</ref>
Theobald joined the Seattle Sounders for a trial in February 2009, but did not make the club's roster.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/sounders/2009/02/17/ssfc_adds_tt_national_team_pla.html|title=SSFC adds T&T; national team player|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=17 February 2009|access-date=17 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226171124/http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/sounders/2009/02/17/ssfc_adds_tt_national_team_pla.html|archive-date=26 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Dempo=== On 16 January 2012, it was officially announced that after terms were agreed with Újpest and Caledonia AIA that Theobald has signed for [[Dempo SC]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te21283/dempo-sc/all-players/|title=List of Dempo SC foreign football players (A to Z)|website=Worldfootball.net|access-date=26 March 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418075019/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/dempo-sc/10/|archive-date=18 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-updated|title=Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 Updated|date=3 December 2012|access-date=15 July 2022|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321155010/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-updated}}</ref> in the [[I-League]] in India.<ref>{{cite news|title=I-League: Densill Thoebald To Debut For Dempo SC Against Air India On Wednesday|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/222/transfer-zone/2012/01/16/2850105/i-league-densill-thoebald-to-debut-for-dempo-sc-against-air|website=[[Goal.com]]|author=Anselm Noronha|date=16 January 2011|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-date=10 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210044406/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/222/transfer-zone/2012/01/16/2850105/i-league-densill-thoebald-to-debut-for-dempo-sc-against-air|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/10/29/densill-theobald-move-to-dempo-what-happened/|title=Densill Theobald move to Dempo: What happened?|website=Indian Football Network|date=29 October 2011 |access-date=30 June 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181803/http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/10/29/densill-theobald-move-to-dempo-what-happened/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Royal Wahingdoh=== In December 2014, Theobald signed for newly promoted [[I-League]] club [[Royal Wahingdoh FC|Royal Wahingdoh]] form [[Shillong]] for one season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitra|first=Atanu|title=Royal Wahingdoh rope in Densill Theobald and Kim Song-Yong|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/222/transfer-zone/2014/12/15/7041962/royal-wahingdoh-rope-in-densill-theobald-and-kim-song-yong|work=Goal.com|access-date=27 December 2014|archive-date=2 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302013807/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/222/transfer-zone/2014/12/15/7041962/royal-wahingdoh-rope-in-densill-theobald-and-kim-song-yong|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/injury-plagued-salgaocar-take-on-upbeat-royal-wahingdoh|title=Injury plagued Salgaocar take on upbeat Royal Wahingdoh|website=the-aiff.com|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512100540/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/injury-plagued-salgaocar-take-on-upbeat-royal-wahingdoh|url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in all games for Wahingdoh,<ref>[https://www.news18.com/news/football/royal-wahingdoh-beat-mohun-bagan-3-2-in-i-league-982684.html Royal Wahingdoh beat Mohun Bagan 3-2 in I-League] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512111738/https://www.news18.com/news/football/royal-wahingdoh-beat-mohun-bagan-3-2-in-i-league-982684.html |date=12 May 2021 }} ''News18.com''. Retrieved 12 May 2021</ref> and the team ended their debut season in third position with 30 points after 20 league matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/NuvXW1HCTGwcEoUQ8KH2cJ/The-fall-of-the-Ileague.html|title=The fall of I-League|website=www.livemint.com|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512150237/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/NuvXW1HCTGwcEoUQ8KH2cJ/The-fall-of-the-Ileague.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/i-league-how-newly-promoted-teams-have-performed/ma7hveltk8i91ieo2d5oos8jg|title=I-League: How newly-promoted teams have performed|website=Goal.com|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-date=26 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926143637/https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/i-league-how-newly-promoted-teams-have-performed/ma7hveltk8i91ieo2d5oos8jg|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Sporting De Goa=== In December 2015, Theobald signed for [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting de Goa]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sporting Goa - Squad 2015/2016|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te21380/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=worldfootball.net|language=en|archive-date=2 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702095158/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/sporting-goa/2016/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Mumbai FC=== In January 2017, he signed with another [[I-League]] club [[Mumbai FC]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Nikhil|last=Jitendran|url=https://www.goal.com/en-om/amp/news/i-league-201617-mumbai-fc-welcome-densill-theobald/106so31z8pb891cubn5mko699u|title=I-League 2016/17 EXCLUSIVE - Mumbai FC welcome Densill Theobald|website=goal.com|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|date=18 January 2017|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008122401/https://www.goal.com/en-om/amp/news/i-league-201617-mumbai-fc-welcome-densill-theobald/106so31z8pb891cubn5mko699u|archive-date=8 October 2021}}</ref>
==International career== Theobald was a regular member of the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]]<ref>{{FIFA player|214131|Densill Theobald}}</ref> and played in all three of the country's World Cup games at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].
Following the retirements of [[Dwight Yorke]] and [[Dennis Lawrence]] from international football, Theobald has since been named captain of the 'Soca Warriors'.
He appeared in several editions of [[Caribbean Cup]] and he was in the squad of Trinidad's silver medal-winning team at the [[2012 Caribbean Cup]], where they lost in the final to [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=17 December 2012|archive-date=16 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216041353/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/12/17/nc-america/caribbean-cup/cuba/trinidad-and-tobago/1414017/|date=16 December 2012|title=Cuba 1 Trinidad & Tobago 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/12/17/nc-america/caribbean-cup/cuba/trinidad-and-tobago/1414017/|url-status=live|work=Soccerway}}</ref>
''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Theobald goal.''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/theobald-intl.html | title=Densill Theobald - International Appearances }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Densill Theobald |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 20 June 2004 || [[Manny Ramjohn Stadium]], Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|DR}} || align="center"|3-0 || align="center"|4-0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|2 || 20 January 2007 || [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|CUB}} || align="center"|3-0 || align="center"|3-1 || [[2007 Caribbean Cup]] |}
==Personal life== As a member of [[Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 FIFA World Cup|the squad]] that competed at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany, Theobald was awarded the [[Chaconia Medal|Chaconia Medal (Gold Class)]], the second highest [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Trinidad and Tobago|state decoration]] of Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>{{cite web |title=Birchall and Bell up for award |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/11/13/midlands_sports_awards_feature.shtml |website=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=6 September 2021 |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906164056/http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/11/13/midlands_sports_awards_feature.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Honours== '''Morvant Caledonia United'''<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/players/densill-theobald/652/ Densill Theobald: Trinidad and Tobago player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915122351/https://int.soccerway.com/players/densill-theobald/652/ |date=15 September 2021 }} ''soccerway.com''. Retrieved 30 June 2021</ref> *[[TT Pro League]]: 2017, runner-up 2012–13
'''Central''' *TT League Cup: 2018 *TT Pro League: runner-up 2018 *Charity Shield: runner-up 2018
'''W Connection''' *[[CFU Club Championship]]: [[2012 CFU Club Championship|2012]]
'''Royal Wahingdoh''' *[[I-League]]: third place [[2014-15 I-League|2014–15]]
'''Trinidad & Tobago''' *[[Caribbean Cup]]: runner-up [[2012 Caribbean Cup|2012]]
'''Individual''' *[[File:TTO_Chaconia_Medal.png|60px]] [[Chaconia Medal]] Gold Class, 2006
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== *{{Cite web |date=7 March 2022 |location=Goa |title=I-League 2: Looking back at when Dempo SC dominated Indian Football |url=https://footballexpress.in/looking-back-at-when-dempo-sc-dominated-indian-football/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=footballexpress.in |publisher=Football Express India |first=Shibashis |last=Das |language=en |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722154745/https://footballexpress.in/looking-back-at-when-dempo-sc-dominated-indian-football/ }}
==External links== *[https://www.infogol.net/en/player/densil-theobald/25822 Densill Theobald] at www.infogol.net
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