{{short description|Barbadian footballer}} <!-- {{Use Barbadian English}} --> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Keasel Broome | image = Keasel Broome (27287110646) (cropped).jpg | caption = Broome in 2016 | fullname = Keasel Broome, Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|09|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Claymont, Delaware, United States | height = 1.83 m | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Pittsburgh Hotspurs | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs1 = FC DELCO | collegeyears1 = 2010–2014 | college1 = Providence Friars | collegecaps1 = 59 | collegegoals1 = 0 | years1 = 2012 | clubs1 = Reading United | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2013 | clubs2 = Ocean City Nor'easters | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = Real Boston Rams | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = New York Cosmos | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = Harrisburg City Islanders | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2019– | clubs7 = Pittsburgh Hotspurs<ref>{{cite web |title=Pittsburg Hotspur 2019 Match Reports |url=http://npsl.bonzidev.com/sam/standings/regevent/index.php?containerId=OTk3ODU0MA%3D%3D&partialGames=0 |website=npsl.bonzidev.com |access-date=3 December 2020}}</ref> | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2015– | nationalteam1 = Barbados | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = | pcupdate = 13 July 2019 | ntupdate = 25 March 2018 }}
'''Keasel Broome''' (born 18 September 1991) is a Barbadian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National Premier Soccer League club Pittsburgh Hotspurs and the Barbadian national team.
==Career== ===College=== Prior to attending Providence College, played with Caravel Academy, and helped the academy to the state soccer title in 2009. In 2014 Broome played every minute of every game for the Providence Friars, securing a 2–1 win over Xavier in the Big East title game and subsequent NCAA triumphs over Dartmouth, Cal-Irvine, and Michigan State.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.friars.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/keasel_broome_717616.html |title=Keasel Broome |publisher=FRIARS.COM |date=November 14, 2011 |accessdate=May 19, 2015 |archive-date=8 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908093743/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/keasel_broome_717616.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Professional=== Broome was selected in the 3rd Round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes<ref name="Quakes select Keasel Broome">{{cite web|title=Quakes select Keasel Broome, Chimdum Mez in 2015 MLS SuperDraft|url=http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2015/01/quakes-select-keasel-broome-chimdum-mez-2015-mls-superdraft|publisher=San Jose Earthquakes|accessdate=11 June 2015|archive-date=13 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613104248/http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2015/01/quakes-select-keasel-broome-chimdum-mez-2015-mls-superdraft|url-status=dead}}</ref> but was ultimately not signed.
On April 1, 2015, Broome signed with NASL club New York Cosmos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twiceacosmo.com/2015/4/1/8326187/new-york-cosmos-sign-san-jose-earthquakes-keasel-broome |title=Cosmos confirm the signing of San Jose Earthquakes draft pick Keasel Broome |publisher=Twice a Cosmo |date=April 1, 2015 |accessdate=May 20, 2015}}</ref>
“I’m thrilled about this opportunity to join the Cosmos,” said Broome. “Having just finished college this is a really exciting development in my career, being signed to a world-famous club with a talented squad.”
“Broome is a young player with a lot of potential,” said Cosmos head coach Giovanni Savarese. “He travelled with us during our preseason tour and we were impressed by what we saw during training. He has a great attitude and will fit in well here at the Cosmos.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nycosmos.com/roster/keasel-broome |title=Keasel Broome |publisher=NY Cosmos |date=April 1, 2015 |accessdate=May 20, 2015}}</ref>
==International career== Broome became a citizen in Barbados in 2004 and was eligible through his Barbadian father. Broome was called up by the Barbados national football team for the first time in March 2015 but was unable to accept due to injury. He was called up again in June 2015 for Barbados's 2018 World Cup qualification matches against Aruba.<ref name="BROOME TO JOIN BARBADOS">{{cite web|title=COSMOS GOALKEEPER KEASEL BROOME TO JOIN BARBADOS AHEAD OF WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS IN JUNE|url=http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/05/13/cosmos-goalkeeper-keasel-broome-to-join-barbados-ahead-of-world-cup-qualifiers-in-june|publisher=NASL|accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref> Broome made his international debut in the first leg of the qualification series on 10 June 2015, posting a shutout as Barbados won 2–0.<ref name="Aruba 0 Barbados 2">{{cite web|title=Aruba 0 Barbados 2|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274831/match=300310116/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154714/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274831/match=300310116/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref>
==International career statistics== {{updated|match played 29 March 2016.}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Barbados national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2015||2||0 |- |2016||2||0 |- !Total||4||0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{USL player|roster_players/11693497}} * [http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/barbados/players/keaselbroome.html Caribbean Football Database profile] * [http://www.nycosmos.com/roster/keasel-broome NY Cosmos Profile] * [http://www.friars.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/keasel_broome_717616.html Providence Friars Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908093743/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/keasel_broome_717616.html |date=8 September 2015 }} * {{NFT player|59537}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Broome, Keasel}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:People from Claymont, Delaware Category:Sportspeople from New Castle County, Delaware Category:American men's soccer players Category:Naturalised citizens of Barbados<!-- Category:Citizens of Barbados through descent --> Category:Barbadian men's footballers Category:Barbados men's international footballers Category:Providence Friars men's soccer players Category:Reading United AC players Category:Ocean City Nor'easters players Category:Boston Rams players Category:New York Cosmos (2010) players Category:Penn FC players Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Soccer players from Delaware Category:San Jose Earthquakes draft picks Category:USL League Two players Category:USL Championship players Category:National Premier Soccer League players Category:Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Category:American people of Barbadian descent Category:Sportspeople of Barbadian descent Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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