# Kevin Sheppard > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kevin_Sheppard > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kevin_Sheppard.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Sheppard > Source revision: 1292125564 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Kevin Sheppard | image = | image_size = | caption = | league = | team = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs = | position = [Point guard](/source/Point_guard) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|17}} | birth_place = [St Croix](/source/St_Croix), [United States Virgin Islands](/source/United_States_Virgin_Islands) | nationality = American | high_school = | college = [Jacksonville](/source/Jacksonville_Dolphins_men's_basketball) (1998–2003) | draft_year = 2003 | career_start = 2003 | career_end = | years1 = 2003 | team1 = [Cocoteros de Paria](/source/Cocoteros_de_Paria) | years2 = 2004 | team2 = [Toros de Aragua](/source/Toros_de_Aragua) | years3 = 2004 | team3 = [Gallitos de Isabela](/source/Gallitos_de_Isabela) | years4 = 2004 | team4 = [Guacharos de Maturin](/source/Guacharos_de_Maturin) | years5 = 2004–2005 | team5 = [Maccabi Rishon LeZion](/source/Maccabi_Rishon_LeZion_(basketball)) | years6 = 2005–2006 | team6 = [La Union Colon](/source/La_Union_Colon) | years7 = 2006 | team7 = [Guaynabo Conquistadores](/source/Guaynabo_Conquistadores) | years8 = 2006–2007 | team8 = [Minot SkyRockets](/source/Minot_SkyRockets) | years9 = 2007 | team9 = [Marinos de Anzoategui](/source/Marinos_de_Anzoategui) | years10 = 2007 | team10 = [Maratonistas de Coamo](/source/Maratonistas_de_Coamo) | years11 = 2007–2008 | team11 = [Azad University](/source/Azad_University_Tehran_BC) | years12 = 2008 | team12 = [Guaynabo Conquistadores](/source/Guaynabo_Conquistadores) | years13 = 2008–2009 | team13 = [a.s Shiraz](/source/Louleh_Sabz_A.s_Shiraz_BC) | years14 = 2009 | team14 = [Quebradillas Pirates](/source/Quebradillas_Pirates) | years15 = 2009–2015 | team15 = Azad University | highlights = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's [basketball](/source/basketball)}} {{MedalCountry|{{bk|VIR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[Centrobasket](/source/Centrobasket)}} {{MedalSilver| [2006 Panama](/source/2006_Centrobasket) | }} {{MedalSilver| [2008 Mexico](/source/2008_Centrobasket) | }} {{MedalCompetition|[FIBA CBC Championship](/source/FIBA_CBC_Championship)}} {{MedalSilver| [2006 Jamaica](/source/FIBA_CBC_Championship) | }} {{MedalGold| [2011 Bahamas](/source/FIBA_CBC_Championship) | }} }} {{Infobox football biography | name= Kevin Sheppard | fullname = Kevin Alphonso Sheppard | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|17}} | birth_place = [St Croix](/source/St_Croix), [United States Virgin Islands](/source/United_States_Virgin_Islands) | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | currentclub = | position = [Striker](/source/striker_(football)) | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= | years1= | clubs1= [Jacksonville University](/source/Jacksonville_University) | caps1= | goals1 = | nationalyears1= 2002 | nationalteam1= [United States Virgin Islands](/source/United_States_Virgin_Islands_national_soccer_team) | nationalcaps1= 2 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = 20 December 2008 }} '''Kevin Sheppard''' (born 17 September 1979 in [St Croix](/source/St_Croix)) is a [United States Virgin Islands](/source/United_States_Virgin_Islands) basketball player and former [football](/source/association_football) [striker](/source/striker_(football)). He became the subject of the documentary ''[The Iran Job](/source/The_Iran_Job)'' which covers his 2008-2009 season with the [A.S. Shiraz](/source/B.A_Shiraz_BC) team in Iran. ==Soccer career== Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at [Jacksonville University](/source/Jacksonville_University). He made his debut for the [United States Virgin Islands](/source/United_States_Virgin_Islands_national_football_team) in an August 2002 [CONCACAF Gold Cup](/source/CONCACAF_Gold_Cup) qualification match against the [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic_national_football_team)[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/caribe02.html Caribbean Qualifying for Gold Cup 2003] - RSSSF [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/caribe02.html] and also played in the return game. {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|71474|access-date=17 April 2025}} |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |[United States Virgin Islands](/source/United_States_Virgin_Islands_national_soccer_team) |2002||2||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !2!!2 |} :''Scores and results list United States Virgin Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sheppard goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Kevin Sheppard |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|16 August 2002}} |[San Cristóbal](/source/San_Crist%C3%B3bal%2C_Dominican_Republic), Dominican Republic |{{fb|Dominican Republic}} |style="text-align:center"|1–4 |style="text-align:center"|1–6 |[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification](/source/2003_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup_qualification) |{{Cite web|title=Dominican Republic vs. US Virgin Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20416/Dominican_Republic_Us_Virgin_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=17 April 2025}} |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |{{dts|18 August 2002}} |San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |{{fb|Dominican Republic}} |style="text-align:center"|1–4 |style="text-align:center"|1–5 |2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |{{Cite web|title=Dominican Republic vs. US Virgin Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20417/Dominican_Republic_Us_Virgin_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=17 April 2025}} |} ==Basketball== Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, Poland, Spain, Argentina, the United States, and Puerto Rico before joining Iranian team [Azad University](/source/Azad_University_Tehran_BC) in [Tehran](/source/Tehran).[http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=IRI&PlayerID=28883&AmNotSure=1 KEVIN SHEPPARD basketball profile] - Asia Basket {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213004020/http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=IRI&PlayerID=28883&AmNotSure=1 |date=February 13, 2012 }} Sheppard is the subject of a documentary, ''[The Iran Job](/source/The_Iran_Job)'', which covers his 2008-2009 season with the [A.S. Shiraz](/source/B.A_Shiraz_BC) team in Iran. ==See also== * [List of top international men's football goalscorers by country](/source/List_of_top_international_men's_football_goal_scorers_by_country) * ''[The Iran Job](/source/The_Iran_Job)'' ==References and notes== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/23/sport/sport-basketball-america-iran/index.html Understanding Iran: U.S. athlete reveals his inside story], CNN, December 23, 2011 * [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/an-unlikely-us-diplomat-scores-with-iranian-fans/2011/12/21/gIQAPgVzDP_story.html An Unlikely U.S. Diplomat Scores with Iranian Fans], The Washington Post, Dec. 23, 2011 {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheppard, Kevin}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Category:Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball players Category:Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Category:Pan American Games competitors for the United States Virgin Islands Category:Sportspeople from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Category:Piratas de Quebradillas players Category:United States Virgin Islands men's basketball players Category:United States Virgin Islands expatriate basketball people Category:United States Virgin Islands men's soccer players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Maratonistas de Coamo players Category:American men's basketball players Category:Jacksonville Dolphins men's soccer players Category:Point guards Category:United States Virgin Islands men's international soccer players Category:Mets de Guaynabo basketball players Category:Iranian Basketball Super League players Category:Toros de Aragua players Category:Louleh a.s Shiraz BC players {{USVirginIslands-footy-bio-stub}} {{Caribbean-basketball-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kevin Sheppard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Sheppard) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Sheppard?action=history)). 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