Shandel Samuel

Shandel Samuel (born 14 December 1982) is a Vincentian footballer who currently plays for Barbadian side Rendezvous FC as a striker. He is also the all-time top scorer of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines national team.^[2]

Shandel Samuel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-12-14) 14 December 1982 (age 40)^[1]
Place of birth	Layou, St. Vincent
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Rendezvous FC
Youth career
	System 3 FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	System 3 FC	?	(?)
2005	Negri Sembilan FA	?	(?)
2005	Kedah FA	?	(?)
2005–2006	Negri Sembilan FA	?	(?)
2006–2007	North East Stars	20	(8)
2007–2008	San Juan Jabloteh	11	(1)
2009–2012	Ma Pau SC	?	(?)
2013–2017	Rendezvous FC	?	(31)
International career^‡
2001–2016	St. Vincent & the Grenadines	63	(32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 November 2015

International career

Samuel made his international debut as an 18-year-old in 2001. He scored 10 goals at the 2007 Caribbean Cup and a further five goals at the 2010 Caribbean Championship.

International goals

Scores and results list St. Vincent & the Grenadines' goal tally first.^[3]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 March 2001	St. George's	Dominica	2–0	2–0	2001 Windward Islands Tournament
2.	16 March 2001	St. George's	Grenada	1–0	1–1
3.	23 May 2004	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–2	2–3	Friendly
4.	13 June 2004	Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba	Nicaragua	2–1	2–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	20 June 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown	Nicaragua	1–0	4–1
6.				3–1
7.	13 October 2004	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Bassaterre	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–0	3–0
8.	26 November 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown	Bermuda	3–1	3–3	2005 Caribbean Cup qualification
9.	28 November 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown	Cayman Islands	1–0	4–0
10.	12 December 2004	Kingstown	Grenada	1–0	3–1
11.	1 October 2006	Independence Park, Kingston	Saint Lucia	2–0	8–0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualification
12.				3–0
13.				5–0
14.				6–0
15.				8–0
16.	1 November 2006	Victoria Park, Kingstown	Grenada	?–0	4–1	2006 Independence Cup
17.				?–0
18.	19 November 2006	Barbados National Stadium, St. Michael	Bermuda	2–0	3–0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualification
19.				3–0
20.	23 November 2006	Barbados National Stadium, St. Michael	Bahamas	1–1	3–2
21.				2–1
22.	14 January 2007	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella	Guyana	1–0	2–0	2007 Caribbean Cup
23.	6 October 2010	Victoria Park, Kingstown	Montserrat	1–0	7–0	2010 Caribbean Cup qualifier
24.				2–0
25.				5–0
26.	2 November 2010	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	2–6
27.	4 November 2010	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella	Haiti	1–2	1–3
28.	28 August 2011	Stanford Cricket Ground, Saint George Parish	Antigua and Barbuda	2–1	2–2	Friendly
29.	30 March 2012	Victoria Park, Kingstown	Antigua and Barbuda	1–0	1–0	Friendly
30.	1 April 2012	Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale	Antigua and Barbuda	1–2	1–2	Friendly
31.	21 September 2014	A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town	British Virgin Islands	6–0	6–0	Friendly
32.	4 November 2015	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown	Antigua and Barbuda	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Personal life

Samuel is the cousin of fellow Vincentian international footballer, Myron.

In 2011, Samuel was the highest paid Vincentian athlete, making $40,000 (USD).^[4]

References

2. Földesi, László. "Shandel Samuel – International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
3. "Shandel Samuel". National Football Teams.
4. "Floyd Mayweather is United States' best-paid athlete - ESPN The Magazine". ESPN.com. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

External links

• Shandel Samuel 5 goals in digicel cup
• Shandel Samuel at National-Football-Teams.com
• "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Record International Players". RSSSF.