Deon McCaulay

Deon McCaulay
Personal information
Full name Deon McCaulay
Date of birth 20 September 1987
Place of birth Belize City, Belize
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Rome Gladiators
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Kremandala
2006–2007 FC Belize
2007–2009 Belize Defence Force
2008 Puntarenas
2008–2009 FC Belize
2009 Belize Defence Force
2009–2011 Deportes Savio 25 (4)
2011–2012 R.G. City Boys United
2013–2014 Belmopan Bandits
2014 Atlanta Silverbacks 17 (3)
2015–2017 Verdes FC
2017 Atlanta Silverbacks 1 (2)
2018–2019 Georgia Revolution FC 10 (1)
2021– Atletico Atlanta
2021– Rome Gladiators (indoor) 2 (0)
International career‡
2007– Belize 63 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:51, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Deon McCaulay (born 20 September 1987) is a Belizean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atletico Atlanta of the United Premier Soccer League, the Rome Gladiators of the National Indoor Soccer League, and the Belize national team.

Club career

McCaulay has played in Belize for Kremandala, FC Belize and Belize Defence Force; in Costa Rica he had a trial with Puntarenas; he played in Honduras for Deportes Savio from 2009-2011. He has also played for Belmopan Bandits in the Premier League of Belize.

In February 2013 he had a trial with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.

In March 2014 he joined the Atlanta Silverbacks of North American Soccer League.

After a two-year spell back in Belize with Verdes FC, McCaulay rejoined the Atlanta Silverbacks in March 2017.

In April 2018, he signed with the Georgia Revolution FC of the National Premier Soccer League.

In November 2020 he signed for Ginga Atlanta. McCaulay was recognized as UPSL national player of the week on November 27, 2020, and on February 5, 2021

International career

McCaulay made his international debut for Belize in 2007. He was a member of Belize's FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign for the 2010, 2014 and 2018 editions, and he scored the first goal and first hat-trick of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. He is Belize's all-time top scorer, with eighteen goals in FIFA World Cup qualifying, as well as two goals at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup and one goal at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. He was also the worldwide top goalscorer in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification along with Luis Suárez and Robin van Persie with eleven goals. He scored a hat-trick of those eleven in a 5–2 rout of Montserrat in June 2011.

International career statistics

As of match played 14 June 2022.
Belize
Year Apps Goals
2007 3 2
2008 6 2
2011 11 11
2013 9 1
2014 3 1
2015 4 4
2016 1 0
2017 5 1
2018 4 1
2019 7 3
2021 3 1
2022 7 1
Total 63 28

International goals

Scores and results list Belize's goal tally first.