Ackeel Applewhaite

Ackeel Applewhaite (born 17 July 1999) is a Bajan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paradise and the Barbados national team.

Ackeel Applewhaite

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Bridgetown, Barbados[1]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Paradise
Youth career
2013	Benfica
2014–2017	Paradise
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Hoppers	11	(2)
2018	Paradise	17	(4)
2018	Parham
2019	Paradise	13	(2)
2019	Kemi Kings
2020–	Paradise
International career‡
	Barbados U17[2]
2018	Barbados U20	4	(0)
2017–	Barbados	33	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:57, 14 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:57, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Career

Applewhaite first started playing football at St Giles Primary, before playing for club sides Benfica and Paradise.^[3] Trials at English sides Crystal Palace and Barnet followed, but due to work permit and funding issues, Applewhaite was unable to sign professionally with the latter.^[3][4]

Following spells with Antiguan sides Hoppers and Parham, as well as with boyhood club Paradise, Applewhaite spent time in Finland with Kemi Kings.^[1][3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 June 2020^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hoppers	2017–18	Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division	11	2	0	0	–		0	0	11	2
Paradise	2018	Barbados Premier League	17	4	0	0	–		0	0	17	4
	2018–19		13	2	0	0	–		0	0	13	2
	Total		30	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	6
Career total			41	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	8

International

As of matches played 27 May 2022^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Barbados	2017	4	0
	2018	9	0
	2019	9	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	4	0
	2022	5	0
Total		33	1

Scores and results list Barbados goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Applewhaite goal.

List of international goals scored by Ackeel Applewhaite^[1]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 March 2019	Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent	Saint Lucia	2–0	2–0	2019 Windward Islands Tournament