Michael Bethel

Mike Bethel (born 21 April 1990) is a Bahamian footballer who plays for local side Renegades.

Michael Bethel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-04-21) 21 April 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Nassau, Bahamas
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lyford Cay
Youth career
	Bears
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Tampa Spartans	36	(4)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–	Renegades
International career‡
	Bahamas U17[1]
	Bahamas U20[2]
2008–2011	Bahamas	6	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2021

Club career

Bethel attended St. Andrews School and joined the University of Tampa in 2008, for whom he scored 4 goals in 36 matches.^[3] He later returned to the Bahamas to join Lyford Cay.^[4]

International career

He made his debut for the Bahamas national football team in a March 2008 World Cup qualification match against the British Virgin Islands. Bethel also played in the return match, scoring his first international goal. He had earned four caps by November 2008, all of them World Cup qualification games.^[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Bahamas' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Refs
1	30 March 2008	BFA National Development Center, Nassau, Bahamas	British Virgin Islands	1–0	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	[6]

Personal life

Born in Nassau, he is a son of Michael and Denise Bethel and has two sisters.^[3]