Aurtis Whitley
Aurtis Whitley CM (AKA Otis Seaton) (born May 1, 1977) is a Trinidad and Tobago former footballer who last played as a midfielder for W Connection F.C. in the TT Pro League and a former captain of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aurtis Whitley | ||
Date of birth | May 1, 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | midfielder | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997 | Superstar Rangers | 0 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Vitoria Setubal | 0 | (0) |
1998–2007 | San Juan Jabloteh | 22 | (9) |
2007–2008 | W Connection | 0 | (0) |
2008– | United Petrotrin | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2000–2008 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 August 2008 |
Club career
Whitley played for San Juan Jabloteh for 9 years in the TT Pro League prior to his contract termination in September 2007 after comments by manager Terry Fenwick regarding the player's attendance at practices.[2] Several days later, he was signed by rival club W Connection where he remains to date (as of July 2008). His previous clubs include Superstar Rangers and Vitoria Setubal.
International career
Whitley made his international debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team (T&T) on November 15, 2005 in a 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Panama.[3] He played most of T&T's qualification matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany when T&T qualified, its first ever qualification. He played at the World Cup in all of T&T three games. He was absent from the national team for all of 2007 along with other World Cup players due to a dispute over bonuses with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. He returned to the national team as captain for a friendly match against El Salvador in March 2008 and has retained the captain's armband for all games since (as of July 2008).
International Goals
- Scores and results list T&T's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2003-11-19 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago | Cuba | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
2 | 2008-03-26 | Independence Park, Jamaica | Jamaica | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly match |
References
- Soca Warriors back in training, Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Accessed 5 July 2008.
- Jabloteh sacks Whitley, W Connection signs him, Trinidad Guardian, Accessed 5 July 2008.
- T&T Squad Line-ups since 2000 Archived February 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Soca Warriors Online, Accessed 5 July 2005.