Dusty Good

Dusty Good (born March 30, 1987) is a soccer player and captain for the United States Virgin Islands national soccer team, currently playing for New Vibes of the St. Thomas League.[4]

Dusty Good
Personal information
Full name Dusty Good[1]
Date of birth (1987-03-30) March 30, 1987[2][3]
Place of birth Cotati, California, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 New Vibes
Youth career
2006–2007 Sonoma State Seawolves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 New Vibes
2011 Råtorps IK
2012–2013 FBK Karlstad
2013–2014 Positive Vibes
2014– New Vibes
National team‡
2011– US Virgin Islands 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:03, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

College

Good played college soccer for the Seawolves of Sonoma State University beginning as a freshman in 2006.[5] In 2006, Good traveled with the team to Europe to compete against academy sides of top clubs from Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. Good scored multiple goals in several matches, including a brace against ODB of the Netherlands.[6]

Club career

Good played for local USVI squads before moving to Europe to play for lower division sides such as FBK Karlstad in the Swedish Fourth Division. He first went to Sweden in April 2011 to meet the family of his Swedish girlfriend. He played several matches for Råtorps IK before having a successful trial with Karlstad.[7] He also had stints in the lower tiers of Denmark and England, for which his mother holds a passport.[8]

International career

Born in Cotati, California, Good moved to the US Virgin Islands in his late teens. He was asked to join a local team after being spotted wearing a Liverpool jersey in a local grocery store. He was soon asked to play for the United States Virgin Islands national team during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, despite being previously unaware that it existed.[8] He made his debut on October 7, 2011 in a 0–7 defeat to Haiti.[9] Good was one of only four players who returned to the squad for the 2018 World Cup qualification cyle and was named squad captain.[8]

Beyond football

In 2007, Dusty Good and his father, Stan Good, founded Good Day Charters with one 18' powerboat named Striper that was towed from California to Florida and then shipped to the Virgin Islands. The boat charters and boat rental idea originated after visiting St. Thomas a few years earlier during a cruise. Dusty and the Good family packed up their belongings including the dogs, and moved to St. Thomas.[10]

Boat charter captain – The early years

Having had many years of boating experience in the Pacific ocean, father and son enrolled in the St. Thomas Captain School and acquired their U.S. Coast Guard captain's licenses. In search of top destination locations to show future guests, Dusty and Stan spent time navigating around each of the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. A short time later, Good Day Charters private boat rental service opened its doors. To build business, they would walk the cruise ship docks promoting the new boat charter company.

Good Day Charters – 10 years later

Good Day Charters is still family owned and operated in St. Thomas. It has grown to be one of the highest rated and trusted boat charter companies with five captains and at least six boats.

References
  1. https://int.soccerway.com/players/dusty-good/212312/
  2. http://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=349929/index.html
  3. Dusty Good – FIFA competition record
  4. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Dusty Good". national-football-teams.com.
  5. "2006 Media Guide" (PDF). Sonoma State University Athletics. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  6. "European Blog". European Blog. Sonoma State University Athletics. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  7. Eriksson, Johan. "Exotiskt nyförvärv i FBK" (in Swedish). www.vf.se. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  8. "Virgin Islanders' true fairytale". FIFA. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  9. "CFD profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  10. "We Are Good Day Charters". Good Day Charters. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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