Jorel Bellafonte

Jorel Bellafonte (born in 2 March 1995) is a Caymanian former track athlete, and current footballer who plays as a forward for Academy SC and the Cayman Islands national team.

Jorel Bellafonte
Personal information
Full name Jorel Bellafonte[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995[1]
Place of birth Cayman Islands[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Academy SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Roma United
2020- Academy SC 2 (1)
National team‡
2019– Cayman Islands 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 July 2020

Athletic career

Belafonte was a formerly a 800m and 1500m athlete, while at high school in Jamaica. He attended Calabar High School, where he won individual medals at the Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships in Jamaica, as well as team medals with his high school at the Penn Relays, winning the 4x800m relay in 2014. He then went on to become a Clemson Tiger at university, moving down to the 400mH. On the international stage, he represented the Cayman Islands at the CARIFTA Games on several occasions. He holds the national Caymanian indoor 800m record, with a time of 1:52.21 on a regular indoor track, and 1:51.82 on and oversized track (OT).

International football career

On 5 September 2019, Bellafonte made his debut against the US Virgin Islands in a 0–2 victory in the CONCACAF Nations League.[2]On 8 September 2019, he scored his first goal for Cayman Islands against Barbados in a 3–2 victory.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 November 2019.[4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cayman Islands 201941
Total41

International goals
Scores and results list the Cayman Islands' goal tally first.[4]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 September 2019Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands Barbados3–23–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C

References
  1. "Cayman Islands – J. Bellafonte – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com.
  3. "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com.
  4. Jorel Bellafonte at National-Football-Teams.com


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