Kithson Bain

Kithson Anthony Bain (born 26 May 1982) is a Grenadian footballer currently playing for Caledonia AIA in the Trinidad and Tobago Premier League. He has been capped at full international level by the Grenada national football team.

Kithson Bain
Personal information
Full name Kithson Anthony Bain[1]
Date of birth (1982-05-26) 26 May 1982[1]
Place of birth Grenada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Alpha United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Queens Park Rangers
2003–2009 Ball Dogs
2009–2010 Tranmere Rovers 10 (0)
2009 → Kettering Town (loan) 2 (0)
2010 Queens Park Rangers
2010 Alpha United
2011 All Saints United 6 (5)
2011 Carolina RailHawks 1 (0)
2013 Caledonia AIA
2014– Alpha United
National team‡
2002– Grenada 35 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:50, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Club career

Bain began his footballing career for Grenadian side Queens Park Rangers before moving to fellow Grenadian side Ball Dogs.

Tranmere Rovers

In 2008 Bain had finished top scorer in the 2008 Caribbean Cup tournament with 5 goals. The then Tranmere Rovers manager John Barnes had also been involved in the tournament and his Jamaica national team won the tournament. Barnes was impressed enough with Bain to bring him to England, he signed for the Birkenhead-based club in August 2009.

Bain made his first appearance for Tranmere in their 3–2 home defeat by Walsall on 12 September 2009.[2]

On 26 November, Bain went out on loan to Conference National side Kettering Town until January 2010.[3]

Despite scoring seven goals for the Tranmere reserves, Bain was only given handful of substitute appearances by Rovers manager Les Parry, ending the season on 10 games, all from the bench. Bain failed to score in his time at Tranmere, although there was dispute over whether he got the last touch on Alan Mahons goal in Rovers 3–2 win against Walsall) O.[4] He was released by Tranmere at the end of the 2009/10 season.[5]

He then returned home to Grenada in the summer of 2010 and rejoined his former club Queens Park Rangers. Near the end of 2010 he played in Guyana's Kashif and Shanghai cup competition for Alpha United as a guest player alongside Dominica international Kurlson Benjamin.[6]

Carolina RailHawks

After impressive performances for Grenada in The Caribbean Cup, Bain caught the eye of reigning American second division NASL Conference champions Carolina RailHawks who signed Bain for the 2011 season.[7] The RailHawks joined the North American Soccer League in 2011. He only played 11 minutes for them in the whole season.[8]

He signed for Trinidadian club Caledonia AIA in September 2013.[9]

International career

Bain has represented Grenada at both Under 23 and full international level. In the 2010 Caribbean Championship he was declared joint winners of the Digicel Golden Boot award.[10]

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.

Under-23 international goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12003-09-06Grenada National Stadium, Grenada Cayman Islands5–05–02004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers, Round 1[11]
22003-10-12Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands1–05–12004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers, Round 1[12]
32003-10-12Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands2–05–12004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers, Round 1[12]
42003-11-16Grenada National Stadium, Grenada Trinidad and Tobago1–01–12004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers, Round 2[13]

Full international goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12003-11-04Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2–02–0Friendly[14]
2TBCTBCTBCTBCTBCTBC
32004-06-02Tanteen Recreation Ground, Grenada Saint Lucia2–02–0Friendly[15]
42008-10-15Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Cayman Islands1–14–22008 Caribbean Championships[16]
52008-12-03Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago1–02–12008 Caribbean Championships[17]
62008-12-07Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica Barbados1–04–22008 Caribbean Championships[18]
72008-12-07Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica Barbados3–04–22008 Caribbean Championships[18]
82008-12-07Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica Barbados4–04–22008 Caribbean Championships[18]
92008-12-11Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Cuba2–22–22008 Caribbean Championships[19]
102010-05-30Progress Park, St. Andrew's, Grenada Martinique1–12–2Friendly[20]
112010-10-22Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Puerto Rico1–03–12010 Caribbean Championship[21]
122010-10-22Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Puerto Rico2–03–12010 Caribbean Championship[21]
132010-11-26Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique Martinique1–01–12010 Caribbean Championship[22]
142010-11-28Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique Trinidad and Tobago1–01–02010 Caribbean Championship[23]
152010-12-03Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique Jamaica1–11–22010 Caribbean Championship[24]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. Tranmere 2 – 3 Walsall
  3. http://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10365~1887222,00.html
  4. Tranmere Rovers | Match | Match Report | 12 September 2009, Tranmere 2 – 3 Walsall
  5. "Parry offers six Tranmere deals". BBC News. 11 May 2010.
  6. Alpha United may not defend their second K&S title this year end – Guyana Chronicle
  7. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4163159
  8. 2011 Stats – NASL
  9. "Caledonia AIA signs Grenada international Bain". concacaf.com. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  10. "Jamaican, Dane Richards, and Grenadian, Kithson Bain, named as DIGICEL Golden Boot winners". Bajan Reporter. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  11. "Grenada 5 – 0 Cayman Islands". grenadasports.org. 6 September 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  12. "Grenada 5 – 1 Cayman Islands". grenadasports.org. 12 October 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  13. "Grenada 1 – 1 Trinidad & Tobago". rsssf.com. 16 November 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  14. "Grenada 2 – 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines". grenadasports.org. 25 October 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  15. "Grenada 2 – 0 St Lucia". grenadianconnection.com. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  16. "Grenada 4 – 2 Cayman Islands" (PDF). concaf.com. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  17. "Trindad & Tobago 1 -2 Grenada" (PDF). concaf.com. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  18. "Grenada 4 – 2 Barbados". Digicelfootball.com. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  19. "Grenada 2 – 2 Cuba". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  20. "Grenada 2 – 2 Martinique". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  21. "Grenada 3 – 1 Puerto Rico". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  22. "Martinique 1 – 1 Grenada". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  23. "Grenada 1 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  24. "Jamaica 2 – 1 Grenada (AET)". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
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