Luton Shelton ( Eng. Luton Shelton ; November 11, 1985 , Kingston , Jamaica ) - Jamaican footballer .
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| Full name | Luton George Keeshaw Shelton Day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 183 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | free agent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Club
He began his career at the Harbor View Club in Jamaica. In 2005, he was watched at the Burnley Club, but the contract was not signed. In 2006, Shelton moved to Europe, signing a contract with the Swedish Helsingborg . Shelton spent 28 matches for the club and scored 17 goals, including victory goals in the quarterfinals and finals of the Swedish Cup . At the end of the season, the player signed a contract with the English Sheffield United . The amount of transfer amounted to 1.85 million £ [2] . They expected a lot from Shelton, but he appeared on the field only four times, and the club did not avoid relegation from the Premier League . Having played another half of the season for the club, the player switched to the Norwegian Volerenga for £ 1 million [3] .
During his stay at Sheffield, Shelton established himself as one of the fastest players in the world, running 40 meters in 4.47 seconds [3] .
In 2010, Shelton was among the top scorers in the Norwegian League, scoring 12 goals in 28 matches. In the last two seasons, Luton scored 5 goals in the Turkish “ Karabykspor ”.
In the summer of 2013 he moved to the Volga Nizhny Novgorod [4] , in which Luton did not manage to continue his career with dignity, and two years later Shelton left the team due to the tournament and financial difficulties of the club [5] .
In February 2017, he returned to Harbor View, in the debut match he scored a goal, but due to a severe injury, he missed the whole season [6] . Now is a free agent.
in the team
In the Jamaican national team, Shelton made his debut on November 24, 2004 in a match against Saint-Martin , scoring four goals in his debut match. In total, Jamaica spent 73 matches in which he scored 35 goals and became the top scorer in its history. Luton regularly played for a team of all ages. In the first match for the adult team, Shelton scored 4 goals. In the qualifying tournament for the 2010 World Cup, he became the top scorer of CONCACAF .
Luton is a three-time winner of the Caribbean Cup - a trophy being played between Caribbean countries.
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Warnock wraps up double signing , BBC Sport (January 15, 2007).
- ↑ 1 2 Shelton Departs (inaccessible link) . sufc.co.uk. Date of treatment June 8, 2011. Archived February 26, 2009.
- ↑ Volga signed Jamaican striker Shelton
- ↑ Shelton: “The Volga has a difficult financial situation”
- ↑ Luton Shelton reinvents himself at former club, Harbor View
Links
- Player profile on Transfermarkt
- Soccerway Profile
- Player profile on soccerbase.com
- National Football Teams profile