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Taurean Manders

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Taurean Manders
Personal information
Full name Taurean Andre Manders
Date of birth (1986-07-09) July 9, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Hamilton, Bermuda
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
New Milton fc
Youth career
North Village Rams
2005–2008 Iona Gaels
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Bradenton Academics 38 (1)
2011 Capital City 24 (0)
2012 York Region Shooters 17 (3)
2013 Antigua Barracuda 21 (0)
2014 Bashley
2014 Sholing
2015– Whitchurch United
International career
2003– Bermuda 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2011

Taurean Andre Manders (born 9 July 1986) is a Bermudian footballer who currently plays for the English club Whitchurch United.

Club career

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Manders came through the local side North Village Rams before joining the US college soccer team Iona Gaels for which he played for four years.[1] He later moved to the American IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

In May 2011, he joined Capital City F.C. in the Canadian Soccer League.[2] The following season, in May 2012, Manders transferred to York Region Shooters.[3]

In February 2014, Manders joined the English side Bashley,[4] but left at the end of the season to join Sholing.[5]

International career

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Manders made his debut for the Bermudian national team in a December 2003 friendly match against Barbados and had, by November 2015, earned 14 caps scored 1 goal. He has played in six FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[6]

International goals

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Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Refs
1. 11 September 2012 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti  Saint Martin 5–0 8–0 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification Report

Personal life

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He is the son of ex-Bermuda national team cricketer Andre Manders.

References

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  1. ^ Player profile - IC Gaels
  2. ^ "Manders signs pro football contract", Bermuda Sun, 18 May 2011
    - Stephen Wright, "Manders signs pro deal", Royal Gazette (Bermuda), 19 May 2011
  3. ^ "Pro Team | York Region Shooters". 11 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Andy Mitchell, "Bermuda international Manders makes Bashley switch", Bournemouth Echo, 2 February 2014.
  5. ^ Stephen Wright, "Manders set for new test", Royal Gazette, 27 August 2014.
  6. ^ Taurean MandersFIFA competition record (archived)
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