Shandel Samuel

Shandel Samuel

Personal information
Date of birth	14 December 1982
Place of birth	Layou, St. Vincent
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Rendezvous FC
Youth career
	System 3 FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2005	System 3 FC	?	(?)
2005	Negri Sembilan FA	?	(?)
2005	Kedah FA	?	(?)
2005–2006	Negri Sembilan FA	?	(?)
2006–2007	North East Stars	20	(8)
2007–2008	San Juan Jabloteh	11	(1)
2009–??	Ma Pau SC	?	(?)
2013–	Rendezvous FC
National team^‡
2001–	St. Vincent & the Grenadines	59	(32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 November 2015

Shandel Samuel (born on 14 December 1982) is a Vicentian footballer who currently plays for Barbadian side Rendezvous FC as a striker. He is also the all-time top scorer of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines national team.^[1]

International career

Samuel made his international debut as an 18-year-old in 2001. He scored 10 goals at the 2007 Caribbean Cup and a further five goals at the 2010 Caribbean Championship.

International goals

Scores and results list St. Vincent & the Grenadines' goal tally first.^[1][2]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 March 2001	St. George's	Dominica	2–0	2–0	2001 Windward Islands Tournament
2.	16 March 2001	St. George's	Grenada	1–0	1–1	2001 Windward Islands Tournament
3.	23 May 2004	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–2	2–3	Friendly
4.	13 June 2004	Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba	Nicaragua	2–1	2–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5.	20 June 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown	Nicaragua	1–0	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6.	20 June 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown	Nicaragua	3–1	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
7.	13 October 2004	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Bassaterre	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–0	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
8.	26 November 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown	Bermuda	3–1	3–3	2005 Caribbean Cup qualifier
9.	28 November 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown	Cayman Islands	1–0	4–0	2005 Caribbean Cup qualifier
10.	12 December 2004	Kingstown	Grenada	1–0	3–1	2005 Caribbean Cup qualifier
11.	1 October 2006	Independence Park, Kingston	Saint Lucia	2–0	8–0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualifier
12.	1 October 2006	Independence Park, Kingston	Saint Lucia	3–0	8–0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualifier
13.	1 October 2006	Independence Park, Kingston	Saint Lucia	5–0	8–0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualifier
14.	1 October 2006	Independence Park, Kingston	Saint Lucia	6–0	8–0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualifier
15.	1 October 2006	Independence Park, Kingston	Saint Lucia	8–0	8–0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualifier
16.	1 November 2006	Victoria Park, Kingstown	Grenada	?–0	4–1	2006 Independence Cup
17.	1 November 2006	Victoria Park, Kingstown	Grenada	?–0	4–1	2006 Independence Cup
18.	19 November 2006	Barbados National Stadium, St. Michael	Bermuda	2–0	3–0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualifier
19.	19 November 2006	Barbados National Stadium, St. Michael	Bermuda	3–0	3–0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualifier
20.	23 November 2006	Barbados National Stadium, St. Michael	Bahamas	1–1	3–2	2007 Caribbean Cup qualifier
21.	23 November 2006	Barbados National Stadium, St. Michael	Bahamas	2–1	3–2	2007 Caribbean Cup qualifier
22.	14 January 2007	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella	Guyana	1–0	2–0	2007 Caribbean Cup
23.	6 October 2010	Victoria Park, Kingstown	Montserrat	1–0	7–0	2010 Caribbean Cup qualifier
24.	6 October 2010	Victoria Park, Kingstown	Montserrat	2–0	7–0	2010 Caribbean Cup qualifier
25.	6 October 2010	Victoria Park, Kingstown	Montserrat	5–0	7–0	2010 Caribbean Cup qualifier
26.	2 November 2010	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	2–6	2010 Caribbean Cup qualifier
27.	4 November 2010	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella	Haiti	1–2	1–3	2010 Caribbean Cup qualifier
28.	28 August 2011	Stanford Cricket Ground, Saint George Parish	Antigua and Barbuda	2–1	2–2	Friendly
29.	30 March 2012	Victoria Park, Kingstown	Antigua and Barbuda	1–0	1–0	Friendly
30.	1 April 2012	Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale	Antigua and Barbuda	1–2	1–2	Friendly
31.	21 September 2014	A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town	British Virgin Islands	6–0	6–0	Friendly
32.	4 November 2015	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown	Antigua and Barbuda	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Personal life

Samuel is the cousin of fellow Vincentian international footballer, Myron.^[2]

In 2011, Samuel was the highest paid Vincentian athlete, making $40,000 (USD).^[3]

References

1. Földesi, László. "Shandel Samuel – International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
2. "Shandel Samuel profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
3. "Floyd Mayweather is United States' best-paid athlete - ESPN The Magazine". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

External links

• Shandel Samuel 5 goals in digicel cup
• Shandel Samuel at National-Football-Teams.com