Camaal Reid

Camaal Reid
Reid in 2022
Personal information
Full name Camaal Anthony Reid
Date of birth (1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth May Pen, Jamaica
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Scarborough SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Sporting Central Academy 100 (1)
2016–2017 York Region Shooters 26 (6)
2018 North Mississauga SC 2 (0)
2019 ProStars FC 4 (0)
2021– Scarborough SC 1 (2)
International career
2012 Jamaica 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2021-8-30

Camaal Reid (born 17 May 1988) is a Jamaican footballer playing with Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.

Club career

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Jamaica

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Reid began playing in the National Premier League in 2009 with Sporting Central Academy.[1] He re-signed with Sporting for the 2010–11 season and helped the team avoid relegation.[2] In 2011, he returned for his third season with Sporting and played in a friendly match against the Jamaica national team where Central Academy defeated the national team.[3] He re-signed with Sporting for the 2014-15 season and marked his final season in the National Premier League as the club was relegated.[4][5] He remained for Sporting the following season and played in the South Central Confederation Super League.

Canada

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In 2016, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with the York Region Shooters.[6] In his debut season with York Region, he assisted the club in producing an 11-game unbeaten streak.[7] He would also assist the club in securing the First Division title and clinching a playoff berth.[8] York Region would be eliminated in the second round of the playoffs to Hamilton City in a penalty shootout.[9] He re-signed with York Region for the 2017 season.[10] Reid assisted the club in winning the CSL Championship after defeating Scarborough SC in a penalty shootout.[11]

In 2018, he played with North Mississauga SC.[12] He played with league rivals ProStars FC for the 2019 season.[13]

In 2021, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with Scarborough SC.[14] In his debut match for Scarborough, he recorded two goals against Toronto Tigers.[14][15] He helped Scarborough qualify for the ProSound Cup tournament where he recorded a goal against Atletico Sporting Toronto which advanced the club to the finals.[16] In the finals, Scarborough faced FC Vorkuta but was defeated in a penalty shootout.[17][18] He also assisted the club in securing the CSL Championship where Scarborough defeated Vorkuta which marked his second championship title.[19][20]

Reid re-signed with Scarborough for the 2022 season.[21] Throughout the 2022 campaign, the eastern Toronto side would achieve an 18-game undefeated streak and playoff position by finishing third.[22][23] Reid made his third championship appearance, which Scarborough lost to FC Continentals (formerly FC Vorkuta).[24]

He had another season with Scarborough in 2023.[25] Scarborough would clinch the regular-season title throughout the year.[26] Reid returned for the 2024 season.[27] Throughout the 2024 season, the club finished as runners-up to the Serbian White Eagles.[28]

International career

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Reid played in a friendly match against Jamaica's national football team where he impressed the national team head coach Theodore Whitmore.[3] After impressing the national team head coach he was called to the national team training camp in preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.[29] He debuted for the Jamaican national team on 24 February 2012 against Cuba in a friendly match.[30][31]

Honors

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York Region Shooters

Scarborough SC

References

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  1. ^ Davis Sr., Gareth (24 March 2009). "Maxwell says complacency impacted St Georges result". Kingston Gleaner. pp. B2.
  2. ^ Wright, Nodley (14 December 2010). "Village ride luck to sink H view". Kingston Gleaner. pp. B2.
  3. ^ a b Bryan, Richard (9 October 2011). "Sporting surprise Boyz squad". Kingston Gleaner.
  4. ^ Stamp, Marc (23 January 2015). "Lions close in on Sporting trio". Kingston Gleaner.
  5. ^ Stamp, Marc (27 May 2015). "Hunt begins for Premier League spots". Kingston Gleaner. pp. B2.
  6. ^ "York Region Shooters win 14th game of season with 2-0 win over Scarborough SC in CSL First Division soccer action". Vaughan Citizen. 3 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Scarborough SC snaps York Region Shooters' 11-game unbeaten streak". Vaughan Citizen. 15 August 2016.
  8. ^ a b "York Region Shooters blank FC Ukraine United, clinch CSL First Division regular season title". Vaughan Citizen. 19 September 2016.
  9. ^ "York Region Shooters downed in CSL Championship semis by Hamilton City". Vaughan Citizen. 25 October 2016.
  10. ^ "First Team Roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  11. ^ a b "YORK REGION WINS CSL CHAMPIONSHIP.....FC Ukraine United defeats Burlington for Second Division title". Canadian Soccer League. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  12. ^ "North Mississauga - 2018 Mens L1 Cup - Roster - # - Camaal Reid -". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  13. ^ "ProStars FC - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - # - Camaal Reid -". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Vorkuta, Scarborough Score Opening Victories". Canadian Soccer League. 29 August 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Мениджър от Брежани смени наставника на канадския "Скарбъро" и почна сезона с 2 победи" [Manager from Brezani replaced the coach of the Canadian "Scarborough" and started the season with 2 wins]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  16. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (24 October 2021). "Мениджър от Брежани изведе "Скарбъро" до финал в Канада" [A manager from Brezani led Scarborough to the final in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  17. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (30 October 2021). "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров загуби футболен финал в Канада" [Brezhan manager K. Dimitrov lost a football final in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  18. ^ "VORKUTA TRIUMPHANT IN PRO SOUND CUP FINAL...Penalty kicks defeat Scarborough". Canadian Soccer League. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  19. ^ a b Adamson, Stan (7 November 2021). "SCARBOROUGH CSL CHAMPIONS.......Decisive 4-1 victory over FC Vorkuta". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  20. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (11 November 2021). "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе "Скарбъро" до втора титла в Канада" [Brzezany manager K. Dimitrov leads Scarborough to second title in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  21. ^ "2022 Scarborough SC roster". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  22. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (5 August 2022). ""Скарбъро" на К. Димитров-Брежанеца с първа загуба от 2 г. насам" ["Scarborough" of K. Dimitrov-Brezhanetsa with the first loss in 2 years]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  23. ^ "К. Димитров-Брежанеца на две стъпки от дубъл на титлата в Канада" [K. Dimitrov-Brezhanetsa is two steps away from a double title in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  24. ^ Adamson, Stan (28 August 2022). "Continentals Win Championship Squeaker..." Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  25. ^ "2023 Scarborough SC roster". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  26. ^ a b "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе канадския "Скарбъро" до нова титла в редовния сезон" ["Brezhan manager K. Dimitrov led the Canadian "Scarborough" to a new title in the regular season"]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  27. ^ Adamson, Stan (29 July 2024). "Scarborough on Top with 3-0 Victory - Ardelian hat-trick lifts Toronto Falcons". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  28. ^ a b Orošić, Miloš (3 October 2024). "Ipak su Srpski orlovi najbolji! Definitivno smo fudbalska nacija, ni Kanađani im ne mogu ništa!" [Serbian Eagles are the best after all! We are definitely a soccer nation, not even the Canadians can do anything to them!] (in Serbian). Republika. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  29. ^ "Whitmore highlights need for local camps". Kingston Gleaner. 25 January 2012. pp. B3.
  30. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Camaal Reid". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  31. ^ "Jamaica - C. Reid - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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