Keon Daniel

Keon Daniel

Personal information
Full name	Keon Kelly Daniel
Date of birth	(1987-01-16) 16 January 1987
Place of birth	Lambeau, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Philadelphia Union
Number	26
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	United Petrotrin
2008–2010	Caledonia AIA
2010	Puerto Rico Islanders	16	(2)
2011–	Philadelphia Union	57	(2)
National team‡
2007–	Trinidad and Tobago	59	(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 July 2013

Keon Kelly Daniel (born 16 January 1987 in Lambeau) is a Trinidadian footballer currently playing for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.

Career

Club

Daniel attended Signal Hill Secondary School in his native Tobago, and later attended the St Clair Coaching School. After a two-week trial with Manchester United in 2005 Daniel turned professional when he signed with United Petrotrin of the TT Pro League in 2006.

After another trial in England in August 2008, this time with West Ham United,^[1] Daniel joined league rivals Caledonia AIA in 2009.^[2]

In May 2010 Daniel transferred to the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USSF D2 Pro League.^[3] He made his debut for the Islanders on 26 June 2010 as a substitute in a 3–0 loss to the Rochester Rhinos.^[4]

Prior to the 2011 Major League Soccer season, Daniel trialed with the Philadelphia Union.^[5] Following the successful trial, Daniel signed with the Union on 18 March 2011.^[6] In Week 7 of the season, Daniel was named to the MLS Team of the Week for his performance against the San Jose Earthquakes.^[7] His first goal for Philadelphia was scored on 11 June 2011 in an MLS game against Real Salt Lake.^[8]

After temporarily leaving Philadelphia to play for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team in September 2011, Daniel was forced to remain in Trinidad and Tobago due to an expired visa until February 2012. This incident spawned the "Free Keon" meme used amongst Philadelphia Union fans at live matches and online social networking groups.

International

Daniel made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team in 2007. He scored his first senior international goal against Guyana in January 2008 and his second against El Salvador in March 2008, both from free kicks. He was also part of the Trinidad & Tobago squads which competed in the Caribbean Cup in 2008, 2010, and 2012. He was also part of the squads for the multiple CONCACAF Gold Cups, as well as 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. In total, Daniel has made 57 international appearances and scored 14 goals.^[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.^[10]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 January 2008	Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	Guyana	1–1	2–1	Friendly
2	19 March 2008	Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago	El Salvador	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3	8 July 2008	Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago	Guyana	2–0	2–0	Friendly
4	20 August 2008	Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba	Cuba	1–0	3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5				2–0
6	6 September 2008	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Guatemala	1–0	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	7 November 2008	Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–0	3–1	2008 Caribbean Championship qualification
8	19 November 2008	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Cuba	3–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	6 September 2011	Barbados National Stadium, Saint Michael, Barbados	Barbados	1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	10 October 2012	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	French Guiana	3–1	4–1	2012 Caribbean Championship qualification
11	14 October 2012	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Anguilla	2–0	10–0	2012 Caribbean Championship qualification
12				5–0
13				7–0
14	8 July 2013	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, USA	El Salvador	1–0	2–2	2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Last updated 8 July 2013[11]

Career statistics

Club

Updated 3 August 2013

International

Statistics accurate as of 9 July 2013

Personal

Daniel's nickname is "Schillaci", after the famous Italian striker Salvatore Schillaci.^[12]

Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders

• USSF Division 2 Pro League Champions: 2010

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

External links

• Keon Daniel Profile at the Socawarriors.net website
• socawarriors.net
• Keon Daniel at National-Football-Teams.com

Trinidad and Tobago squads v t e Trinidad and Tobago squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 D. Williams 2 Aguillera 3 Wolfe 4 Jack 5 Thomas 6 Nickcolson 7 Noel 8 K. Baptiste 9 McFarlane 10 Latapy 11 Toussaint 12 Glasgow 13 C. Baptiste 14 Roberts 15 Pacheco 16 Spann 17 Power 18 Theobald 19 Daniel 20 Noreiga 21 J. Williams 22 Phillip 23 Jagdeosingh Coach: Rijsbergen v t e Trinidad and Tobago squad – 2010 Caribbean Cup 1 Williams 2 Leon 3 Marshall 4 Baptiste 5 Cupid 6 Cyrus 7 Hector 8 Noel 9 Jorsling 10 Molino 11 Wolfe 12 James 13 Glen 14 Jones 15 Peltier 16 Jagdeosingh 17 Gay 18 Theobald 19 Daniel 20 Phillip Coach: Latapy v t e Trinidad and Tobago squad – 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Phillip 3 J. Jones 5 Mitchell 6 Cyrus 7 Birchall 8 Hyland 9 K. Jones 10 Molino 11 Edwards 12 Roberts 13 Glen 14 Boucaud 16 Carter 17 Hoyte 18 Theobald (c) 19 Daniel 20 Power 21 Williams 22 John 23 Gay 25 David 26 González 27 George 32 Abu Bakr Coach: Hart