Gavin Glinton

Gavin Glinton
Personal information
Full nameGavin Glinton
Date of birth1 March 1979
Place of birthGrand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionForward
Youth career
1998–2001Bradley Braves
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001Chicago Fire Reserves12(13)
2002–2003Los Angeles Galaxy31(3)
2003Dallas Burn10(0)
2006Charleston Battery26(13)
2006–2007Los Angeles Galaxy20(4)
2008San Jose Earthquakes6(0)
2009Carolina RailHawks16(2)
2010Nam Dinh FC0(0)
National team‡
2004–Turks and Caicos Islands8(4)
Teams managed
2004–2005Bradley Braves
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2011

Gavin Glinton (born 1 March 1979 in Grand Turk) is a Turks and Caicos Islands footballer who last played for Nam Dinh FC in the V-League.

Career

College and amateur

Glinton grew up in Livermore, California, attended Livermore High School, played club soccer with the Silicon Valley Ambassadors, and played four years of college soccer at Bradley University. He scored 53 career goals at Bradley, including 15 in 1998 and 2000, was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First-team all four seasons (becoming first player in league history to earn first team honours four times), and was named his team's offensive MVP all four years. During his college years he also played with the Chicago Fire Reserves in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Glinton was drafted by Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy in 2002 before transferring to the Dallas Burn in 2003. His two-year totals include 44 games played with one goal and 4 assists. In 2004 he took a break from professional football to become assistant coach at his alma mater, Bradley University.

In 2006, he joined USL First Division team Charleston Battery for the 2006 season. After a successful season with the Battery where he led the team with 13 goals and was elected "Offensive MVP" by the fans, Glinton was called up by the Galaxy. He proved to be a great clutch player after the 2007 season. In the 2007 season, he was mostly used as a substitute by Galaxy coach Frank Yallop, where he scored 4 goals. Gavin followed Yallop to the San Jose Earthquakes when the coach selected him in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft. The Earthquakes released him following the 2008 season. Glinton had an unsuccessful trial with League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic, in which he played against Chelsea Reserves in a 2–2 draw. In February 2009, he signed with the Carolina RailHawks in the USL First Division. He joined Nam Dinh FC of the V-League of Vietnam in March 2010.

International

Gavin Glinton plays for the Turks and Caicos Islands national team, and is their highest ever goalscorer with four goals.[1] He scored one of the goals in the country's first ever win in a FIFA international over the Cayman Islands in a Caribbean Cup game in Cuba. He has earned eight caps in total, three of them in World Cup qualification games.[2]

Personal

Gavin's younger brother, Duane Glinton, formerly of the Ogden Outlaws in the USL Premier Development League, also plays for the national team and holds the all-time national team appearances record.

Honors

Los Angeles Galaxy

References

  1. ↑ Goals for Turks and Caicos Islands National Team – RSSSF
  2. ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA

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