Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Bridgetown, Barbados | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dubai City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2021 | Kickstart FC | ||
| 2021–2023 | Rossall School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Dubai City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Barbados | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 29 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:16, 29 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse (born 14 March 2005) is a Barbadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for UAE First Division League club Dubai City, and the Barbados national team.
Club career[edit]
Vanderpool-Nurse began playing football at age six. He first joined Kickstart FC where he remained for ten years. In 2016, he scored seventeen goals to become the MVP of the BICO Primary School Football Tournament, earning the man of the match award for the championship final victory.[1] In 2018, he scored twenty-one goals to help Kickstart FC win the national under-13 division. In 2021, Vanderpool-Nurse decided to move abroad to continue his football career, applying to the Rossall School and Brook House College in the United Kingdom. After being accepted into both, he ultimately chose the Rossall School because of its partnership with Fleetwood Town.[2]
After attending the Rossall School from 2021 to 2023, Vanderpool-Nurse signed for Dubai City F.C. of the UAE First Division League for the 2023–24 season.[3]
International career[edit]
Vanderpool-Nurse was eligible to represent the United States and Barbados as citizens of both nations. At the youth level, he represented Barbados at the 2018 Caribbean Football Union U14 Boys Championships in Jamaica. He scored on his debut in the team's match against the British Virgin Islands.[2] In 2024, he was part of the Barbados squad that competed in 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.[4] In the competition, he scored two goals in ten minutes to defeat Saint Martin for Barbados's first win of the competition.[5][6]
Vanderpool-Nurse received his first senior international call up in June 2024 for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Curaçao and Haiti.[7] He made his senior international debut on 9 June 2024, coming on as a substitute in the match against Haiti.[8]
International career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 9 June 2022.[8]
| Barbados national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ Phillips, Michael. "Too Close to Call in BICO Final". The Barbados Advocate. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b Gilkes, Renaldo. "Future Stars: Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse". Loop Barbados. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "The Rossallian-Football". Rossall School. p. 34. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Gilkes, Renaldo. "Barbados edged by Curacao in Concacaf U20 Qualifiers". Loop Barbados. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Gilkes, Renaldo. "Barbados defeat St Martin in Concacaf U20 competition". Loop Barbados. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "El Salvador, Guatemala edge closer to Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Gilkes, Renaldo. "New look Tridents take on Curacao tonight in World Cup Qualifiers". Loop Barbados. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
External links[edit]
- Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse at National-Football-Teams.com
- Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse at Soccerway
- Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse at Global Sports Archive
- Living people
- 2005 births
- Barbadian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sportspeople from Bridgetown
- Barbados men's international footballers
- Dubai City F.C. players
- UAE First Division League players
- Barbadian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates