Saint Helena football team

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Saint Helena
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Saint Helena Football Association
Head coach Nick Stevens
Captain Rico Benjamin
Most caps Rico Benjamin
Ronan Legg (5)
Top scorer Rico Benjamin (4)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Ynys Môn 7–2 Saint Helena 
(Bryn Du, Anglesey; 12 June 2019)

The Saint Helena football team is a representative football team of Saint Helena, organised by the Saint Helena Football Association. The team is not affiliated with any confederation or FIFA.

History

The team made its international debut in June 2019 when participating in the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament.[1][2] Previously, St. Helena had played one previous fixture in 1949 against English side Lockheed Leamington, as the Friday 18 November 1949 issue of the Leamington Courier notes, 'Lockheed beat St. Helena 15–3, the visiting team coming from the island of St. Helena'.[3]

Results

Saint Helena's score first.

Date Competition Venue Opponent Score
12 Nov 1949 Friendly Windmill Ground, Leamington England Lockheed Leamington 3–15
10 June 2019 Friendly Bangor Wales Holyhead Hotspur reserves 2–0
12 June 2019 Friendly Anglesey  Ynys Môn 2–7
16 June 2019 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament Bryn Du, Anglesey  Shetland 1–6
18 June 2019 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament Holyhead, Anglesey  Guernsey 0–9
20 June 2019 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament Bryn Du, Anglesey  Western Isles 1–2
9 July 2023 2023 Island Games Saint Sampson, Guernsey Template:Country data Menorca 0-5
10 July 2023 2023 Island Games Saint Sampson, Guernsey  Gozo 0-3
11 July 2023 2023 Island Games Saint Sampson, Guernsey  Jersey 0-5
13 July 2023 2023 Island Games Saint Martin, Guernsey  Frøya 2-4

Competitive record

Island Games

Island Games record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Faroe Islands 1989 Did not enter
Åland Islands 1991
Isle of Wight 1993
Gibraltar 1995
Jersey 1997
Gotland 1999
Isle of Man 2001
Guernsey 2003
Shetland 2005
Rhodes 2007
Åland Islands 2009
Isle of Wight 2011
Bermuda 2013
Jersey 2015
Gotland 2017
Gibraltar 2019[n 1] Group stage 10th 3 0 0 3 2 17
Guernsey 2023 16th 4 0 0 4 2 17
Total Group stage 2/17 7 0 0 7 4 34

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Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2023 Island Games.[4]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Keith Yon 54 Saint Helena FC Rovers
1GK Christo Crowie (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 20) Saint Helena FC Harts
2DF Owen Richards (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24) Saint Helena FC Rovers
2DF Dane Wade 29 Saint Helena SH Crusaders
2DF Michael Williams 29 Saint Helena FC Harts
2DF Matthias Young 21 Saint Helena AC Axis
2DF Schmichael Benjamin (1993-11-28) 28 November 1993 (age 31) Saint Helena FC Rovers
2DF Sam Cubis-Collins 33 Saint Helena FC Wirebirds
3MF Clayton Benjamin (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990 (age 35) Saint Helena FC Rovers
3MF Louis Barnikel 26 Saint Helena FC Rovers
3MF Tyler Benjamin (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 28) Saint Helena FC Wirebirds
3MF Brett Isaac 21 Saint Helena FC Harts
3MF Jordan Yon 26 Saint Helena FC Bellboys
4FW Rico Benjamin (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 30) Saint Helena FC Rovers
4FW Blake Benjamin-Peters (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 18) Saint Helena FC Ballez
4FW Shane Stroud (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 27) Saint Helena FC Wirebirds
4FW Ronan Legg 23 Saint Helena FC Rovers

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File:Saint Helena Mens Football Team 2019.jpg
The team in June 2019

Historical kits

In home
2019 Home
2019 Away
2023 Home
2023 Away

Sources:[5][6][7][circular reference][8]

References

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