Akeyla Furbert
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 September 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Shorewarwick, Bermuda | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | USC Aiken | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | Bermuda | ||
Akeyla Furbert (born 4 September 1994) is a Bermudian footballer who played as a midfielder for USC Aiken and the Bermuda national team.
Furbert was part of the squad as hosts Bermuda won the 2013 Island Games.[2] In May 2014 she scored in Bermuda's 3–1 win over Saint Kitts and Nevis, which secured her team's place in the final stages of the 2014 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup.[3]
Basketball
[edit]While a pupil at Bermuda High School for Girls, Furbert excelled at basketball. She trained with Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team Phoenix Mercury in May 2011.[4] After switching to Montverde Academy in Florida, Furbert continued to play basketball alongside football.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Akeyla Furbert". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Competitor Details - Akeyla Furbert". 2013 Island Games. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "WWCQ: Antigua, Martinique & Bermuda advance". CONCACAF. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Burgess, Don (18 May 2011). "Teenager is a national team triple sports threat". Bermuda Sun. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Montverde Academy Girls' Varsity Basketball Team Victorious". The Telegraph (Nashua). 13 January 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
External links
[edit]- Akeyla Furbert at Soccerway (name misspelled as Akelyla)
- Akeyla Furbert profile at University of South Carolina Aiken
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Bermudian women's footballers
- Bermuda women's international footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Bermudian expatriate women's footballers
- Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- USC Aiken Pacers women's soccer players
- USC Aiken Pacers athletes
- University of South Carolina Aiken alumni
- Montverde Academy alumni
- Caribbean women's football biography stubs
- Bermudian football biography stubs