DOB: October 31, 1979
POSITION: forward
CAPS: 56
GOALS: 11
DEBUT: 1999
CURRENT CLUB: Stoke City FC (EPL)

PREVIOUS CLUBS: Tivoli Gardens FC, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Heart of the Midlothian FC, Preston North End, Charlton FC

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To observers a contract overseas was a matter of formality and Charlton Athletic soon came calling. After impressing on trial, scoring with regularity, his contract was nonetheless revoked as he failed a medical due to a back injury which required surgery. He fought his way back to full fitness but was unable to hold down a place in the club. He moved on to Crystal Palace. He had corrective surgery and the problem now seems fixed. Sadly, with Charlton doing fairly well in England, Fuller found himself out in the cold, as after months of training with the club, he was released. He soon joined up with Crystal Palace, his stay there was short-lived.

Other moves saw him becoming a cult hero at Hearts and Preston North End. He had other moves to Portsmouth and Southampton before settling at his current club Stoke City which he propelled to the Premier League.

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DOB: June 15, 1978
POSITION: Midfielder
CAPS: 30
GOALS: 11
CURRENT CLUB: Harbour View
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Harbour View, Kansas City Wizards (USMLS) Mjallby (Sweden),

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Long hailed as the best midfielder in the country Jermaine has struggled to hold on to a place in the national squad for one reason or another as coaches and philosophies change. Chief among the reasons for his omission was the view that he did not work hard enough.

At 30 years old, he belongs to the same generation of players as Ricardo Gardner and was a part of the pool for the 1998 campaign. After being ignored for the 2002 campaign, playing a central part in the 2006 campaign, Hue finds himself being thrown a lifeline by Technical Director Rene Simoes.

Hue’s vision, passing accuracy from close range and over distance are qualities that the team desperately need at this time and if he could provide that consistently over time, he may belatedly claim his position as the country’s midfield general.

DOB: 19.09.1976
POSITION: Goalkeeper
CURRENT CLUB: Portmore United
PREVIOUS CLUB: Old Braeton (St Catherine Division One)
CAPS: 21
GOALS: None
ACHIEVEMENTS: Part of 2005 winning Digicel winning team.

DOB: 12.08.1981
POSITION: midfielder
CURRENT CLUB: Joe Public (Trinidad and Tobago)
PREVIOUS CLUB: Portmore United (Jamaica)
CAPS: 12
GOALS: 2
ACHIEVEMENTS: Member Under-20 World Championship team which competed in Argentina, member of Jonathan Grant team which won the Walker Cup team in 2009.

This skilful left-sided player is capable playing midfield, his best position. Despite his slender frame he handles and strikes the ball hard. He is a cousin of fellow national player Omar Cummings and brother of Rafe and Kemeel Wolfe.

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DOB: April 26, 1980
POSITION: Forward
CAPS: 18
GOALS: 10
CURRENT CLUB: Hull City (Loan)
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Barnet, Gillingham, Nottingham Forrest FC, Watford, Wigan

He continued his prolific run during the country’s 2006 World Cup campaign and hit a hat trick against Haiti in 2004. His goal scoring exploits were not enough to take the country to its second World Cup. His stint with the Jamaica team was disrupted in May 2006 when he was banned for ‘disciplinary reasons’ while the team played a series of friendlies in England.

That ban which was set to last until May, 2008, was lifted by JFF president Captain Horace Burrell on his return to the office in November 2007. He played in drawn game with Costa Rica in April and supplied the cross for Jamaica’s goal in the match which ended 1-1. He captained the team for the first time against Trinidad and Tobago and capping it off with a lovely goal.

DOB:September, 23, 1977
POSITION: Midfield/Forward
CAPS: 84
GOALS: 13
CURRENT CLUB: Real Salt Lake
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Chicago Fire, NY/NJ MetroStars (MLS, USA 2002), NEW England Revolution, Miami Fusion (MLS, USA 1999), Columbus Crew (MLS, USA 1998), Harbour View (NPL, JA), Real Mona (JA)

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Andy He made his debut as a teenager, this after distinguishing himself as a schoolboy from the Preparatory to the High school level. At the end of his High school career he accepted a scholarship to the University of Rhode Island where he again stood out. He finished as the University’s leading all-time scorer, with 52 goals and 45 assists despite leaving early to join the MLS. He was also voted to the U.S. Soccer America Collegiate team of the decade, honoring the top eleven college players of the 1990s.

For the national team he has been a stalwart, playing a crucial part in especially the second round of the 1998 World Cup qualifier scoring two crucial goals. He retired after the 2006 campaign but made it clear he would willingly to play again after Technical Director Rene Simoes rejoined the team. He has since played a friendly against St Vincent and the Grenadines and played in the two first-round 2010 World Cup against the Bahamas.

DOB: October 25, 1976
POSITION: Forward
CAPS: 56
GOALS: 11
CURRENT CLUB: Sheffield Wednesday
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Portsmouth, Cardiff (loan), Derby County, Barnsley (loan), Stoke (loan), Portsmouth, Walsall (loan), Swindon Town (loan), Brentford, Rotherham United.

Achievements: Sportsman of the year 1997 (Jamaica)

Burton made his Jamaican debut on 7 September 1997 in the latter stages of their World Cup qualifying campaign and finished the campaign with four goals in five games and earned the title of Sportsman of the Year (2007). His performance also saw him earn selection to a world team and a dream move to then Premier League team Derby County.

However, he has failed to reach those heights since as he failed to score in France. He also appeared in each of Jamaica's games as they finished fourth in the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup but he failed to score. Burton was also a part of 2002 campaign but the team failed to qualify. He was also included in the 2003 Gold Cup but saw action sparingly before he was dropped.

He had to wait three years for his next cap - against England. More good form for Wednesday meant that he was recalled for a friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago on 27 March 2008.He came on as a second half substitute for Marlon King in a 2–2 draw. This was to be his 50th cap. He has shown a renewed hunger and has been retained in the squad. He played friendly internationals against St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada as well as the first round 2010 World Cup qualifiers against the Bahamas.

DOB: June 7, 1977
POSITION: Goalkeeper
CAPS: 67
GOALS: None
CURRENT CLUB: Village United
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Galaxy FC, Village United, Bradford City FC (England)

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Powerfully-built at just over six feet four inches tall, Ricketts takes up a lot of space in goal and will be a big part of the 2010 World Cup campaign for the South Africa World Cup. He is vastly experienced having travelled the world with the national team since the 1998 campaign, which should help his and the team’s cause. Though he recently lost his contract with English club Bradford City because of a failure to get a work permit, Ricketts could benefit from remaining at home, training and bonding with the growing number of local based players. He came through the age group levels where he was schooled in the art of goalkeeping by former national goalkeeper and goalkeeper coach Paul Campbell.

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DOB: November 12, 1974
POSITION: Defender/Midfielder
CAPS: 65
GOALS: 3
DEBUT: May 17, 2000 against Romania
CURRENT CLUB: Toronto
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Miami Fusion, (MLS, USA,) Colorado Rapids (MLS, USA), LA Galaxy

He has featured a left wingback, right wingback, central defender and central midfield. What is particularly refreshing about him is his professionalism and commitment to the national cause. Marshall, who plays in MLS for Toronto FC after a successful spell with the LA galaxy, is a former St. Georges College, Manning Cup representative for which he played in a more attacking role.

One of Tyrone’s greatest moments in the national colours was a fantastic strike against Caribbean arch-rivals Trinidad & Tobago in Jamaica's first game of the Final Round of qualifying for Korea/Japan at the National Stadium in Kingston. Trinidadian ‘keeper Shaka Hislop had no chance.

Months shy of his 34th birthday, Marshall, whose father Cornell also played for Jamaica, could be involved in qualifiers for his third and final World Cup.

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Claude Davis is a mountain of a man similar in stature and style to his long-time defensive partner Damion Stewart with whom he has progressed through the different age group teams into the national team. He is a decent tackler and is very good in the air.

For a long time he was viewed as the natural successor to the veteran Ian Goodison as the rock of the Jamaican defense. He went some way in justifying the expectation placed on him and could learn even more from the lion-hearted veteran if he manages to force himself into the starting team for the remaining three World Cup Qualifiers in this round.

In the past he was more impulsive and known to make rash challenges. His sojourn in the UK has matured him somewhat.

DOB: August 8, 1980
HEIGHT: 6ft 2in
POSITION: Central Defender
CAPS: 38
GOALS: 2
CURRENT CLUB: Queens Park Rangers (England)
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Harbour View FC, Preston North End

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Damion Stewart is strong, quick, athletic and uncompromising defender who is sometimes likened to those of the old-school because of his no-nonsense approach and willingness to clear his lines. Can and has played at wingback but is most suited for a central defensive role, a position he has played in the age group teams where he formed a partnership with Claude Davis.

His omission from the preceding 2010 World Cup has been puzzling especially because of his fine form for Queens Park Rangers. He has also managed it appears to have shed the label of being wild and raw. He is also a goal scoring threat from set plays.

DOB: April 25, 1981
POSITION: Midfielder/wingback
CAPS: 45
GOALS: 9
CURRENT CLUB: Bradford City (England Div II)
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Preston North End, Reading, Portmore United, ValuP (St Elizabeth Division I), Central Strikers and Israel (Clarendon Division I)
 

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Member of Jamaica’s Under-20 team, which qualified for the World Championship in Argentina 2001.

A tireless worker Omar is a utility player who has figured in a number of roles for the Jamaica team at both the Under-20 and the national senior teams. As a central midfielder he played a key role in Jamaica’s advancement to the Under-20 World Cup in Argentina in 2001.

Quick and strong, with and strong with a good shot out of his right foot and a reasonable on with the left, Omar is best when attacking though he has been used as a right wingback and defensive midfielder. This aggressive player sometimes allows himself to get foolish yellow cards as he has yet to see a tackle to back out of.