Tarania Caresh Clarke (3 October 1999 – 31 October 2019) was a Jamaican footballer who played as a midfielder for Waterhouse F.C. and the Jamaica women's national team. She also represented Jamaica on the under-17 and under-20 national teams.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tarania Caresh Clarke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1999 | ||
| Date of death | 31 October 2019 (aged 20) | ||
| Place of death | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| -2019 | Waterhouse | ||
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Jamaica U15 | 1 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Jamaica U17 | 4 | (6) |
| 2019 | Jamaica | 3 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
On 31 October 2019, Clarke was stabbed to death in the Jamaican capital of Kingston, after a dispute over a mobile phone. A woman was arrested for her murder.[4][5]
Early life and education
editClarke graduated from Excelsior High School where she captained the soccer team for three years.[6] She planned to attend Daytona State College in Florida.[7]
International career
editClarke represented Jamaica at the 2014 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification and the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. She made her senior debut for Jamaica on 30 September 2019.[8]
International goals
editScores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
30 September 2019 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica |  Cuba |
10–1 |
12–1 |
2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification |
2 |
6 October 2019 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica |  Saint Lucia |
11–0 |
11-0 |
2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification |
Death
editOn 31 October 2019, Clarke was stabbed to death in the Jamaican capital of Kingston, after a dispute over a mobile phone. A woman was arrested for her murder.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "LISTADO DEL PARTIDO" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games.
- ^ Tarania Clarke at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Football | Athlete Profile: CLARKE Tarania C." Pan American Games Lima 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Tarania Clarke: Jamaica women's midfielder dies after stabbing incident". 1 November 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ a b "Excelsior's girls' football captain stabbed to death". Jamaica Observer. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ sport, Guardian; agencies (1 November 2019). "Tarania Clarke, midfielder for Jamaica's Reggae Girlz, killed in Kingston stabbing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Jamaican international stabbed to death". Barbados Today. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Cowan, Sherdon (1 October 2019). "Reggae Girlz maul Cuba in Olympics qualifier". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
External links
edit- Tarania Clarke at Soccerway
- Jamaica player profile