Mount Pleasant Football Academy

Mount Pleasant Football Academy is a Jamaican professional football club based in the parish of Saint Ann. The club currently plays in the Jamaica Premier League.

Mount Pleasant F.A.
Full nameMount Pleasant Football Academy
Nickname(s)Stush
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
GroundDrax Hall Sports Complex
Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica
Capacity2,000
Coordinates18°26′10″N 77°12′07″W / 18.436°N 77.202°W / 18.436; -77.202
ChairmanPeter Gould
Head coachTheodore Whitmore
LeagueJamaica Premier League
2023–24Regular season: 1st
Playoffs: Runners-up
Websitehttp://mpafootball.com/

History

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Formed in 2016 by Peter Gould, Mount Pleasant F.A, formerly known as “Stush in the Bush”, is nestled in the hills of St Ann, less than five minutes from the Runaway Bay main road, and has brought back football hype to the parish for the first time since Benfica F.C. participated in the 2010–11 season.[1]

The club gained promotion for the first time to the Jamaica Premier League via the playoffs on July 1, 2018, by finishing second in the four team table.[2] On June 11, 2023, the club won its first ever league title in history, defeating Cavalier F.C. 2–1 at Sabina Park.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 9 July 2024[3][4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   JAM Ladale Richie
4 DF   JAM Fitzroy Cummings
5 DF   JAM Gawain Austin
6 MF   LCA Melvin Doxilly
7 FW   JAM Devonte Campbell
8 MF   JAM Leonard Rankine
9 MF   JAM Daniel Green
10 MF   JAM Demario Phillips
11 MF   JAM Shande James
12 MF   JAM Kimoni Bailey
13 MF   HAI Shad San Millan
14 DF   JAM Sue-Lae McCalla
15 MF   JAM Kevaughn Isaacs
16 DF   JAM Kymani Campbell
17 MF   JAM Romeo Guthrie
18 FW   JAM Shaqueil Bradford
19 DF   JAM Jahmarley Bennett
20 MF   TRI Nathaniel James
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW   JAM Oquassa Chong
23 DF   JAM Ricardo Gaynor
24 DF   JAM Franco Celestine
25 MF   TRI Kaile Auvray
27 MF   JAM Malachi Sterling
28 MF   JAM Tevin Shaw
29 MF   JAM Ricardo Morris
30 MF   PAN Jonathan Cecena
31 MF   JAM Ramone Howell
33 DF   JAM Shaquille Dyer
42 DF   JAM Jamoi Topey
45 MF   JAM Alwayne Harvey
50 FW   JAM Atapharoy Bygrave
77 GK   JAM Tafari Chambers
80 GK   JAM Shaquan Davis
85 MF   JAM Maquan Aldrique
96 GK   JAM Daniel Russel

Other players under contract

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   JAM Ladale Richie
MF   JAM Kevaughn Isaacs
GK   JAM Daniel Russell
  JAM Matthew Ellis

Club staff

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Role Name
Head coach   Theodore Whitmore
Assistant Head Coach  
Goalkeeper Coach  
Fitness Coach  
Match Analyst  
Doctor  
Physiotherapist  
Performance Director  
Kit Manager  
Technical Director   Wally Downes

Honors

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Domestic

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References

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  1. ^ "Money chase". jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Mount Pleasant Academy's rapid rise to the top". jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Mount Pleasant FA – Jamaica Premier League". 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. ^ "Jamaica - Mount Pleasant Academy FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  5. ^ "Mt Pleasant win first JPL title - Jamaica Observer". 11 June 2023.