Ramesses Moore-McGuinness (born January 6, 2000) is a U.S. Virgin Islands soccer player who currently plays for Pittsburgh City United FC of the UPSL, and the US Virgin Islands national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramesses Moore-McGuinness | ||
| Date of birth | January 6, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pittsburgh City United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Kean Cougars | 17 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Pittsburgh City United | 5 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | US Virgin Islands U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019– | US Virgin Islands | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 23, 2023 | |||
Born and raised Saint Croix, McGuiness moved with his brothers to West Windsor, New Jersey in 2015[1] and attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, where he played prep soccer.[2] He has also reached minor success online on TikTok.[3]
College career
editMcGuinness played one year of college soccer for the Cougars of Kean University.[4] In total he made seventeen appearances for the team, scoring five goals.[5]
Club career
editIn August 2021 it was announced that McGuiness signed for Pittsburgh City United FC of the United Premier Soccer League, the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system for the 2021 season. He was joined at the club by USVI national teammate Jett Blaschka.[6]
International career
editRamesses was part of the USVI under-20 squad that competed at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship held in the United States. He scored against Suriname in a defeat in the teams' opening match.[7]
Ramesses made his senior international debut on October 12, 2019, in a 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Barbados. On 19 November 2019 he scored his first senior goal for USVI against Saint Martin in the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C.[8]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list USVI's goal tally first.[8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | November 19, 2019 | Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, U.S. Virgin Islands |  Saint Martin |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| Last updated 12 October 2019 | ||||||
International career statistics
edit- As of match played June 11, 2022. [8]
| USVI national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ Feil, Justin. "Brothers push each other to soccer success for WW-P High School South", Community News, October 17, 2017. Accessed December 12, 2022. "The boys moved to West Windsor to live with their aunt in 2015 and last spring, their dad moved up from St. Croix to join them."
- ^ Ramesses Moore-McGuiness, Kean Cougars. Accessed February 23, 2020. "High School: West Windsor-South"
- ^ "qroovyg (@qroovyg)". TikTok. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ Manfre, Dylan. "Ramesses Moore-McGuinness playing for two homes when he represents U.S. Virgin Islands". The Trentonian. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Kean Cougars profile". Kean University Athletics. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to the Family". Pittsburgh City United FC. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Suriname U20 VS. US Virgin Islands U20 13 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
External links
edit- Ramesses McGuiness at Soccerway
- Ramesses McGuiness at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kean Cougars profile