Ayrton Cicilia (born 2 March 2001) is a footballer who plays for Real Rincon. Born in Curaçao, he represents the Bonaire national football team.[1] With seven international goals, he is Bonaire's all-time top goalscorer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ayrton Andrew Renault Cicilia | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Willemstad, Curaçao | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Rincon | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | OFIR | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vespo | ||
| 2017–2019 | Real Rincon | ||
| 2019– | Spartaan'20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Real Rincon | 26 | (11) |
| 2016–2017 | Vespo | 27 | (15) |
| 2017–2019 | Real Rincon | 38 | (32) |
| 2019–2021 | Spartaan'20 | ||
| 2022– | Real Rincon | 29 | (33) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Bonaire | 14 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:28, 13 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editCicilia has played for Real Rincon of the Bonaire League since at least 2015.[2] In 2016 he was named Bonaire's male football MVP because of his performances in the Bonaire League and the ABC Inter-insular tournament.[3] With Real Rincon, Cicilia was the joint top scorer of the 2017–18 Bonaire League along with Rai-Cesar Cicilia with 14 goals.[4]
Cicilia was selected as one of Bonaire's top twelve footballers and given the opportunity to compete in a tournament in Germany in May 2018.[5]
Real Rincon qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield by winning the 2017–18 Bonaire League. In the tournament, Real became the first club from Bonaire to advance to the semi-finals of a CONCACAF tournament.[6] Real Rincon went on to win bronze in the tournament with Cicilia scoring a brace in the third place match against SV Deportivo Nacional of Aruba.[7][8]
In August 2018, Cicilia went on a two-day trial with Almere City FC of the Eerste Divisie.[9]
Cicilia competed with Real Rincon in the 2018 Kopa ABC. The new tournament pitted the league champions and runners-up of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao against each other. Cicilia was good for two assist in the first game against SV Deportivo Nacional Cicilia has scored in the second game of the tournament against S.V. Vesta and he scored a brace in the tournament final victory over CRKSV Jong Holland to win the title.
From January to March 2019, Cicilia went on a trial with Sparta Rotterdam of the Eredivisie. Cicilia went one more time on two-day trial with Sparta Rotterdam, one in December and the other one in January.
International career
editCicilia was named to Bonaire's squad for 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying.[10] He made his senior international debut on 9 September 2018 in the team's opening match against the Dominican Republic. He was named a starter and played the full match in an eventual 5–0 defeat.[11]
In the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League, Bonaire played in League C. Cicilia was again called up for the June match window. Cicilia scored in three out of Bonaire's four matches, including a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over British Virgin Islands. He was also instrumental in two 2–0 victories against U.S. Virgin Islands, scoring the opening goal in both games. With five goals, Cicilia led the entire Nations League in scoring halfway through the competition.[12]
Career statistics
edit| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 October 2019 | Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |  British Virgin Islands |
1–0 | 4–3 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| 2. | 3 June 2022 | TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 4–0 | |||||
| 5. | 11 June 2022 | Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, United States Virgin Islands |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 6. | 14 June 2022 | Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca, Willemstad, Curaçao | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 7. | 13 October 2024 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |  Montserrat |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| Last updated 13 October 2024 | ||||||
- As of match played 13 October 2024.
| Bonaire | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "Grenada FA Profile". Grenada FA. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Real Rincon ta gana E Derby di Rincon ganando e ekipo di Vespo 3–0!!!!" (in Papiamento). Bonaire Soccer Net. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "MCB puts up Airport-poster honoring youngsters". bes-reporter.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Double Top Scorers". Bonaire Football Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Jafet Vlijt, beste voetballer van 'Soccer Academy'" (in Dutch). bonaire.nu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Semi-Final Spots Confirmed for CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Franciscain Captures Caribbean Shield iwith 2–1 Win Over Moengotapoe". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Caribbean Club Competitions 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Daven de Palm komo parti di ekipo U-17 na Almere City" (in Papiamento). vigilantekorsou.news. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Concacaf Nations League Squad". Bonaire Football Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Bonaire vs. Dominican Republic". Concacaf. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Kiser, Bill. "Bonaire takes Nations League rematch vs. USVI". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
External links
edit- Ayrton Cicilia at National-Football-Teams.com
- WDB Sport profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 September 2020)