Sheldon Bateau

Sheldon Bateau (born 29 January 1991) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Mechelen. Bateau also represents the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

Sheldon Bateau

Bateau with Krylia Sovetov in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-01-29) 29 January 1991
Place of birth	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Mechelen
Number	4
Youth career
2008	Fatima College
2008–2009	San Juan Jabloteh
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	San Juan Jabloteh	16	(4)
2012	North East Stars	0	(0)
2012–2016	KV Mechelen	79	(5)
2015–2016	→ Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan)	18	(0)
2016–2018	Krylia Sovetov Samara	20	(0)
2017–2018	→ Kairat (loan)	39	(0)
2019	Sarpsborg 08	13	(2)
2019–	Mechelen	10	(1)
National team^‡
2008–2011	Trinidad and Tobago U20	3	(0)
2011–2012	Trinidad and Tobago U23	9	(0)
2013–	Trinidad and Tobago	34	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:47, 25 November 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:51, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

Bateau began his professional football career in 2009, at the age of 18, with San Juan Jabloteh in his native Trinidad and Tobago. After three seasons with the San Juan Kings, Bateau made a switch to fellow Pro League club North East Stars.[1] However, Bateau later made a transfer after one month to KV Mechelen of the Belgian Pro League prior to the 2012–13 season.[2]

Club career

Early career

Bateau spent his early career in his native Trinidad and Tobago with San Juan Jabloteh of the TT Pro League. In his three seasons with the San Juan Kings, Bateau appeared in 16 matches and scored four goals. However, after the club dissolved due to financial difficulties following the 2011–12 season, Bateau switched to North East Stars.[1][3] In August 2012, before playing a match for his new club, Bateau received a trial with FC Twente of the Eredivisie.[4] Since Bateau is not a European Union player, his salary became a block for a transfer to the Eredivisie club.

KV Mechelen

On 13 September 2012, Bateau signed a one-year contract with an option for two additional years with KV Mechelen of the Belgian Pro League.[2] Sheldon made his league debut on 6 October coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute in a 0–2 defeat to Kortrijk. On 31 October, Sheldon made is first start for the club against OH Leuven that resulted in a 1–3 loss. Afterwards, Bateau solidified a place in the starting line-up as a centre back and appeared in 11 league matches, including five consecutive starts, prior to the 2012–13 winter break.[5] His consistent form resulted in Sheldon signing a two-year contract extension, on 18 January 2013, keeping him at Mechelen until the end of the 2014–15 season.[6][7] On 27 April, Bateau scored his first two league goals during a play-off match against Waasland-Beveren that provided his club a vital 2–0 win. Bateau concluded his first season in Belgium with 22 league appearances and two goals.

Sheldon started the 2013–14 season as a regular in defence for Mechelen.

Kairat

On 27 June 2017, Bateau signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kairat on loan for the remainder of Kairat's 2017 season.[8] On 29 December 2017, Krylia Sovetov Samara announced that they had agreed to extend Bateau's loan to Kairat for an additional year.[9]

Sarpsborg 08

On 14 February 2019, Sarpsborg 08 announced that they had signed Bateau for the 2019 season.[10]

International career

Bateau has been capped at under-17, under-20,[11] under-23 Olympic team, and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.[12]

Bateau made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national team on 6 February 2013 in a match against Peru playing the entire match which ended in a 0–2 loss for the Soca Warriors.[12] On 5 September, Bateau made a substitute appearance in a 3–3 draw against the United Arab Emirates. In the following match, Bateau started and led the Soca Warriors to a 3–1 win over Saudi Arabia to claim third place in the 2013 OSN Cup. Sheldon continued as a starter in Stephen Hart's back-line during the next two international matches against New Zealand and Jamaica.[13]

On 4 June 2014, Bateau started in a 3–0 loss during a send-off series match for Argentina at Estadio Monumental prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[14] Four days later, Bateau made an additional start in centre defence before being replaced by Gavin Hoyte in the 72nd minute for the Soca Warriors in a 2–0 loss to Iran in Arena Corinthians.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 July 2019[5][15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
San Juan Jabloteh	2009	TT Pro League	5	2	0	0	–		1	0	4	0	10	2
	2010–11		7	0	0	0	–		2	0	5	0	14	0
	2011–12		4	2	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	4	2
	Total		16	4	0	0	-	-	3	0	9	0	28	4
North East Stars	2012–13	TT Pro League	0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
KV Mechelen	2012–13	Jupiler Pro League	22	2	1	0	–		–		–		23	2
	2013–14		35	1	0	0	–		–		–		35	1
	2014–15		20	2	4	1	–		–		–		24	3
	2015–16		2	0	0	0	–		–		–		2	0
	Total		79	5	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	84	6
Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan)	2015–16	Russian Premier League	18	0	1	0	–		–		–		19	0
Krylia Sovetov Samara	2016–17	Russian Premier League	20	0	2	0	–		–		–		22	0
	2017–18	FNL	0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	Total		20	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	0
Kairat (loan)	2017	Kazakhstan Premier League	14	0	1	0	–		2	0	0	0	17	0
	2018		25	0	0	0	–		5	0	1	0	31	0
	Total		39	0	1	0	-	-	7	0	1	0	48	0
Sarpsborg 08	2019	Eliteserien	13	2	3	0	–		–		–		16	2
	Total		13	2	3	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	2
Career total			185	11	12	1	-	-	10	0	10	0	217	12

International

As of 10 March 2017[16][17]

National team	Year	Friendly		Competitive		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Trinidad and Tobago	2013	5	0	0	0	5	0
	2014	2	0	3	0	5	0
	2015	4	0	6	2	10	2
	2016	0	0	7	1	7	1
Total		11	0	16	3	27	3

International goals

Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.[17]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 July 2015	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Guatemala	1–0	3–1	2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.	12 July 2015	University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States	Cuba	1–0	2–0
3.	29 March 2016	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–0	6–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. Randy Bando (25 June 2012). "Kerry Baptiste signed by Eve's modified North East Stars". TT Pro League. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
2. "Sheldon Bateau Voor 1 Seizoen Naar KVM" (in Dutch). Jeroen Gobin (KV Mechelen Press). 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
3. Randy Bando (3 July 2012). "Financially starved Jabloteh pulls out of League". TT Pro League. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
4. Randy Bando (16 August 2012). "Bateau on trial in Holland". TT Pro League. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
5. Shaun Fuentes (30 December 2012). "Bateau eyes Senior team debut in 2013". Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
6. "Sheldon Bateau Tot 2015 Bij KV Mechelen" (in Dutch). Jeroen Gobin (KV Mechelen Press). 18 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
7. Randy Bando (20 January 2013). "Bateau signs new 2-year Mechelen deal, Gay invited for trial". TT Pro League. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
8. "Официально: Шелдон Бато – новичок Кайрата". fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
9. "Крылья и Кайрат договорились о продлении аренды Бато". kc-camapa.ru (in Russian). FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
10. "SHELDON BATEAU KLAR FOR SARPSBORG 08". sarpsborg08.no/ (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
11. Nigel Simon (6 February 2011). "U-20s leave for Miami camp today". T&T Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
12. Inshan Muhammad (7 February 2013). "Player Profile – Sheldon Bateau". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
13. Lasana Liburd (16 December 2013). "Soca silences Reggae: Warriors clinch landmark win in Jamaica". Wired868.com. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
14. T&T Guardian Reports (5 June 2014). "Brave Warriors fall to Argentina". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
15. "S.Bateau". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
16. "Trinidad and Tobago – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
17. "Bateau, Sheldon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 6 November 2010.

External links

• Sheldon Bateau – FIFA competition record
• Sheldon Bateau at ESPN FC
• Sheldon Bateau at Footballdatabase