Tarania Clarke
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 | |||
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Full name | Tarania Caresh Clarke[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 1999 | ||
Date of death | 31 October 2019 20) | (aged||
Place of death | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
-2019 | Waterhouse | ||
National team | |||
2014 | Jamaica U-15 | 1+ | (1) |
2015–2016 | Jamaica U-17 | 4+ | (6) |
2019 | Jamaica | 3 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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
Clarke 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
Clarke 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
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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30 September 2019 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica | 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification | ||||
6 October 2019 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica | 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification |
Death
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]
References
- "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.
- "Tarania Clarke: Jamaica women's midfielder dies after stabbing incident". November 1, 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
- "Excelsior's girls' football captain stabbed to death". Jamaica Observer. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- sport, Guardian; agencies (2019-11-01). "Tarania Clarke, midfielder for Jamaica's Reggae Girlz, killed in Kingston stabbing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- "Jamaican international stabbed to death". Barbados Today. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- Cowan, Sherdon (1 October 2019). "Reggae Girlz maul Cuba in Olympics qualifier". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
External links
- Tarania Clarke at Soccerway
- Jamaica player profile