Jaylon Bather

Jaylon Bather

Personal information
Full name	Jaylon Bather[1]
Date of birth	(1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Southampton Parish, Bermuda
Position(s)	Center-back
Team information
Current team	PHC Zebras
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Darton State Cavaliers	36	(4)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Bermuda Hogges	30	(0)
2013–2014	BAA Wanderers
2014–2016	Robin Hood
2016–2017	Ilkeston
2017–2022	Robin Hood
2022–	PHC Zebras
International career^‡
2015–	Bermuda	34	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:27, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Jaylon Bather (born 31 December 1992) is a Bermudian footballer who plays for PHC Zebras and the Bermuda national football team.[2]

Career

College

Bather attended Darton State College in 2011 and 2012,[3] helping the team to a regional championship in the latter season.[4]

Club

In his youth, Bather played for several programs in his native Bermuda. After starting out in the BYSP, he joined PHC Zebras, before leaving the club at the age of 12.[5] In 2016, he moved abroad, joining English club Ilkeston in an effort to secure more time in the professional game.[6] He would return to Bermuda following the 2016/17 season. In 2022, Bather returned to PHC Zebras, stating that he wished to give back to the club with which he started his career.[7]

International

Bather made his senior international debut in March 2015, appearing in a 2–0 friendly victory over Grenada.[8] Bather was a member of Bermuda's 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster,[5] and was a key member of the team that reached League A in the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 6 July 2021[10]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bermuda	2015	6	0
	2016	3	0
	2017	1	1
	2018	5	0
	2019	12	0
	2020	1	0
	2021	6	1
Total		34	2

International Goals

Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.[10]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 October 2017	Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda	Barbados	2–0	2–3	Friendly
2.	30 March 2021	IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida, United States	Aruba	2–0	5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Bermuda" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 1. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
2. "Bermuda – J. Bather – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
3. Wright, Stephen (14 June 2019). "Friendship forms backbone of Bermuda defence". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
4. "Hogges trio help Darton College lift regional title". The Royal Gazette. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
5. "Video: Gold Cup Team Member Jaylon Bather". Bernews. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
6. "Bather Gets International Clearance For Ilkeston". Bernews. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
7. Murley, Sam (7 September 2022). "Jaylon Bather and PHC send ominous warning". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
8. "Bermuda vs. Grenada | National Football Teams". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
9. Murley, Sam (19 November 2019). "Bather: It doesn't get bigger than this". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
10. Jaylon Bather at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Jaylon Bather at National-Football-Teams.com