Garfield Reid is a Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

n football defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

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Youth/High School Career

Reid played the DaCosta Cup competition for Charlemont high school in Jamaica and also played youth football for Rivoli United F.C.

Career

The wingback currently plays for Benfica F.C.

Benfica F.C.

Benfica F.C. is a football team based in Drax Hall, Jamaica.The team competes in the National Premier League, the highest competitive league in Jamaica.-History:...

 in the Jamaican National Premier League

Jamaican National Premier League

The National Premier League, also known as the Jamaican National Premier League and, for sponsorship purposes, the Red Stripe Premier League, is the first division football league in the nation of Jamaica. Twelve teams currently compete in the league.The competition is divided in three stages in...

 but has also played for Waterhouse F.C.

Waterhouse F.C.

The Waterhouse Football Club is a football team based in Kingston, that competes in the Jamaican National Premier League. Their home stadium is Waterhouse Stadium.-History:The club was founded in 1968 and started with their home ground at Emmett Park...

 and Rivoli United F.C.

Rivoli United F.C.

Rivoli United F.C. is a Jamaican football team who play in the South Central Confederation Super League.They are based in Spanish Town and their home stadium is the Prison Oval.-History:...

. He was the first Jamaican in the Norwegian league

Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

 when he signed on loan for Hamarkameratene in July 2004.

International

He made his debut for the Reggae Boyz

Jamaica national football team

The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...

 in 2004 against Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

 and, up to November 2006, earned a total of 26 caps, scoring no goals.

Garfield Reid is a wing-back/midfielder who got his first call-up to the national senior team under technical director Carl Brown, where he made his debut in an international friendly between Jamaica and Uruguay on Wednesday, 18 February 2004. Reid's call came after playing for the national Under-23 team in Olympic Qualifying.

External links

• Career history at National-Football-Teams.com