Romelle Burgess
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Romelle Burgess is a Barbadian
international footballer who last played for the New Hampshire Phantoms
of the USL Premier Development League
.
, becoming just one of four college soccer players there to earn All-Conference honors four times.
, then of the USL Second Division
. After scoring two goals in 34 appearances, Burgess returned to his native Barbados, spending two seasons with the Eden Stars
, before returning to the Phantoms for the 2010 season.
, having made his debut in 2000. Burgess was a team member for the 2002 and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns.
Burgess has also represented Barbados at youth level, and is a former captain of the Barbadian national Under-23 team.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
international footballer who last played for the New Hampshire Phantoms
New Hampshire Phantoms
New Hampshire Phantoms is an American soccer team based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Founded in 1996, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home...
of the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
.
College
Born in Saint Michael, Burgess moved to the United States in 2002 to attend Southern New Hampshire UniversitySouthern New Hampshire University
Southern New Hampshire University, also known as SNHU, is a private university in Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire. The university is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and also has numerous specialized...
, becoming just one of four college soccer players there to earn All-Conference honors four times.
Professional
Burgess turned professional in April 2006 when he signed for the New Hampshire PhantomsNew Hampshire Phantoms
New Hampshire Phantoms is an American soccer team based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Founded in 1996, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home...
, then of the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
. After scoring two goals in 34 appearances, Burgess returned to his native Barbados, spending two seasons with the Eden Stars
Eden Stars
Eden Stars is a Barbados football club, based in Eden Lodge in the southwestern parish of Saint Michael, Barbados.After winning the Second Division title in 2008, they were relegated in 2009.-Current squad:2009 season...
, before returning to the Phantoms for the 2010 season.
International
Burgess is a full international for the Barbadian national teamBarbados national football team
The Barbados national football team, nicknamed Bajan Pride, is the national association football team of Barbados and is controlled by the Barbados Football Association. It has never qualified for a major international tournament...
, having made his debut in 2000. Burgess was a team member for the 2002 and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns.
Burgess has also represented Barbados at youth level, and is a former captain of the Barbadian national Under-23 team.