Devaughn Omari Elliott (born 28 October 1991) is a Kittian professional

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. He recorded his first goal in international play during the qualifying campaign for

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Club career

Village Superstars

Devaughn Elliott started his career in the

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at a young age playing for

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W Connection

In 2013, Elliott signed with

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in the

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Pasaquina

In June 2015, after being spotted during the

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playing vs

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, Elliott signed a 1-year contract with

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club,

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. Elliott debuted with Pasaquina FC on August 1, 2015, playing 90 minutes in a 1–1 home tie vs

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. He scored his first goal in a 1–1 home tie vs historic contender Águila on August 26, 2015.

Murciélagos FC

After an impressive Apertura 2015 tournament in El Salvador, Elliott transferred to Murciélagos FC for an undisclosed amount. Pasaquina FC retains a stake on the potential future resale of the player. Initially, Elliott began playing with Murciélagos B due to the first team having already reached its foreign players quota for the 2015/2016 season. He scored his first goal for Murcielagos B in a 1-0 win against

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on March 5, 2016.

Antigua

Elliot signed with

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in 2017.

Return to Pasaquina

Elliot signed again with Pasaquina for the Clausura 2018. His debut on his return was a 0–1 defeat against FAS at the Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño.

International career

At the youth level he played in 2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament qualifiers and 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifiers, scoring six goals in their 19–0 win over the

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in the latter competition. He later played in

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, where he scored against

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and

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. Elliott made his senior debut in a friendly against

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on 16 August 2009. In November 2015, the team traveled to Europe for matches against

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and

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, the nation's first matches in history against European opponents. Elliott scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Andorra, becoming the first St. Kitts and Nevis player to score against a European side in the process. The result was also the first away victory for a CFU team over a European side on their home soil.

International goals

Score and result list Saint Kitts and Nevis's goal tally first.

References

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