Devaughn Omari Elliott (born 28 October 1991 in
Saint Kitts and Nevis) is a
Kittian international
footballer
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.
He recorded his first goal in international play during the qualifying campaign for
2014 FIFA World Cup
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.
Club career
Village Superstars
Devaughn Elliott started his career in the
Saint Kitts Premier Division
The SKNFA Premier League, known for sponsorship reasons as the SKNFA National Bank Premier League (previously SKNFA Digicel Super League), is the Saint Kitts top division, created in 1980 and organized by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Associat ...
at a young age playing for
Village Superstars FC
Rams Village Superstars Football Club is a Saint Kitts and Nevis football club from Basseterre.
They usually play in the Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Division
The SKNFA Premier League, known for sponsorship reasons as the SKNFA National Ba ...
.
W Connection
In 2013, Elliott signed with
W Connection
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in the
TT Pro League.
Pasaquina
In June 2015, after being spotted during the
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
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playing vs
El Salvador
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, Elliott signed a 1-year contract with
Salvadoran Primera División
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club,
Pasaquina
Pasaquina is a municipality in the La Unión department
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.
Elliott debuted with Pasaquina FC on August 1, 2015, playing 90 minutes in a 1–1 home tie vs
Sonsonate
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E ...
. 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
Alacranes de Durango
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on March 5, 2016.
Antigua GFC
Elliot signed with
Antigua GFC
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of
Guatemala
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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
British Virgin Islands
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in the latter competition. He later played in
2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification
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Tiebreakers
Per FIFA regulations the group tiebreake ...
,
where he scored against
Antigua and Barbuda
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and
Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Elliott made his senior debut in a
friendly
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against
Jamaica
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on 16 August 2009.
In November 2015, the team traveled to Europe for matches against
Andorra
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and
Estonia
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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
External links
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Segunda Division profileGoal.com – Devaughn Elliott stats
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1991 births
Living people
Saint Kitts and Nevis men's footballers
Saint Kitts and Nevis men's international footballers
Saint Kitts and Nevis men's youth international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Village Superstars FC players
W Connection F.C. players
C.D. Pasaquina footballers
Murciélagos F.C. footballers
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players
Antigua GFC players
TT Pro League players
Salvadoran Primera División players
Ascenso MX players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players
Saint Kitts and Nevis expatriate men's footballers
Saint Kitts and Nevis expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Kitts and Nevis expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador
Saint Kitts and Nevis expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago
Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala
Saint Kitts and Nevis men's under-20 international footballers