Duwayne Oriel Kerr (born 16 January 1987) is a Jamaican former international

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who played as a

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Club career

Kerr has played club football in Jamaica for

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and

Portmore United Portmore United Football Club is a Jamaican professional football team in the top flight Jamaica Premier League. With 7 Jamaica Premier League titles, 5 JFF Champions Cup and 2 Caribbean Club Championships, Portmore United is the most decorat ...

. Kerr moved to Norway in 2011, and played two seasons for the

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side

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, and was the best goalkeeper in the

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according to

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's Director of Sports, Thomas Berntsen. Kerr joined the newly promoted

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side Sarpsborg 08 as a free agent of the 2013-season, and signed a two-year contract with the club. In April 2016 he signed for Icelandic club

Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan (, ), commonly known as Stjarnan (), is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær. Basketball Men's basketball As of the 2017–2 ...

. In August 2016, Kerr signed for

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in the

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International career

Kerr made his international debut for

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in 2007.

International statistics

References

1987 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers Jamaica men's international footballers Portmore United F.C. players Strømmen IF players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Stjarnan players Chennaiyin FC players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India National Premier League players Sportspeople from Westmoreland Parish Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica Pan American Games silver medalists in football Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub