Gayson Gregory (born 5 April 1982) is an

Antigua Antigua ( ; ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the local population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the most populous island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua ...

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Club career

Born in

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, Gregory was named Most Valuable Player of the 1999 season at the Antigua Football Association's Hall of Fame induction. He joined

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side

Joe Public F.C. Joe Public Football Club was a football club from Trinidad and Tobago that used to play in the TT Pro League. Nicknamed the ''Eastern Lions'', it was owned by former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner. History Following the disappointment in 1996 ...

in March 2001 to embark a career in professional

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, whilst completing his

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. Gregory denied rumours linking him with a move to Hoppers FC in August 2003, but a month later did move to Hoppers. It was revealed in 2005 that Gregory was registered with two teams, Freemansville and Wadadli FC, and that Freemansville had made a request for him to be released from his contract with Wadadli. Gregory scored 13 goals in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division in the 2006–07 season. He went for trials with

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and

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following the closure of the 2006–07 season, and also went on trial with

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

after he and Damien Farrell had been recommended by

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, a consultant for the Antiguan national team. He and Farrell were however sent back to their homeland, but York manager Billy McEwan said he and Farrell could still be brought back on trial throughout the season. It was reported that Gregory was to return to England within a few weeks after returning home. He was to return to York City for additional trials before the end of August, but went to play for San Juan Jabloteh for the remainder of their season. He scored four goals in the Pro League for San Juan, but scored eight goals overall. He joined Montreal Impact in the

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in August 2008, but left in January 2009 to rejoin Freemansville.

International career

Nicknamed ''Bubbler'', Gregory earned his first

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for

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in 2000. He was joint seventh top scorer of the

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Qualifying with two goals. He has participated in nine

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games, and was part of the Antigua squad which took part in the final stages of the

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National team statistics

:''Scores and results list Antigua and Barbuda's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Gayson Gregory profile
at the Montreal Impact website {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregory, Gayson 1982 births Living people Antigua and Barbuda men's footballers Antigua and Barbuda men's international footballers Antigua and Barbuda expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Joe Public F.C. players San Juan Jabloteh F.C. players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Antigua Barracuda FC players TT Pro League players USL First Division players USL Championship players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago Antigua and Barbuda expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago People from Saint Mary Parish, Antigua Old Road F.C. players Antigua and Barbuda expatriate sportspeople in Canada