Randolph Burton (born January 14, 1987) is an

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

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who currently plays for

Antigua Barracuda FC Antigua Barracuda were an Antiguan professional football team based in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Founded in 2010, the team played in USL Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system from 2011 to 2013. The team played i ...

in the

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and the Antigua and Barbuda national team.

Club career

Burton began his professional career in 2004, and spent seven seasons playing with

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in the

Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division The Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division, currently known as the Digicel/Red Stripe Premier Division for sponsorship purposes, is the top football league in Antigua and Barbuda excludes Antigua Barracuda. History It was created in 1968 and is ...

. With Bassa, Burton has won five Premier Division titles - in 2003-04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2009-10 - as well as two

Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup The Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Antiguan football. The cup was created in 2004. Winners *2004/05 : SAP FC 2-1 Hoppers FC *2005/06 : Freemansville FC 1-1 Bassa (aet, 2-1 pens) *2006/07 : ''tournament can ...

titles in 2008 and 2010. Burton also played for Bassa in three

CFU Club Championship The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). T ...

campaigns. He scored a hat trick for his team in a 10-1 win over

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an team

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in the 2007 tournament. In 2011 Burton transferred to the new

team prior to its first season in the

. He made his debut for the Barracudas on April 21, 2011, a 1-0 loss to

Sevilla FC Puerto Rico Sevilla FC Puerto Rico was a Puerto Rican professional association football team based in Juncos, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2006, the team used to play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League. The club was founded in 2006 as a farm team for the Puerto R ...

International career

Burton made his debut for the

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two ...

national team in 2008, and has since gone on to make 19 appearances for his country, scoring 6 goals. He played in two of his country's qualification games for the

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, against Aruba and

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,FIFA Match Report: Antigua and Barbuda - Cuba
/ref> and was part of the Antigua squad which took part in the final stages of the

2010 Caribbean Championship The 2010 Caribbean Cup (also known as Digicel Caribbean Cup 2010 for sponsorship reasons) was the 2010 edition of the Caribbean Championship, an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Caribbean Football Unio ...

National team statistics

International goals

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

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Randolph 1987 births Living people Antigua and Barbuda men's footballers Antigua Barracuda FC players USL Championship players Antigua and Barbuda men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders