Salas Cannonier (born 29 November 1997) is a

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain ...

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who currently plays for St. Peters Strikers, and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team.

Club career

Salas came up through the ranks of

St. Peters Strikers FC St. Peters Football Club is a Saint Kitts and Nevis professional association football, football club from Basseterre. They usually play in the Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Division, but due to a conflict between the FA and the majority of the c ...

of the

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. He was playing with the senior team in the top flight by 2015. He joined

W Connection F.C. W Connection Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the TT Pro League. The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The club's offices are based at the Point Lisas Industria ...

of the

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ahead of the 2018 season. In February 2020 it was announced that he had signed for

Arnett Gardens F.C. The Arnett Gardens Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston, which currently plays in the Jamaica National Premier League. The team is based in the Arnett Gardens community of South Saint Andrew, Jamaica, and plays in the ...

of the Jamaica National Premier League for the remainder of the season along with compatriot Geovannie Lake. The two players were spotted by Arnett Gardens in a surprise Saint Kitts and Nevis draw with Jamaica which knocked the latter out of

2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification The qualifying competition for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship determined five of the eight teams of the final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1997 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Teams A total o ...

. By May 2021 he had returned to St. Peters Strikers.

International career

Cannonier made his senior international debut on 31 August 2016 in a friendly match against

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. He was included in Saint Kitts and Nevis squad for the

2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship The 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (26th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted in Costa Rica betwe ...

. He went on to appear in all three of the team's matches. He captained the team in the tournament. In September 2019 he was again named to the senior squad, this time for

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matches against Grenada and

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International career statistics

References

External links

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cannonier, Salas 1997 births Living people Saint Kitts and Nevis men's footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis men's international footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders