Keith Gumbs
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Keith "Kayamba" Gumbs
Keith "Kayamba" Gumbs ( Keith, born 11 September 1972 in St. Kitts
, Saint Kitts and Nevis
) is a St. Kitts and Nevis international
football
player who currently plays as a striker
for the Indonesia Super League side Sriwijaya FC. Due to extensive newspaper and media coverage, his arrival in Indonesia was met with much enthusiasm from the Singamania fans and he has proven a hugely popular player.
and basketball
.
In his debut first division season in 1989, he was very successful helping Newtown
to win the double (league and cup). He scored the most goals, was awarded best striker and Rookie of the year. His outstanding debut season earned him a called up to the National Senior team by the then head coach Alphonso " Bridges" Bridgewater.
Gumbs went on to represent his country 131 times, scoring 47 goals in the process. He also played more than 150 games for Newtown United FC, scoring almost 200 goals. Gumbs is the only St. Kitts player to have won the Top scorer Award 6 consecutive years and Best striker Award 7 consecutive years.
Gumbs was offerd a trial with Bradford City AFC whilst on tour in 1999, No sources tell us if he accepted.
Gumbs currently plays for an Indonesian side Sriwijaya FC.
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With Kitchee:
Personal Honours:
With Sriwijaya:
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Keith "Kayamba" Gumbs ( Keith, born 11 September 1972 in St. Kitts
Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts Saint Kitts Saint Kitts (also known more formally as Saint Christopher Island (Saint-Christophe in French) is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean...
, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....
) is a St. Kitts and Nevis international
Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team
The Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team is the national team of Saint Kitts and Nevis and is controlled by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who currently plays as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
for the Indonesia Super League side Sriwijaya FC. Due to extensive newspaper and media coverage, his arrival in Indonesia was met with much enthusiasm from the Singamania fans and he has proven a hugely popular player.
Life and early career
Gumbs' talent was spotted by the Newtown community, while he was attending the Newtown Primary School (now the Tucker/Clarke Primary School). His talent was monitored and nurtured as he moved on to the Basseterre Junior High (now the Washington Archilbald High School) and then to the Basseterre Senior High where he finished his schooling. Gumbs played other different sports, including cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
.
In his debut first division season in 1989, he was very successful helping Newtown
Newtown United FC
Newtown United Football Club is a Saint Kitts and Nevis football club from East Basseterre.They currently play in the Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Division.-History:...
to win the double (league and cup). He scored the most goals, was awarded best striker and Rookie of the year. His outstanding debut season earned him a called up to the National Senior team by the then head coach Alphonso " Bridges" Bridgewater.
Gumbs went on to represent his country 131 times, scoring 47 goals in the process. He also played more than 150 games for Newtown United FC, scoring almost 200 goals. Gumbs is the only St. Kitts player to have won the Top scorer Award 6 consecutive years and Best striker Award 7 consecutive years.
Gumbs was offerd a trial with Bradford City AFC whilst on tour in 1999, No sources tell us if he accepted.
Gumbs currently plays for an Indonesian side Sriwijaya FC.
Honours
With Happy ValleyHappy Valley A.A.
Happy Valley Athletic Association is a Hong Kong football club. They currently play in the Hong Kong Second Division League. The club is also known simply as Happy Valley...
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- Hong Kong First Division LeagueHong Kong First Division LeagueHong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...
: 2002–03
With Kitchee:
- Hong Kong League CupHong Kong League CupThe Hong Kong League Cup is an annual football competition contested by clubs in the Hong Kong First Division League. The cup was relaunched for the 2010-11 season after being discontinued in the 2009-10 season.-Format:...
: 2005–06, 2006–07 - Hong Kong Senior ShieldHong Kong Senior ShieldHong Kong Senior Challenge Shield is the oldest football knockout inter-club competition in Asia. Usually only the teams in First Division would enter into the competition...
: 2005–06
Personal Honours:
- Hong Kong League CupHong Kong League CupThe Hong Kong League Cup is an annual football competition contested by clubs in the Hong Kong First Division League. The cup was relaunched for the 2010-11 season after being discontinued in the 2009-10 season.-Format:...
Top Scorer: 2005–06 - Hong Kong Senior ShieldHong Kong Senior ShieldHong Kong Senior Challenge Shield is the oldest football knockout inter-club competition in Asia. Usually only the teams in First Division would enter into the competition...
Top Scorer: 2004–05, 2005–06
With Sriwijaya:
- Liga IndonesiaLiga IndonesiaThe Indonesian football league system is a series of league system for association football clubs in Indonesia. Since 1994, Liga Indonesia is the league competition featuring association football clubs, as a result of two existing top flight football leagues merger: Perserikatan and Galatama...
: 2007–08 - Piala IndonesiaPiala IndonesiaPiala Indonesia is the professional annual cup competition for football clubs in Indonesia. Originally, it started from the amateur football era in 1985. The Football Association of Indonesia organised the full professional cup competition from 2005 until now...
: 2007–08 - Piala IndonesiaPiala IndonesiaPiala Indonesia is the professional annual cup competition for football clubs in Indonesia. Originally, it started from the amateur football era in 1985. The Football Association of Indonesia organised the full professional cup competition from 2005 until now...
: 2008–09 - Piala IndonesiaPiala IndonesiaPiala Indonesia is the professional annual cup competition for football clubs in Indonesia. Originally, it started from the amateur football era in 1985. The Football Association of Indonesia organised the full professional cup competition from 2005 until now...
: 2009–10 - Indonesian Community ShieldIndonesian Community ShieldThe Indonesian Community Shield is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Indonesia every year. It is contested by the winners of the Indonesia Super League and Piala Indonesia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season.If the same team wins...
: 2010
Career statistics
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Hong Kong First Division League 2004-05
-Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9:-Round 10:-Round 11:- Round 12 :- Round 13 :- Round 14 :- Round 15 :- Round 16 :- Round 17 :...
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Hong Kong First Division League
Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...
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Hong Kong First Division League 2005-06
Hong Kong First Division League 2005-06 has 8 teams competing in the league. Each team played twice with all other teams. The final champion is Happy Valley, which is their 6th champion. According to the rule, the bottom 2 teams, Hong Kong 08 and South China, should relegate to the Second Division....
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Hong Kong First Division League 2006-07
Hong Kong First Division League 2006–07 started on September 2, 2006 with Happy Valley and Xiangxue Sun Hei drawing 1-1.In this season, the First Division was composed by 10 teams. HKFC and Wofoo Tai Po have been promoted from the Second Division...
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International goals
Saint Kitts and Nevis' score is listed first.| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 19 March 1995 | 2–0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup | |||
| 2 | 21 May 1995 | Saint John's | 2–2 | 1995 Caribbean Cup | ||
| 3 | 5 May 1996 | Basseterre Basseterre Basseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands... |
4–0 | 5–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification -Qualified teams:The following 32 teams qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup: - qualified automatically as hosts - qualified automatically as defending champions-Notes:... |
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| 4 | 26 May 1996 | Palo Seco Palo Seco Palo Seco is a town and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina.... |
1–4 | 1–4 | 1996 Caribbean Cup | |
| 5 | 23 June 1996 | Basseterre Basseterre Basseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands... |
1–2 | 2–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification -Qualified teams:The following 32 teams qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup: - qualified automatically as hosts - qualified automatically as defending champions-Notes:... |
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| 6 | 18 March 2000 | Basseterre Basseterre Basseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands... |
7–0 | 8–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. and , as the co-hosts, and , as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 29 spots open for competition.... |
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| 7 | 21 March 2000 | Basseterre Basseterre Basseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands... |
2–0 | 6–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. and , as the co-hosts, and , as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 29 spots open for competition.... |
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| 8 | 22 April 2000 | Basseterre Basseterre Basseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands... |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. and , as the co-hosts, and , as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 29 spots open for competition.... |
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| 9 | 1 March 2001 | Saint John's | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2001 Caribbean Nations Cup | |
| 10 | 1 March 2001 | Saint John's | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2001 Caribbean Nations Cup | |
| 11 | 4 March 2001 | Saint John's | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2001 Caribbean Nations Cup | |
| 12 | 16 May 2001 | Tunapuna Tunapuna -Town:It is located between St. Augustine, Tacarigua and Trincity. Tunapuna is the largest town between San Juan and Arima. It is an important market and commercial centre, and is the seat of the Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation... |
2–4 | 2–7 | 2001 Caribbean Nations Cup | |
| 13 | 20 May 2001 | Malabar Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago Malabar is a residential district incorporated into the borough of Arima in Trinidad and Tobago. It is noted for middle class housing. Its boundaries are marked by Omeara Road to the west, Tumpuna Road to the east, the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway to the south and Pro Queen Street to the north... |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2001 Caribbean Nations Cup | |
| 14 | 27 July 2002 | Basseterre Basseterre Basseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands... |
3–0 | Friendly | ||
| 15 | 13 June 2004 | Bridgetown Bridgetown The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael... |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 197 teams entered the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. Germany, as the host, qualified automatically, leaving 31 spots open for competition... |
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| 16 | 10 October 2004 | Marabella Marabella Marabella is a former town in southern Trinidad, between San Fernando and Pointe-à-Pierre . Originally a separate town, it was incorporated into the City of San Fernando in the 1990s.... |
1–2 | 1–5 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 197 teams entered the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. Germany, as the host, qualified automatically, leaving 31 spots open for competition... |
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| 17 | 10 October 2010 | Kingstown Kingstown Kingstown is the chief port of Saint Vincent, and the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 25,418 Kingstown is a centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists... |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2010 Caribbean Championship 2010 Caribbean Championship -Group B:Played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from October 6–10.*Saint Kitts and Nevis ranked ahead of Saint Vincent and Barbados based on head-to-head tiebreaker... |
Trivia
Gumbs is married to an Australian woman and has two daughters living in St Kitts. He is a highly focused and competitive individual, traits that have enabled his success internationally. Gumbs constantly maintains his fitness through rigorous training and healthy eating. At 37 he is in peak physical condition and shows no signs of slowing down. Gumbs recovered from a knee injury that required an operation while playing for Panionios fc in Greece in a match against PAOK, but has not suffered any major injuries since that time. He intends to play for as long as he is scoring goals, such is his love of the game. At 38 he is still playing at the highest level in the Indonesia Super League, where he has won one championship with his team Sriwijaya FC. They have also appeared in the Asian Champions league and AFC Cup from 2008/09 - 2011.External links
- Keith Kayamba Gumbs – Official Website
- Profile at HKFA.com Profile at Kitchee.com