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Akil Grier
Personal information
Full name Akil Akeme Anthony Jumaane Grier[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2012 Halesowen Town 2 (0)
2012 Östersund
2012–2013 Hednesford Town 0 (0)
2015 Stourbridge (triallist) 0 (0)
2016 Coleshill Town
2017–2018 Radcliffe
International career
2011–2012 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akil Akeme Anthony Jumaane Grier (born 15 September 1992) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he represented Saint Kitts and Nevis at international level.

Early and personal life

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Born in Birmingham, England, Grier attended Aston Manor Academy.[3]

Club career

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Grier played for West Bromwich Albion, Halesowen Town, Östersund, Hednesford Town, Stourbridge, Coleshill Town and Radcliffe.[4][5]

At Stourbridge he made one Worcestershire Senior Cup appearance in July 2015 as a triallist.[6][7]

He signed for Coleshill Town in November 2016.[8]

International career

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Grier made his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2011,[4][9] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[10]

Later life

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In February 2019, Grier was sentenced to five years in prison for rape.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Akil Grier at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Akil Grier". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ^ "C.T.C. & LYNDON ARE JUST CHAMPION !". Birmingham Schools Sports Federation. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Akil Grier". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Profile". Halesowen Town F.C. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Profile". Stourbridge F.C. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. ^ Richard Clark (18 July 2015). "Redditch United 2 Stourbridge 1". Stourbridge F.C. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Coleshill Town begin process of replacing Hednesford Town-bound Paul Casey". Tamworth Herald. 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  10. ^ Akil GrierFIFA competition record (archived)
  11. ^ Ashley Preece (8 February 2019). "Former West Bromwich Albion youth team footballer jailed for raping young mum in Worcester car park". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 11 February 2019.