Michael Seaton (footballer)

Michael Seaton

Personal information
Full name	Michael Joseph Arantes Seaton
Date of birth	(1996-05-01) 1 May 1996
Place of birth	Spanish Town, Jamaica
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Hapoel Ramat Gan
Youth career
2010–2012	D.C. United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	D.C. United	5	(0)
2013–2014	→ Richmond Kickers (loan)	23	(8)
2015	→ Örebro SK (loan)	4	(0)
2015–2016	Portland Timbers	0	(0)
2015	→ Portland Timbers 2 (loan)	5	(1)
2016–	Hapoel Ramat Gan	10	(4)
National team‡
2012–2013	Jamaica U17	5	(2)
2015	Jamaica U20	3	(2)
2015	Jamaica U23	4	(4)
2013–	Jamaica	13	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 August 2015

Michael Seaton (born 1 May 1996) is a Jamaican footballer. who plays for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim in the Liga Leumit. Upon his MLS debut with D.C. United in 2013, he became the league's first player born after it began play.

Career

Youth

Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, Seaton began playing for D.C. United in 2010, when he signed for their youth academy, as part of the U-15 squad. Before playing for D.C. United, he played for the Freestate Soccer Alliance, a soccer club based in Bowie, Maryland. He worked his way up the ranks of the academy.

Professional

In 2009-2010, Seaton started his soccer career by playing with his middle school team, Nicholas Orem Middle School. With the help of his coach, Seaton tried out for the D.C. United Youth Academy. Seaton signed with D.C. United on 13 January 2013.^[1] Seaton was the fifth member of United's Academy to sign a contract with the first team.

In March 2013, he was loaned to the Richmond Kickers of USL Pro. On 3 May, Seaton made his debut for Richmond against Wilmington, where he scored.^[2]

Seaton's first game with D.C. United was a friendly match on 12 July 2013, against C.D. Guadalajara. Seaton played for 20 minutes and assisted Carlos Ruiz's goal in the 73rd minute.

Seaton trained with Serie A club Internazionale during January 2014.^[3]

On 31 March 2015 Örebro SK presented Seaton as their player, joining the Swedish team on a loan deal.^[4] On 4 June, Örebro SK announced that they canceled the loan deal with Seaton and that he would return to D.C. United.^[5]

On August 6, 2015, Seaton was traded to Portland Timbers.^[6] He was waived by the club on May 13, 2016.^[7]

International

Seaton received his first senior Jamaica national team call versus Trinidad on 15 November 2013.^[8] Seaton scored his 1st senior international goal versus St. Lucia on 5 March 2014, as a 17-year-old.

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.^[9]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 March 2014	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet	Saint Lucia	1–0	5–0	Friendly
2.	26 May 2014	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey	Serbia	1–2	1–2	Friendly

Personal

Seaton also holds U.S. citizenship.^[10]

Career statistics

Honours

International

Jamaica

• Caribbean Cup winner: 2014

Club

Portland Timbers

• MLS Cup: 2015^[11]
• Western Conference (playoffs): 2015^[12]

References

External links

• MLS player profile
• TopDrawerSoccer Profile
• Michael Seaton at National-Football-Teams.com

Jamaica squad – 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Runners-up
1 Blake 2 Humphrey 3 Hector 4 Morgan 5 Powell 6 Laing 7 Clennon 8 Seaton 9 Barnes 10 McAnuff 11 Mattocks 12 Phillips 13 Miller 14 Ottey 15 Watson 16 Grant 17 Austin (c) 18 Dawkins 19 Mariappa 20 Lawrence 21 Taylor 22 McCleary 23 Thompson 24 Holness 25 McFarlane Coach: Schäfer