Draft:Rakeem Joseph
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rakeem Joseph | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenbay, Antigua and Barbuda | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Old Road | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Empire | 11+ | (16+) |
| 2018 | Parham | ||
| 2019 | Jennings Grenades | ||
| 2019–2024 | Empire | (10+) | |
| 2024–2025 | Aston Villa (St. John's) | (7) | |
| 2025 | CAPA | ||
| 2025– | Old Road | (36) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | US Virgin Islands | 20 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:59, 28 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Rakeem Joseph (born 23 May 2000) is a US Virgin Islands soccer player who plays as a centre forward for Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division club Old Road.[1] Born in Antigua and Barbuda, he represents the US Virgin Islands national team and is their all-time top goalscorer.[2]
Club career
[edit]Rakeem Joseph has spent a large portion of club career playing for clubs in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division. He had two spells playing for Empire between 2015–2018 and 2019–2024 respectively, and he was the league's top goalscorer during the 2019–20 season with 10 goals. He joined Aston Villa (St. John's) in 2024 and he scored 7 goals for the club during the 2024–25 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division season.[1]
He joined CAPA in the United States Virgin Islands during their inaugural season as a club, and he won the 2025 USVISF Premier League (St. Croix Division) with the club.[3] He then moved back to the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division with Old Road, scoring 36 goals during the 2025–26 season as the league's top goalscorer,[4] and he broke the record of the most goals scored in a single Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division season set by Conrad Whyte with 26 goals for Empire during the 2001–02 season.[5] During the season, he notably scored ten goals during the 14–0 victory against Jennings United on 25 April 2026.[6]
International career
[edit]Born in Antigua and Barbuda, Joseph represents the US Virgin Islands national team.[1]
He made his debut for US Virgin Islands on 9 September 2018 during the 8–0 loss against Canada during 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying.[7] He scored his first goal for US Virgin Islands on 17 October 2023 during the 2–1 loss against the Cayman Islands during 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League.[8]
He scored a hat-trick against the Marshall Islands on 14 August 2025 which saw him become his country's leading top goalscorer with five goals.[9] He was also included in the squad for the 2026 FIFA Series: Puerto Rico.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 28 March 2026[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Virgin Islands | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list US Virgin Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Joseph goal.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 October 2023 | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | 9 |  Cayman Islands |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League |
| 2. | 4 September 2024 | Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, U.S. Virgin Islands | 13 |  Bahamas |
2–3 | 3–3 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League |
| 3. | 14 August 2025 | Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium, Springdale, United States | 18 |  Marshall Islands |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup |
| 4. | 2–0 | ||||||
| 5. | 3–0 |
Honours
[edit]Empire
- Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division: third place 2018–19
- Antigua and Barbuda Second Division: 2019–20
Jennings Grenades
- Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division: third place 2015–16
CAPA
Individual
- Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division top goalscorer: 2019–20, 2025–26
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Rakeem Joseph". National Football Teams.
- ↑ Kiser, Bill (18 August 2025). "USVI Dashing Eagles top Marshall Islands to claim 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup title". The Virgin islands Daily News. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ Stokkermans, Karel. "US Virgin Islands 2025". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ↑ "Antigua and Barbuda, 2025-26". Top 15 Goalscorers. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "Conrad Whyte". National Football Teams.
- ↑ Michael, Vivian (26 April 2026). "Grenades keep title hopes alive while Rakeem Joseph's performance lifts Old Road to huge triumph in APL". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ Boehm, Charles (9 September 2018). "US Virgin Islands 0, Canada 8 | 2018 Nations League Qualifier". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ↑ "Cayman Islands 2–1 US Virgin Islands". ESPN. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ↑ "Marshall Islands 0:4 United States Virgin Islands". Global Sports Archive.
- ↑ "Puerto Rico 2–0 US Virgin Islands". FIFA. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
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