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Jamaican footballer (1999–2019)

Tarania Clarke
Personal information
Full name Tarania Caresh Clarke
Date of birth (1999-10-03)3 October 1999
Date of death 31 October 2019(2019-10-31) (aged 20)
Place of death Kingston, Jamaica
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000-2019 Waterhouse
International career
2014 Jamaica U15 1+ (1)
2015–2016 Jamaica U17 4+ (6)
2019 Jamaica 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tarania Caresh Clarke (3 October 1999 – 31 October 2019) was a Jamaican footballer who played as a midfielder for Waterhouse F.C. and the Jamaica women's national team. She also represented Jamaica on the under-17 and under-20 national teams.

On 31 October 2019, Clarke was stabbed to death in the Jamaican capital of Kingston, after a dispute over a mobile phone. A woman was arrested for her murder.

Early life and education

Clarke graduated from Excelsior High School where she captained the soccer team for three years. She planned to attend Daytona State College in Florida.

International career

Clarke represented Jamaica at the 2014 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification and the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. She made her senior debut for Jamaica on 30 September 2019.

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 September 2019 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica  Cuba 10–1 12–1 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
2 6 October 2019 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica  Saint Lucia 11–0 11-0 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

Death

On 31 October 2019, Clarke was stabbed to death in the Jamaican capital of Kingston, after a dispute over a mobile phone. A woman was arrested for her murder.

References

  1. "LISTADO DEL PARTIDO" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games.
  2. Tarania Clarke at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. "Football | Athlete Profile: CLARKE Tarania C." Pan American Games Lima 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Tarania Clarke: Jamaica women's midfielder dies after stabbing incident". 1 November 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  5. ^ "Excelsior's girls' football captain stabbed to death". Jamaica Observer. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. sport, Guardian; agencies (1 November 2019). "Tarania Clarke, midfielder for Jamaica's Reggae Girlz, killed in Kingston stabbing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. "Jamaican international stabbed to death". Barbados Today. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. Cowan, Sherdon (1 October 2019). "Reggae Girlz maul Cuba in Olympics qualifier". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

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