Kirtney Franklyn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North Leeward Predators | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | North Leeward Predators | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2024– | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:54, 30 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:55, 5 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kirtney Franklyn (born 5 March 2005) is a Vincentian footballer who plays as a midfielder for SVGFF Premier Division club North Leeward Predators and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team.[1] A multi-sport athlete, he has also represented the nation internationally in cricket.[2]
Club career
[edit]As a youth, Franklyn played a number of sports and had to choose to focus on football or cricket. He has played for North Leeward Predators FC of the SVGFF Premier Division since at least 2019.[3][2] In 2025, he was a member of the Predators squad that won the Premier League championship.[4]
As a student at the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College, he was named the school's Most Promising Athlete in 2022.[5] The following year, he was given the top honour, the Sports Personality of the Year Award, at the college's award ceremony.[6]
International career
[edit]Franklyn represented Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in football at the youth level. In October 2021, he was included in the provisional squad to compete in 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.[7] He was called up to the squad again in 2024 for 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.[8] During the latter campaign, Franklyn served as the team captain and scored goals against Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines finished third in Group D, failing to qualify for the final tournament.[9][10]
Franklyn made his senior international debut on 2 May 2024 in a friendly against Dominica.[11] He scored his first senior international goal, the game-winner, in a friendly against Saint Kitts and Nevis on 20 May 2025 in preparation for upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[12]
International goals
[edit]Scores and results list Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' goal tally first.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 May 2025 | Samuel Williams Sports Complex, Verchilds, Saint Kitts and Nevis |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 29 May 2025 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |  British Virgin Islands |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 4 June 2025 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |  Anguilla |
6–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| Last updated 4 June 2025 | ||||||
International career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 5 June 2025.[11]
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 13 | 3 |
Cricket
[edit]Franklyn represented Saint Vincent and Grenadines at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels, including at the Windward Islands Under-19 tournament.[2] In 2022, he hit a century against the Reshawn Lewis Eleven in a practice match as a member of the national under-19 team.[13] That year he was also the only SVG cricketers to be included in the Windward Islands U19 squad for the West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 Tournament.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "SVGFF profile". SVG Football Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Multi-talented athlete keeps going". Searchlight. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Congrats and best wishes". North Leeward Predators. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Levy, Leighton. "North Leeward Predators Crowned SVG Premier League Champions with Emphatic Final Day Victory". Sportsmax. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Samaaya Connell tops SVGCC's Awards". The Vincentian. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Kirtney Franklyn takes SVGCC's Sports Personality Award". Searchlight. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Senior players in SVG U-20 provisional squad". The Vincentian. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "SVGFF selects SVG's Concacaf U20 qualifiers squad". St. Vincent Times. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Liburd, Lasana. "Chaves rescues win for T&T U-20s against "Vincy Heat"; Canada demolish Dominica". Wired 868. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Cowan, Sherdon. "T&T miss out after 0-3 loss to group winners Canada; Haiti also through with Jamaica to be confirmed". Sportmax. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Levy, Leighton. "St Vincent and the Grenadines Defeat St Kitts and Nevis 3-1 in Friendly Ahead of World Cup Qualifiers". Sportmax. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Franklyn hits century in U19 Trials in U19 Trials". The Vincentian. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Kirtney Franklyn, lone Vincentian in Windwards Under-19 Cricket squad". Searchlight. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Kirtney Franklyn at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kirtney Franklyn at Global Sports Archive
- Kirtney Franklyn at Soccerway
- SVGFF profile
- Vincy Premier League cricket profile