Kevin Sheppard (born 17 September 1979 in St Croix) is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker. He became the subject of the documentary The Iran Job which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.
Soccer career Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at Jacksonville University. He made his debut for the United States Virgin Islands in an August 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against the Dominican RepublicCaribbean Qualifying for Gold Cup 2003 - RSSSF and also played in the return game.
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUnited States Virgin Islands200222Total22
Scores and results list United States Virgin Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sheppard goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Kevin SheppardNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic1–41–62003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification2San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic 1–41–52003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
Basketball Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, Poland, Spain, Argentina, the United States, and Puerto Rico before joining Iranian team Azad University in Tehran.KEVIN SHEPPARD basketball profile - Asia Basket Sheppard is the subject of a documentary, The Iran Job, which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.
See also List of top international men's football goalscorers by country The Iran Job
References and notes
External links Understanding Iran: U.S. athlete reveals his inside story, CNN, December 23, 2011 An Unlikely U.S. Diplomat Scores with Iranian Fans, The Washington Post, Dec. 23, 2011