Roshon Gittens (born 5 February 2002) is a Barbadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ellerton FC of the Barbados Premier League, and the Barbados national team.
Club career Gittens started off his career with Notre Dame SC before moving on to Ellerton FC in 2018. In April 2019 Gittens went on trial with FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda of the Slovak First Football League. In November 2020 he was scheduled to participate in trials in Europe again but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
International career Gittens represented Barbados at the youth level at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He captained his side at the 2018 tournament.
Gittens made his debut for the senior national team on 30 September 2018 in a friendly against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the age of 16. He was next called up to the senior squad for a friendly against Turks and Caicos on 19 March 2021. He went on to score his first senior international goal in the match, an eventual 2–0 victory. Two month later he was part of the Barbados squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification but missed the matches through injury.
International goals Scores and results list Barbados's goal tally first. No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 19 March 2021 Cap Cana Sports City, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 2–0 2–0 FriendlyLast updated 17 March 2019
International career statistics
Barbados national teamYearAppsGoals201810201900202000202111Total21
References
External links
Barbados FA profile