Luton Shelton (November 11, 1985 – January 2021) was a Jamaican footballer, a forward, and the all-time leading goalscorer in the history of the Jamaica national team.[1] In Russian football he played for Nizhny Novgorod's Volga in the 2013/14 season (Premier League) and the 2014/15 season (FNL).[2]
Career
Shelton was a left-footed forward, 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) tall. He took his first steps in professional football at England's Sheffield United: in the 2006/07 season he played 4 Premier League matches and scored 1 goal. In 2008–2009 he played for Denmark's AaB in the Superliga, where he appeared in 10 matches and scored 1 goal, and also played 4 Europa League games, scoring 2 goals.[2] From 2008 to 2011 he played for Norway's Vålerenga in the Eliteserien, making 47 appearances in total, 31 of them starts; in 2010 the team finished second in the Norwegian championship. In 2011–2013 he played for Turkey's Kardemir Karabükspor in the Süper Lig: 47 matches, 10 goals.[2]
He finished his career at Jamaica's Harbour View in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons.[2]
At Nizhny Novgorod's Volga
In the 2013/14 season Shelton played for Volga in the Russian Premier League: 18 matches, 929 minutes, 2 goals. In the following season (2014/15), when the club dropped down to the FNL, he played 5 more matches (95 minutes) and received 2 yellow cards, without scoring.[2] The recorded matches include games against CSKA, Rubin, Dynamo, and Amkar (a goal on March 10, 2014), as well as FNL games against Volgar, Shinnik, and Baltika.[2]
Jamaica national team
He played for the national team from 2005. He took part in three CONCACAF Gold Cups (2005, 2009, 2011), World Cup qualifying cycles, and the 2010 Caribbean Cup of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). He is recognized as the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Jamaica national team.[1]
Death
Luton Shelton died in January 2021 at the age of 35. His death was reported by FIFA's press service on Twitter.[1]
Links
- Wikidata (Q289756 — an entry in the free knowledge base)
Sources
- Gazeta.Ru — Document
- readfootball.com — Luton Shelton, Forward, Jamaica,