Luton Shelton

Luton Shelton
Shelton playing for Karabükspor in 2012
Personal information
Full name Luton George Kieshawn Shelton[1]
Date of birth (1985-11-11)11 November 1985[2]
Place of birth Kingston,[3] Jamaica
Date of death 22 January 2021(2021-01-22) (aged 35)
Place of death Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Position(s) Winger, striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Harbour View 43 (44)
2006–2007 Helsingborgs IF 19 (9)
2007–2008 Sheffield United 19 (1)
2008–2011 Vålerenga 58 (17)
2009–2010Aalborg BK (loan) 11 (1)
2011–2013 Karabükspor 47 (10)
2013–2015 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 23 (2)
2017–2018 Harbour View 1 (1)
Total 221 (85)
International career
2004–2013 Jamaica 75 (35)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luton George Kieshawn Shelton (11 November 1985 – 22 January 2021) was a Jamaican professional footballer who played as a striker or winger.[5][6] At the time of his death, he was the top scorer for the Jamaica national team with 35 goals. He is also the only men's football player to score four goals in his international debut (2004). He earned 75 caps for Jamaica, and played at three CONCACAF Gold Cups.

Shelton attended Wolmer's Schools[7] and began his career in the youth system of Harbour View. In his international club career, he was part of championship sides in the 2006 Svenska Cupen and the 2008 Norwegian Cup. He also played in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Turkey, and Russia.

  1. ^ "Luton George Kieshawn Shelton" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Luton Shelton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Luton Shelton: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Luton Shelton: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Luton Shelton: Former Sheffield United and Jamaica striker dies aged 35". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Luton Shelton, one of Jamaica's most prolific goalscorers, is dead". Loop Sports. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Grange 'very sad' at Luton Shelton's passing". Jamaica Observer. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.