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Jahzara Claxton

Jahzara Claxton
Born
Jahzara Keanna Chloe Claxton

(2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 18)
Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Association football career
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Newtown United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newtown United
International career
2019 Saint Kitts and Nevis U14 3 (11)
2022 Saint Kitts and Nevis U17 3 (2)
2020– Saint Kitts and Nevis U20 6 (3)
2022– Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2022
Cricket information
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023–presentLeeward Islands
2023–presentBarbados Royals

Jahzara Keanna Chloe Claxton (born 12 March 2006) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer and cricketer. In football, she plays as a forward for Newtown United FC and the Saint Kitts and Nevis women's national team. In cricket, she plays as a left-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler for Leeward Islands.[1] She has also played cricket for West Indies Under-19s, becoming the first ever female cricketer from the Leeward Islands to be selected for the West Indies U19 squad.

Football career

Club career

Claxton has played for Newtown United in Saint Kitts and Nevis.[2]

International career

In 2019, Claxton represented the Saint Kitts and Nevis U14 at the Caribbean Football Union Caribbean Challenge Series.[3] On August 9, 2019, she scored five goals in an 8–0 victory over Dominica U14.[4] On August 10, 2019, she scored four goals in a 4–2 victory over Antigua and Barbuda U14.[5] She scored 11 goals in the team's three games as they finished second in their group.[6]

Claxton represented Saint Kitts and Nevis U20 at two CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship editions (2020 and 2022).[7] On 27 February 2022, she scored a hat-trick against Trinidad and Tobago U20.[8][9] She is the second top goal-scorer for Caribbean U20 girls.[10]

She made her senior debut on 3 February 2022 as a 62nd-minute substitution in a 3–0 friendly away win over Anguilla, scoring the team's third goal.[11] On 8 April 2022, she scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Guatemala during 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification, scoring a goal with her back.[12]

Cricket career

In 2022, she played with the Leewards Islands U19 team.[13] In September 2022, she was named to a provisional roster and invited to a training camp for the West Indies women's under-19 cricket team.[14] In November 2022, she was officially named to the West Indies women's under-19 cricket team.[15][16][17] She is the first female cricketer from St. Kitts, as well as the first female cricketer from the Leeward Islands to be selected to the West Indies U19 squad.[18][19] She was awarded a financial contribution from the Saint Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Sports to develop her sporting skills further as well as to offset expenses while she was representing the West Indies team.[20] She participated with the team at the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[21][22] In 2023, she made her debut for the Leeward Islands.[1]

Personal life

In December 2022, she was named one of the 25 Most Remarkable Teens by the National Assembly of St Kitts and Nevis.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b "Player Profile: Jahzara Claxton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ^ Hernández, Fredy (9 April 2022). "¿Quién es Jahzara Claxton, la jugadora que anotó el gol que derrotó a Guatemala?" [Who is Jahzara Claxton, the player who scored the goal that defeated Guatemala?]. Soy 502 (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Young Sugar Girls motivated despite loss to SVG". St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association. 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Blake and Claxton sparks 8-0 run that lifts SKN past Dominica". SKN Pulse. 9 August 2019.
  5. ^ "St Kitts and Nevis Beat Antigua: Jahzara Scores Four Goals". SKN Pulse. 10 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Jamaica, Cayman Islands and St. Vincent and the Grenadines triumph in CFU Girls U14 Challenge Series". Caribbean Football Union. 14 August 2019.
  7. ^ "St Kitts and Nevis: Jahzara Claxton to play for West Indies U-19 Female Cricket Team". Associates Times. 11 November 2022.
  8. ^ Ramphal, Vidia (27 February 2022). "T&T U20 women go down 7-2 to St Kitts and Nevis". Loop News.
  9. ^ "#CWU20 2022 Flash Zone: Jahzara Claxton from St. Kitts and Nevis". CONCACAF. YouTube. 27 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Phenomenal Athlete Jahzara Claxton & Her Sister, Shares Her Passion For Sports - Good Morning SKN". Good Morning SKN. YouTube. 29 December 2022.
  11. ^ Daniel, Dawn (4 February 2022). "St Kitts-Nevis women win Anguilla in friendly in preparation for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2024 Paris Summer Olympics". St. Kitts Nevis Riddim.
  12. ^ Hernández, Fredy (8 April 2022). "El gol con la espalda con el que Guatemala perdió ante San Cristóbal" [The goal with the back with which Guatemala lost against St Kitts]. Soy 502 (in Spanish).
  13. ^ "Jahzara Claxton named in West Indies squad for ICC Womens U19 T20 World Cup". SKN Pulse. 17 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Kittian Jahzara Claxton named in provisional West Indies women's U19 player pool". SKN Pulse. 30 September 2022.
  15. ^ "St Kitts and Nevis: Jahzara Claxton to play for West Indies U-19 Female Cricket Team". Times Caribbean Online. 14 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Jahzara Claxton gets selected for U19 WI Cricket team, Ministers congratulate". SKN News. 4 November 2022.
  17. ^ "St. Kitts' Cricket Chief Congratulates Jahzara Claxton". Nevis Pages. 9 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Minister's Statement – Jahzara Claxton". St Kitts Nevis Information Service. 7 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Grand Welcome for Jahzara Claxton". SKN Pulse. 31 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Ministry Of Sports Makes Financial Contribution To Jahzara Claxton". Winn Media SKN. 10 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Samal Duggins welcomed Jahzara Claxton from SA trip with U-19 Women's team". SKN News. 1 February 2023.
  22. ^ "St Kitts and Nevis: Samal Duggins welcomes Jahzara Claxton from her South Africa tour". WIC News. 1 February 2023.
  23. ^ Dixon, Loshaun (9 December 2022). "Kittitian Jahzara Claxton World Cup-Bound". The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer.
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