Andrew Booth | |
Birth Date: | 16 July 1997 |
Birth Place: | Kingston, Jamaica |
Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
Currentclub: | Miami FC |
Clubnumber: | 80 |
Position: | Midfielder, Defender |
Youthyears1: | 2005–2014 |
Youthclubs1: | Plantation Academy |
Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
Youthclubs2: | Kendall SC |
Collegeyears1: | 2015–2019 |
College1: | FIU Panthers |
Collegecaps1: | 51 |
Collegegoals1: | 7 |
Years1: | 2016 |
Clubs1: | Fort Lauderdale Strikers U23 |
Years2: | 2017 |
Clubs2: | South Florida Surf |
Caps2: | 9 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2018 |
Clubs3: | North County United |
Caps3: | 3 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs4: | Greenville Triumph |
Caps4: | 34 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs5: | Charleston Battery |
Caps5: | 47 |
Goals5: | 6 |
Years6: | 2024– |
Clubs6: | Miami FC |
Caps6: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | October 16, 2023 |
Andrew Booth (born 16 July 1997) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Miami FC.
Booth played with the Plantation Academy from 2005 to 2014 and then spent a single season with Kendall Soccer Club.[1]
In 2015, Booth attended Florida International University to play college soccer. He redshirted his 2015 freshman season, but went on to make 51 appearances for the Panthers, scoring 7 goals and tallying 9 assists. During his time at FIU, Booth won accolades such as All-Conference USA Second Team in his junior season and in his senior season recorded a team-high 15 points and won Conference USA Midfielder of the Year honors and a position on the All-CUSA First Team.[2]
While at college, Booth also played in the NPSL and USL PDL. He appeared for Fort Lauderdale Strikers U23 in the NPSL in 2016,[3] and PDL sides South Florida Surf[4] and Treasure Coast Tritons[5] in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
On January 13, 2020, Booth was selected 96th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United.[6] However, he was not signed by the club.
On September 11, 2020, Booth signed with USL League One side Greenville Triumph.[7] He made his debut two days later, appearing as an 84th-minute substitute during a 2–0 win over Forward Madison.[8]
On January 28, 2021, Booth's MLS rights were traded from Minnesota to CF Montréal, who in return received the rights to Jukka Raitala.[9]
Booth signed with Charleston Battery of the USL Championship on January 3, 2022.[10] In his second season with the Battery, Booth helped the club reach the 2023 USL Championship Final. His contract option was declined by Charleston following the 2023 season.[11]
On February 10, 2024, Booth joined USL Championship side Miami FC.[12]
In February 2016, Booth was called-up to the Jamaica under-20 national team training camp.[13] [14] However, to date has not been capped by Jamaica at any level.