Ian Coke Explained

Ian Coke
Birth Place:Hamilton, Bermuda
Position:Midfielder, Forward
Currentclub:Dandy Town Hornets
Years1:2007–2010
Clubs1:Boulevard Blazers
Years2:2011–2012
Clubs2:Devonshire Colts
Years3:2012–2014
Clubs3:Hamilton Parish
Years4:2014–2017
Clubs4:Boulevard Blazers
Years5:2017–
Clubs5:Dandy Town Hornets
Nationalteam1:Bermuda
Nationalyears1:2012–
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:3
Club-Update:15:00, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:14:53, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

Ian Coke is a Bermudaian footballer currently playing for the Dandy Town Hornets of the Bermudian Premier Division and the Bermuda national team.

Club career

Coke has played for Hamilton Parish.[1] He has also played for the Devonshire Colts.[2] He won the Young Player of the Year Award for the Bermudian First Division with the club in 2012.[3] Coke transferred from Hamilton Parish to his boyhood club, Boulevard Blazers F.C., in 2014. In his first season back with the club, he scored 22 league goals and helped the club with the first division title.[4] He was named the MVP of the Bermudian Premier Division in 2017 after scoring 15 goals for Boulevard, tied for most in the league with Angelo Simmons of Dandy Town Hornets, after missing a chunk of the season to injury.[5]

Coke has also played in the Island Soccer League and was selected as a member of the league's all-star team which competed against a representative team from the Major Indoor Soccer League in 2011. Coke scored a goal in the eventual 3–9 defeat.[6]

In June 2017 Coke signed for fellow Bermudian club Dandy Town Hornets.[7]

International career

Coke was part of Bermuda's squad for 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.[8] He scored in a 2–0 victory over Puerto Rico in the group stage.[9] Coke made his senior international debut on 7 September 2012 in a 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Puerto Rico. His scored his first international goal four days later in a match against Saint Martin in the same competition.[10] Coke had often found himself down the pecking order behind European-based players Nahki Wells, Rai Simons, and Jonte Smith.[4]

International goals

Score and result list Bermuda's goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
11 September 2012 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
10 June 2017 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Friendly
Last updated 19 June 2017

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wright. Stephen. Nusum to skipper new-look squad. Royal Gazette. 19 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Dechabert. Derek. Colts slump to home defeat. Royal Gazette. 19 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Wright. Stephen. Talisman Beach crowned top-flight MVP. Royal Gazette. 19 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Wright. Stephen. Coke hopes scoring form earns him call-up. Royal Gazette. 19 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Wright. Stephen. ‘Dream come true’ for surprised Coke. Royal Gazette. 19 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Football: MISL All Stars Beat ISL All Stars 9-3. BerNews. 19 June 2017.
  7. Web site: Thompson. Colin. Town pull off Coke transfer swoop. The Royal Gazette. 17 August 2017.
  8. Web site: U-20s step up World Cup preparation. Bermuda Sun. 19 June 2017.
  9. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago 2009 Tournament Recap. CONCACAF. 19 June 2017.
  10. Web site: CFD profile. Caribbean Football Database. 19 June 2017.