| Jaylon Bather | |
| Fullname: | Jaylon Bather[1] |
| Birth Date: | 31 December 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Southampton Parish, Bermuda |
| Currentclub: | PHC Zebras |
| Position: | Center-back |
| Collegeyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| College1: | Darton State Cavaliers |
| Collegecaps1: | 36 |
| Collegegoals1: | 4 |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Bermuda Hogges |
| Caps1: | 30 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs2: | BAA Wanderers |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Robin Hood |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Ilkeston |
| Years5: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Robin Hood |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Clubs6: | PHC Zebras |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam1: | Bermuda |
| Nationalcaps1: | 34 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 12:27, 29 January 2023 (UTC) |
Jaylon Bather (born 31 December 1992) is a Bermudian footballer who plays for PHC Zebras and the Bermuda national football team.[2]
Bather attended Darton State College in 2011 and 2012,[3] helping the team to a regional championship in the latter season.[4]
In his youth, Bather played for several programs in his native Bermuda. After starting out in the BYSP, he joined PHC Zebras, before leaving the club at the age of 12.[5] In 2016, he moved abroad, joining English club Ilkeston in an effort to secure more time in the professional game.[6] He would return to Bermuda following the 2016/17 season. In 2022, Bather returned to PHC Zebras, stating that he wished to give back to the club with which he started his career.[7]
Bather made his senior international debut in March 2015, appearing in a 2–0 friendly victory over Grenada.[8] Bather was a member of Bermuda's 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster,[5] and was a key member of the team that reached League A in the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League.[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 2 | ||
Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 October 2017 | Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–3 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 30 March 2021 | IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida, United States | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |