Stephen Malcolm Explained

Stephen Malcolm
Birth Date:2 May 1970
Birth Place:Montego Bay, Jamaica
Death Place:Duncans, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
Height:1.64m
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Rusea's High School
Years1:1989 - 2001
Nationalyears1:1991 - 2001
Nationalteam1:Jamaica
Nationalcaps1:68
Nationalgoals1:3

Stephen Malcolm (2 May 1970 – 28 January 2001) was a Jamaican international football player. His position was defender.

Club career

During his club career he played for Seba United.

International career

Nicknamed Shorty, he represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, which was the first and so far only time Jamaica has qualified for the finals of the tournament. He made his debut for the 'Reggae Boyz' in 1995 and collected a total of 68 caps, scoring 3 goals.

Death

Malcolm died in a car accident, only hours after playing Bulgaria in a friendly international in Kingston.[1] He was on his way back to Montego Bay with team-mate Theodore Whitmore, when his car blew a tire, hit an embankment and overturned near Falmouth. Whitmore was injured in the accident,[2] but fully recovered. Three years earlier Malcolm and Whitmore were involved in a car crash too, in which national team defender Durrant Brown was severely injured.

In 2011, Seba United was renamed Montego Bay United and withdrew the number 2 shirt in honour of Malcolm.[3]

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 January 1996 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 10 November 1996 5–0 5–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying
3 27 February 1997 2–1 3–2 1997 Caribbean Cup qualifying
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Notes and References

  1. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20010129/lead/lead1.html Reggae Boy killed in crash
  2. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20010130/lead/lead2.html Who was driving? - Whitmore disputes police report he was at the wheel
  3. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110817/sports/sports7.html Montego Bay United Football Club launched
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ja-malcolm-intl.html Stephen Malcolm - International Appearances