Deon McCaulay


Deon McCaulay is a Belizean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atletico Atlanta of the United Premier Soccer League, the Rome Gladiators of the National Indoor Soccer League, and the Belize national team.

Club career

McCaulay has played in Belize for Kremandala, FC Belize and Belize Defence Force; in Costa Rica he had a trial with Puntarenas; he played in Honduras for Deportes Savio from 2009 to 2011. He has also played for Belmopan Bandits in the Premier League of Belize.
In February 2013 he had a trial with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.
In March 2014 he joined the Atlanta Silverbacks of North American Soccer League.
After a two-year spell back in Belize with Verdes FC, McCaulay rejoined the Atlanta Silverbacks in March 2017.
In April 2018, he signed with the Georgia Revolution FC of the National Premier Soccer League.
In November 2020 he signed for Ginga Atlanta. McCaulay was recognized as UPSL national player of the week on 27 November 2020, and on 5 February 2021.

International career

McCaulay made his international debut for Belize in 2007. He was a member of Belize's FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign for the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 editions, and he scored the first goal and first hat-trick of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. He is Belize's all-time top scorer, with eighteen goals in FIFA World Cup qualifying, as well as two goals at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup and one goal at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. He was also the worldwide top goalscorer in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification along with Luis Suárez and Robin van Persie with eleven goals. He scored a hat-trick of those eleven in a 5–2 rout of Montserrat in June 2011.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 February 2007Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador1–22–42007 UNCAF Nations Cup
212 February 2007Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador2–32–42007 UNCAF Nations Cup
36 February 2008Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala1–03–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
46 February 2008Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala3–13–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
515 June 2011Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago1–05–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
615 June 2011Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago4–15–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
715 June 2011Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago5–15–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
817 July 2011Estadio Olímpico, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 2–13–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
92 September 2011Grenada National Stadium, St. Georges, Grenada1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
102 September 2011Grenada National Stadium, St. Georges, Grenada3–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
116 September 2011FFB Field, Belmopan, Belize1–21–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1211 October 2011Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala1–11–32014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1311 November 2011FFB Field, Belmopan, Belize1–11–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1415 November 2011Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1515 November 2011Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1622 January 2013Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica2–12–12013 Copa Centroamericana
177 September 2014Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States1–21–22014 Copa Centroamericana
1811 June 2015Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
1911 June 2015Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2014 June 2015FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
218 September 2015FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2217 January 2017Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama1–31–32017 Copa Centroamericana
237 September 2018Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize1–04–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
241 September 2019Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize1–01–0Friendly
258 September 2019Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize1–01–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2614 November 2019Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize2–02–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2730 March 2021Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic5–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
281 February 2022Estadio Nacional, Managua, Nicaragua1–11–1Friendly