| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aurtis Whitley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-05-01)1 May 1977 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Barataria,Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Superstar Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Vitoria Setubal | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2007 | San Juan Jabloteh | 22 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | W Connection | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | United Petrotrin | ||
| 2010–2011 | San Juan Jabloteh | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2008 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 August 2008 | |||
Aurtis WhitleyCM (born 1 May 1977) is aTrinidad and Tobago former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder. He captained theTrinidad and Tobago national team.[2]
As a member ofthe Trinidad and Tobago squad that competed at the2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Whitley was awarded theChaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second higheststate decoration of Trinidad and Tobago.[3]
Whitley played forSan Juan Jabloteh for nine years in theTT Pro League prior to his contract termination in September 2007 after comments by managerTerry Fenwick regarding the player's attendance at practices.[4] Several days later, he was signed by rival clubW Connection where he remains to date (as of July 2008). His previous clubs includeSuperstar Rangers andVitoria Setubal.
Whitley made his international debut for theTrinidad and Tobago national team (T&T) on 15 November 2005 in a2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier againstPanama.[5] He played most of T&T's qualification matches for the2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany when T&T qualified, its first ever qualification. He played at the World Cup in all of T&T three games. He was absent from the national team for all of 2007 along with other World Cup players due to a dispute over bonuses with theTrinidad and Tobago Football Federation. He returned to the national team as captain for a friendly match againstEl Salvador in March 2008 and has retained the captain's armband for all games since (as of July 2008).
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 19 November 2003 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago |  Cuba | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 26 March 2008 | Independence Park, Jamaica |  Jamaica | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
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