1. Junior Flemmings was born on 16 January 1996 and is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for UAE Pro League club Ajman and the Jamaica national team.
12 Facts About Junior Flemmings
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Junior Flemmings was unpaid during the 2013 season with Tivoli Gardens to ensure that he wouldn't ruin his chances of playing collegiate soccer in the United States.
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In January 2018, Junior Flemmings signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL.
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Junior Flemmings netted sixteen goals and seven assists in his first season with the team, and finished eighth in the league for the Golden Boot, finishing behind teammate and Golden Boot winner Solomon Asante.
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On 30 September 2020, while playing for the Phoenix Rising, Junior Flemmings was accused of using a Jamaican homophobic slur, "batty boy", against the openly gay San Diego Loyal midfielder Collin Martin.
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Junior Flemmings denied using the slur and said, in a Twitter statement following the match, that he stands "in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ movement".
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On 13 January 2021, Junior Flemmings joined USL Championship side Birmingham Legion.
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On 5 January 2022, Junior Flemmings was transferred to Ligue 2 side Toulouse.
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Junior Flemmings has represented Jamaica at the U-20 and U-17 national team level, serving as captain of the U-17's.
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Junior Flemmings received his first full national team call up in November 2015, and was named to the 18-player match roster for Jamaica's 2018 World Cup qualifier against Panama, but was an unused substitute.
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Junior Flemmings made his senior international debut versus French Guiana in the 2017 Caribbean Cup.
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Junior Flemmings' scored the match-winning goal against Guadalupe in Jamaica's second group stage match of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup thus qualifying them for the quarterfinals.