Tarick Ximines
Tarick Tarrio Ximines (born 7 October 2004) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Portmore United F.C. and the Jamaica national football team.
Club career
In June 2021 Tarick made his pro debut for Harbour View F.C. in the Jamaica Premier League at the age of sixteen. He went on to appear in 8 games in the season that was shortened due to the covid-19 pandemic. The following season he appeared in 8 games for Harbour View F.C. and another 5 games for Mount Pleasant, the latter to which he transferred in early 2022. He also played in the Manning Cup Schoolboy Football competition that same year representing Jamaica College, the school he played 3 Manning Cup seasons for, winning the cup in 2022. The now 17 year old managed to score a goal for both Harbour View F.C. and Mount Pleasant during the 2022 Jamaica Premier League season, thus earning his first national senior team call up under coach Paul Hall.
In January 2023, Ximines signed a deal with Belgian club Cercle Brugge, in the Belgian First Division.[1]
He made his debut for Cercle Brugge U23 on 28 January 2023 against KM Torhout. He went on to score his first goal the following week on 4 February in the 3–1 win over RFC Wetteren. He made his senior debut for Cercle Brugge on 1 April 2023 at home in a 2–0 victory against KV Kortrijk. He made a total of 30 appearances for the Cercle Brugge U23 team before returning to Jamaica in 2024 to sign with 7 time Jamaica Premier League champions Portmore United F.C. He started 35 games during the 2024-2025 Jamaica Premier League season contributing 3 goals and 7 assists from the right back position.
International career
Ximines made his Jamaica international debut as a 17 year old versus Canada on March 27, 2022 in a World Cup Qualifier at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario. He became the youngest ever Jamaican player to feature for the senior team in a World Cup Qualifier at the age of 17 years and 5 months.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 April 2022.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| Harbour View F.C. | 2021 | National Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Mount Pleasant Football Academy | 2022 | National Premier League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Cercle Brugge U23 | 2022-23 | Belgian Division 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2023-24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||||
| Cercle Brugge | 2022-23 | Jupiler Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Portmore United F.C. | 2024-25 | Jamaica Premier League | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |||
| 87 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 10 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Canada vs. Jamaica – Football Match Summary – March 27, 2022 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Tarick Ximines at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2022.