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Akeyla Furbert
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Shorewarwick, Bermuda
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2012–2015 USC Aiken
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Bermuda

Akeyla Furbert (born 4 September 1994) is a Bermudian footballer who played as a midfielder for USC Aiken and the Bermuda national team.

Furbert was part of the squad as hosts Bermuda won the 2013 Island Games.[2] In May 2014 she scored in Bermuda's 3–1 win over Saint Kitts and Nevis, which secured her team's place in the final stages of the 2014 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup.[3]

Basketball

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While a pupil at Bermuda High School for Girls, Furbert excelled at basketball. She trained with Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team Phoenix Mercury in May 2011.[4] After switching to Montverde Academy in Florida, Furbert continued to play basketball alongside football.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Akeyla Furbert". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Competitor Details - Akeyla Furbert". 2013 Island Games. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ^ "WWCQ: Antigua, Martinique & Bermuda advance". CONCACAF. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. ^ Burgess, Don (18 May 2011). "Teenager is a national team triple sports threat". Bermuda Sun. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Montverde Academy Girls' Varsity Basketball Team Victorious". The Telegraph (Nashua). 13 January 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
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