Randolph Burton
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Randolph Burton is an Antigua
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...

n footballer who currently plays for Antigua Barracuda FC
Antigua Barracuda FC
Antigua Barracuda is an Antiguan professional soccer team based in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

 in the USL Professional Division and the Antigua and Barbuda national team
Antigua and Barbuda national football team
The Antigua and Barbuda national football team is the national team of Antigua and Barbuda and is controlled by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association. A member of CONCACAF. The team's best performance was in the 1998 Caribbean Cup where it placed 4th...

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Club career

Burton began his professional career in 2004, and spent seven seasons playing with Bassa
Bassa Sports Club
Bassa Sports Club is an Antigua and Barbuda football team playing in the local top division they have won the preimier league many times. It is based in All Saints.-History:Bassa have clinched the Antiguan league title five times....

 in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division
Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division
The Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division, currently known as the Digicel/Red Stripe Premier Division for sponsorship purposes, is the top football league in Antigua and Barbuda excludes Antigua Barracuda FC.-History:...

. With Bassa, Burton has won five Premier Division titles - in 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2009-10 - as well as two Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup
Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup
The Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Antiguan football. The cup was created in 2004.- Winners :*2004/05 : SAP FC 2-1 Hoppers FC*2005/06 : Freemansville FC 1-1 Bassa '...

 titles in 2008 and 2010.

Burton also played for Bassa in three CFU Club Championship
CFU Club Championship
The CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup is the annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs from the Caribbean Islands for clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union...

 campaigns. He scored a hat trick for his team in a 10-1 win over Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...

an team CRKSV Jong Colombia
CRKSV Jong Colombia
CRKSV Jong Colombia is a Curaçao football club playing in the Curaçao League. It was founded on July 23, 1951. -Overview:The side topped the league in 1998, 2000 and 2001 as well as finishing second in the 2005-2006 season behind SV Centro Social Deportivo Barber. The club is based in the town of...

 in the 2007 tournament.

In 2011 Burton transferred to the new Antigua Barracuda FC
Antigua Barracuda FC
Antigua Barracuda is an Antiguan professional soccer team based in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

 team prior to its first season in the USL Professional Division. He made his debut for the Barracudas on April 21, 2011, a 1-0 loss to Sevilla FC Puerto Rico.

International career

Burton made his debut for the national team in 2008, and has since gone on to make 19 appearances for his country, scoring 6 goals. He played in two of his country's qualification games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

, against and , and was part of the Antigua squad which took part in the final stages of the 2010 Caribbean Championship
2010 Caribbean Championship
-Group B:Played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from October 6–10.*Saint Kitts and Nevis ranked ahead of Saint Vincent and Barbados based on head-to-head tiebreaker...

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National team statistics

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|2008||1||1
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|2009||9||2
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|2010||10||3
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|2011||8||6
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!Total||28||12
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