Keith Gumbs

Kittitian footballer (born 1972)

Keith Gumbs

Personal information
Full name	Keith Jerome Kayamba Gumbs Tukijo
Date of birth	(1972-09-11) 11 September 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1998	Newtown United	97	(26)
1995–1996	→ Twente (loan)	0	(0)
1998	Oldham Athletic	2	(1)
1998	Felgueiras	0	(0)
1999	Panionios	9	(0)
1999	Sturm Graz	6	(0)
1999	Hull City	0	(0)
2000–2001	San Juan Jabloteh	38	(22)
2001	Palmeiras	8	(3)
2001–2003	Happy Valley	59	(41)
2003–2004	Sabah	0	(0)
2004–2007	Kitchee	56	(37)
2007–2012	Sriwijaya	142	(72)
2012–2013	Arema Cronus	30	(9)
2013	Barito Putera	0	(0)
Total		447	(211)
International career
1993–2011	Saint Kitts and Nevis	41	(24)
Managerial career
2016	Sriwijaya (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith Jerome Kayamba Gumbs Tukijo (born 11 September 1972) is a Kittitian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Playing career

Gumbs was born in Basseterre. He began playing football while he was attending the Newtown Primary School (now the Tucker/Clarke Primary School), then at Basseterre Junior High (now the Washington Archilbald High School) and finally Basseterre Senior High where he finished his schooling. Gumbs played various other sports as well, including cricket and basketball.

In his debut first division season in 1989, he helped Newtown to win the double (league and cup) earning him a call-up to the National Senior team by the then head coach Alphonso Bridgewater.

Gumbs now plays amateur football for Southern & Ettalong United in Australia, where he now lives.^[1]

Coaching career

Gumbs began his coaching career as a Physical Coach on Sriwijaya in 2011-2012 Season as a player and Physical Coach. In 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A he was appointed again to be Assistant coach of Sriwijaya.^[2]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1993	1	1
	1995	3	5
	1996	5	3
	1997	3	2
	1998	1	1
	1999	2	0
	2000	4	3
	2001	5	5
	2002	3	1
	2004	7	2
	2009	1	0
	2010	3	1
	2011	3	0
Total		41	24

Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gumbs goal.

List of international goals scored by Keith Gumbs

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	2 April 1993	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	British Virgin Islands	5–1	5–1	1993 Caribbean Cup qualification	[4]
2	19 March 1995	Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten	Sint Maarten	1–0	2–0	1995 Caribbean Cup qualification	[5]
3	26 March 1995	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sint Maarten	–	5–0	1995 Caribbean Cup qualification	[6]
4				–
5				–
6	21 May 1995	Yasco Sports Complex, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	–	2–2	1995 Caribbean Cup qualification	[7]
7	5 May 1996	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Lucia	4–0	5–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	[8]
8	26 May 1996	Industry Park, Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago	Jamaica	1–4	1–4	1996 Caribbean Cup	[9]
9	23 June 1996	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–2	2–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	[10]
10	10 July 1997	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Grenada	1–1	2–1	1997 Caribbean Cup	[11]
11				2–1
12	1 April 1998	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	British Virgin Islands	1–0	4–0	1998 Caribbean Cup qualification	[12]
13	18 March 2000	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Turks and Caicos Islands	7–0	8–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	[13]
14	21 March 2000	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Turks and Caicos Islands	2–0	6–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	[14]
15	23 April 2000	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–2	1–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	[15]
16	1 March 2001	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	Dominican Republic	1–0	2–1	2001 Caribbean Cup qualification	[16]
17				2–1
18	4 March 2001	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	2–0	2–2	2001 Caribbean Cup qualification	[17]
19	16 May 2001	Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago	Haiti	2–4	2–7	2001 Caribbean Cup	[18]
20	20 May 2001	Larry Gomes Stadium, Arima, Trinidad and Tobago	Suriname	3–0	4–0	2001 Caribbean Cup	[19]
21	27 July 2002	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Barbados	–	3–0	Friendly	[20]
22	13 June 2004	Barbados National Stadium, Waterford, Barbados	Barbados	1–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[21]
23	10 October 2004	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	1–2	1–5	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[22]
24	10 October 2010	Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Montserrat	2–0	4–0	2010 Caribbean Cup qualification	[23]

Honours

Happy Valley

• Hong Kong First Division League: 2002–03

Kitchee

• Hong Kong League Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07
• Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield: 2005–06

Sriwijaya

• Liga Indonesia Premier Division/Indonesia Super League: 2007–08, 2011–12
• Copa Indonesia/Piala Indonesia: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010
• Indonesian Community Shield: 2010
• Indonesian Inter Island Cup: 2010

Arema Cronus

• Menpora Cup: 2013

Individual

• Hong Kong League top scorer 2002–03
• Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield top scorer: 2004–05, 2005–06
• Hong Kong League Cup top scorer: 2005–06
• Piala Indonesia Best Player: 2010
• Indonesia Super League Best Player: 2011–12
• Recipient of the National Medal of Honour Award St. Kitts and Nevis 2010
• Recognised and listed among the World's Top 100 players and Goal scorers according to the International Federation of Football History 2010
• Runner-up Indonesia Super League 2013 (Arema)
• Champion Indonesia International Tournament (Menpora Cup) 2013 - Arema
• Best Player Award Menpora Cup 2013
• Golden Boot Winner Menpora Cup 2013
• Central Coast Football, Australia Pele Sports Division 1 Men's Player of the Year 2014
• Central Coast Football, Australia Battlewin Premier League 1 Men's Golden Boot 2015

Notes and references

1. "Former St Kitts and Nevis international Keith Gumbs: 45, still loving it and set to face fellow Caribbean legend Usain Bolt". 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
2. "Halaman anda tidak ditemukan - Bolasport.com". Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
3. "Keith Gumbs". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
4. "Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. British Virgin Islands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
5. "Sint Maarten vs. Saint Kitts & Nevis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
6. "Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Sint Maarten". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
7. "Antigua and Barbuda vs. Saint Kitts & Nevis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
8. "Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Saint Lucia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
9. "Jamaica vs. Saint Kitts & Nevis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
10. "Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
11. "Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Grenada". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
12. "Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. British Virgin Islands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
13. "Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Turks & Caicos Islands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
14. "Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Turks & Caicos Islands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
15. "Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
16. "Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Dominican Republic". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
17. "Antigua and Barbuda vs. Saint Kitts & Nevis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
18. "Haiti vs. Saint Kitts & Nevis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
19. "Suriname vs. Saint Kitts & Nevis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
20. "Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Barbados". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
21. "Barbados vs. Saint Kitts & Nevis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
22. "Trinidad & Tobago vs. Saint Kitts & Nevis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
23. "Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Montserrat". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

External links

• Keith Kayamba Gumbs – Official website (archived 19 October 2018)
• Keith Gumbs Archived 1 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine at HKFA
• Profile at Kitchee.com (in Chinese)

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