Leon Carpette
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Peter Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1950 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 October 2018 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| San Fernando Boys R.C. | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Paragon | |||||||||||||||||
| c. 1969–1973 | San Fernando Strikers | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Leon Ezekiel Carpette (10 April 1950 – 26 October 2018) was a Trinidadian footballer. Nicknamed "Nabb", he played as a midfielder for Paragon and the San Fernando Strikers throughout the 1970s. He also represented his native Trinidad and Tobago for the 1973 CONCACAF Championship as well as the 1977 CONCACAF Championship qualifiers.
Club career
In 1969, Carpette began playing for the San Fernando Strikers and became one of the leading players for the club throughout the early 1970s.[1]
International career
Carpette made one appearance during the 1973 CONCACAF Championship, narrowly missing the qualification for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He was more significant during the 1977 CONCACAF Championship qualifiers however, scoring in the 1–3 victory against Barbados despite the Soca Warriors ultimately failing to qualify for the 1977 CONCACAF Championship.[2]
Later life
Carpette later had three daughters: Ayanna, Safiya and Akilah as well as two granddaughters: Aalon and Aliya.[3]
Since October 2017, Carpette had suffered from two strokes with his health deteriorating by the next year. He would succumb to the effects of his strokes on 26 October 2018 despite his family and friends asking for financial support to his treatment.[4]
References
- ^ "A time to help ailing former national footballer Leon Carpette". Soca Warriors Online. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ^ "Player Profile–Leon Carpette". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ^ Wattley, Garth (26 October 2018). "Leon Carpette dies". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ^ Alibey, Walter (27 October 2018). "Football icon Carpette dies". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 28 May 2026.