Trayon Bobb

Trayon Denzil Bobb (born 5 November 1993) is a Guyanese professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for S.U.1 de Dezembro of the Portuguese Campeonato de Portugal league. He also represented the Guyana national team.

Bobb began his professional football career with Caledonia AIA of the TT Pro League in Trinidad and Tobago in 2011. During his time with the Stallions, Bobb won the FA Trophy in 2011–12 and the CFU Club Championship in 2012. In the middle of his second season with Caledonia AIA, in 2013, Bobb moved to Finland to join TP-47 before moving to RoPS Rovaniemi on a joint-loan agreement. In August 2013, Bobb was loaned to Lithuanian club FK Kruoja for the 2013 and 2014 A Lyga seasons.

He was a Guyana international having made his debut in August 2011.

Early life Bobb was born in nearby village Uitvlugt of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Guyana, which is located on west bank of the Demerara River. Trayon is the younger brother of former Guyana national team defender Orville Bobb Carroll. Bobb began his competitive football career, at the age of 16, for West Demerara during the Guyana Football Federation under-17 inter-association tournament. On 27 March 2010, Bobb dominated a match against East Bank netting four goals, which included a first-half hat-trick. Two months later, West Demerara defeated Georgetown 2–1 in the final of the tournament to claim the title. After scoring seven goals in the competition and finishing as the joint-top goal scorer, Bobb was named the most valuable player of the tournament.

Club career

Caledonia AIA Following a series of impressive performances during the Kashif & Shanghai knockout competition in 2010, Trayon followed Guyana national team manager Jamaal Shabazz to Trinidad and Tobago to begin his professional football career for Caledonia AIA of the TT Pro League. In October 2012, Bobb was named the most valuable player of the First Citizens Cup after having set-up and scoring the winning goal to lead Caledonia AIA to a 2–1 win over Defence Force in the final. The following months, Bobb scored in consecutive rounds during the TOYOTA Classic and provided an additional two goals in an 8–0 win over Petit Valley United in the FA Trophy. On 8 January 2013, Trayon was one of five TT Pro League players invited for a two-week trial with a touring team in Turkey to play practice matches against several European clubs on their winter breaks. Before departing for Turkey, Bobb had made ten league appearances for Caledonia AIA in his two years with the club.

Tornion Pallo-47 On 21 February 2013, Bobb agreed to personal terms with TP-47 of Kakkonen, the third-level of association football in Finland. He went on to make starting appearances the following two rounds before a defeat to TPV ended the Tornio club's run in the fifth round. Bobb recorded his first league goal in his debut for TP-47, on 28 April, to level the match against PK-37 at 2–2 in the 85th minute after scoring from a cross. A week later, Trayon scored his second goal in as many matches in a 2–0 win over Vasa IFK. He scored two more goals over the next five league matches against Tervarit on 19 May and a week later against KPV on 26 May.

Loans to RoPS and FK Kruoja (2013–2014) On 1 June, after scoring four goals in seven league appearances for TP-47, Bobb joined Veikkausliiga side RoPS on loan with the agreement to permit Trayon to compete for both clubs during the loan. The following day, Bobb became the first Guyanese to play in a Veikkausliiga match when he made his debut against FF Jaro coming on as a substitute for former Caledonia AIA teammate Ataullah Guerra in the 59th minute. Before returning to TP-47, Bobb made three Veikkausliiga appearances for RoPS. He made his return on 16 June and scored a goal for the Tornio club in a win over GBK Kokkola. Bobb scored again on 21 July with the opening goal during the return match against KPV, which marked his sixth goal in 12 league appearances with TP-47.

On 23 July 2013, Bobb traveled to Lithuania for a one-week trial with FK Kruoja of A Lyga. After a strong performance in an exhibition match and a medical examination, he secured a loan until the end of the 2013 season. Although Bobb had not made an appearance for the club, TP-47 and Kruoja agreed to extend his loan until the end of the 2014 A Lyga season.

Bobb opened the following season with an ankle injury suffered during preseason training that kept him sidelined for FK Kruoja's first eleven league matches. On 8 May 2014, Bobb scored an 84th-minute goal in his debut for Kruoja during a league match against FK Dainava Alytus after coming as a substitute in the 66th minute.

International career Bobb has represented Guyana on various levels of international competition, having been capped for the under-20 and the Guyana national teams. Considered to be the future of Guyanese football, Bobb has quickly improved since his national team debut and has become a permanent fixture in the senior team.

Senior team

!! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result† !! Competition !! Goal

25 August Providence Stadium, Providence

International match

2 September Providence Stadium, Providence

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

19 February Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown

International match

22 February Grenada National Stadium, St. George's

International match

29 February Providence Stadium, Providence

International match

2 May Stade Georges-Gratiant, Le Lamentin

International match

4 May Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes

International match

19 May Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

International match

15 August Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra

International match

7 September Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 (2)

11 September Providence Stadium, Providence

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

12 October BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

16 October Estadio Nacional, San José

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

21 October Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet

2012 Caribbean Cup qualification

23 October Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet

2012 Caribbean Cup qualification

25 October Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet

2012 Caribbean Cup qualification

14 November Grenada National Stadium, St. George's

2012 Caribbean Cup qualification

16 November Grenada National Stadium, St. George's

2012 Caribbean Cup qualification

18 November Grenada National Stadium, St. George's

2012 Caribbean Cup qualification

1 February Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown

International match

29 March Providence Stadium, Providence

International match

14 June Providence Stadium, Providence

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

21 February Providence Stadium, Providence

International match

22 March Providence Stadium, Providence

2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

1 June Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

4 June Addelita Cancryn Junior High School Ground, Charlotte Amalie

2017 Caribbean Cup qualification 2 (4)

8 October André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo

2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

11 October Leonora Stadium, Leonora

2017 Caribbean Cup qualification †Guyana's goal tally first. However, the draw would prove to be the lone point for Guyana during the third round. Before elimination, Bobb recorded a total of five caps and scored two goals during Guyana's qualification campaign. Bobb concluded an active year for the Golden Jaguars with six consecutive starts during Guyana's qualification attempt for the 2012 Caribbean Cup in October and November.

Career statistics

Club Updated 22 June 2014

International Updated 18 November 2019

International appearances

International goals Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first. No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition 1.7 September 2012Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 10 1–1 2–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. 2–2 3.4 June 2016Addelita Cancryn Junior High School Ground, Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 26 1–0 7–02017 Caribbean Cup qualification 4. 6–0 5. 6 September 2018 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana 31 1–0 2–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification 6. 13 October 2018 TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 32 5–0 8–0 7. 11 October 2019 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana 36 1–0 5–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B 8. 2–0 9. 15 November 2019 37 3–2 4–2 10. 4–2 11. 1 February 2022 Frank Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname 40 1–2 1–2 Friendly 12. 7 June 2022 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana 45 1–0 2–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League

Honours

Club Caledonia AIA CFU Club Championship (1): 2012 FA Trophy (1): 2011–12 First Citizens Cup (2): 2011, 2012 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield (1): 2012

Individual

Awards Man of the Match (1): 2012 First Citizens Cup