KAYDION GABRIEL would sprint from his Morvant home to the airport if he got a certain call today. The 24-year-old Central FC utility player is on stand-by for the Trinidad and Tobago national team and waiting for coach Stephen Hart to call him to join the squad currently playing in the United States at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Although he just missed out making the final 23-man squad by one spot, a stellar season with Central FC, the Trinidad and Tobago and Caribbean Club Champions, makes Gabriel one of those players deserving his call up to the national team. It looks just a matter of time before he is a national team regular.
A dynamo up the flank, Gabriel played secondary schools football for Malick Secondary, got his professional football league break with North East Stars, and now plays for the ‘Couva Sahrks’. He has played anywhere from right-back, to right-midfield. His goal is to land a contract in the MLS, Europe or somewhere abroad.
“My strong point is my energy and work rate. To go forward and get back at any point,” Gabriel said. “I can play anywhere on the right. It doesn’t matter. With my speed, I can play right back or right wing.”
Gabriel also dreams of finding a permanent spot on the national team. “I hope to keep a position on the national team. I did not see it (being on the national team) coming any time soon. But, I was always working to get there,” he said.
“It’s a nice feeling being with the team because some of them I played with at U-23 (national team) level, some I played with at club level. Some ah just see on TV, and being around them, it real nice.”