Tobago United's Kwame Wiltshire moves to Joe Public.
By: Randy Bando (ttproleague.com).
Tobago United’s national midfielder Kwame Wiltshire has joined 2006 League Champions B Mobile Joe Public on a two year contract ahead of the 2007 Pro League season. Keith Look Loy, Technical Director of the Macoya based Club confirmed the signing speaking with ‘ttproleague.com’, “Kwame has signed with us on a two year contract. He is a very versatile player but just wasn’t comfortable at Tobago United. His handlers got in contact with me and I inquired on the player. He was out of contract and we decided to offer him the option which he accepted.”
Wiltshire a former national under-17 player played alongside World Cup player and present senior team captain Densill Theobald back in the late 90’s in a CONCACAF finals tournament in El Salvador while Look Loy served as Coach.
The 24 year old player came through the Joe Public youth system before leaving Trinidad for studies in United States with Missori Baptist College.
With Wiltshire back at his former Club, Technical Director Look Loy believes he is a great addition to the Joe Public team and expects good things from the player.
“He is good for our Club. We expect Kwame to contribute a lot for us this season. He is very talented and we’re very happy to have him here at Joe Public,” ended Look Loy.
While in the US, Wiltshire played with the MetroStars reserve team from 2003 to 2005 before they sent him on trial with Turkish Club Spartak Nalchik and also at Russian club Dynamo Kiev in 2006.
Wiltshire later joined TT Pro League’s Tobago United in April of 2006 under the guidance of Coach Peter Granville after he was unable to obtain a work permit in Turkey.
In January of this year Wiltshire reunited with national under-17 teammate Densill Theobald when he made his debut on the national senior team in the Digicel Caribbean Cup. He played in three matches of the tournament as Trinidad and Tobago finished second behind winners Haiti.
Following the Digicel Caribbean Cup he remained as part of national Coach Wim Rijsbergen favorites and played two friendly internationals against Panama and Costa Rica.
Wiltshire now believes he made the right decision leaving out the Club of his national under-20 coach Peter Granville as he looks to continue representing the Trinidad and Tobago national senior team.
He told ‘ttproleague.com’, “I was a member of Joe Public before and it’s not going to be hard for me to fit in. I really made this decision because I want to improve on my game. I want to develop myself more as a player and to play with Joe Public is close to playing with the national team. I want to keep representing my national team and to play alongside guys like Arnold Dwarika, Gary Glasgow and Dale Saunders will only benefit me. I am also looking to do my best in helping Joe Public at the top of the League,” ended the national midfielder.
