Gavin Glinton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavin Glinton | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Bradley Braves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Chicago Fire Reserves | 12 | (13) |
| 2002–2003 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 31 | (3) |
| 2003 | Dallas Burn | 10 | (0) |
| 2006 | Charleston Battery | 26 | (13) |
| 2006–2007 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 20 | (4) |
| 2008 | San Jose Earthquakes | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | Carolina RailHawks | 16 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Nam Dinh | 45 | (18) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2014 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2005 | Bradley Braves | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2011 |
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Gavin Glinton (born 1 March 1979 in Grand Turk) is a Turks and Caicos Islands footballer who last played for Nam Dinh FC in the V-League.
Glinton grew up in Livermore, California, attended Livermore High School, played club soccer with the Silicon Valley Ambassadors, and played four years of college soccer at Bradley University. He scored 53 career goals at Bradley, including 15 in 1998 and 2000, was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First-team all four seasons (becoming first player in league history to earn first team honours four times), and was named his team's offensive MVP all four years. During his college years he also played with the Chicago Fire Reserves in the Premier Development League.
Glinton was drafted by Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy in 2002 before transferring to the Dallas Burn in 2003. His two-year totals include 44 games played with one goal and 4 assists. In 2004 he took a break from professional football to become assistant coach at his alma mater, Bradley University.
In 2006, he joined USL First Division team Charleston Battery for the 2006 season. After a successful season with the Battery where he led the team with 13 goals and was elected "Offensive MVP" by the fans, Glinton was called up by the Galaxy. He proved to be a great clutch player after the 2007 season. In the 2007 season, he was mostly used as a substitute by Galaxy coach Frank Yallop, where he scored 4 goals. Gavin followed Yallop to the San Jose Earthquakes when the coach selected him in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft. The Earthquakes released him following the 2008 season. Glinton had an unsuccessful trial with League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic, in which he played against Chelsea Reserves in a 2–2 draw. In February 2009, he signed with the Carolina RailHawks in the USL First Division. He joined Nam Dinh FC of the V-League of Vietnam in March 2010.
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