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Eighteen year old Trinidad and Tobago national youth team left back Keston Julien will represent mid-table Slovakia outfit, AS Trenčín, this season after he completed his move to Europe today.
Julien transferred to Trenčín from Pro League outfit, San Juan Jabloteh. His move was negotiated by Netherlands agent Humphry Nijman and his local representative Dion Sosa.
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Julien, a former Presentation College (San Fernando) student, was a member of the current Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team but skipped the ongoing CONCACAF competition to attend pre-season with the Slovakian club. In return, Trenčín rewarded the teenager with a 14-month deal.
Julien follows in the footsteps of former Jabloteh players Robert Primus and Sheldon Bateau, former Marabella Family Crisis Centre winger Levi Garcia and the late Akeem Adams—a former Point Fortin Civic left back—who all secured deals in Europe after being scouted by Nijman and Sosa.
The composed left back made his senior international debut at just 16 years old when he debuted for W Connection in a 4-0 CONCACAF Champions League defeat away to Mexican champions Santos Laguna on 4 August 2015.
But his time with the “Savonetta Boys” was short-lived, as he returned to the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) competition with Presentation before leaving for Super League outfit, Marabella, and then Jabloteh.
He spent barely six months at Jabloteh before Trenčín decided he was ready for Europe.
Julien will wear the number three shirt for the cosmopolitan Slovakian club, which has three Nigerians, two Brazilians and an Argentine on their roster.
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Trencin isna nice team to start at skrtel started there. Lester peltier was there too. Think he still in slovakia too
Well done boy Dawg Keston Julien all d best g… u still eh link meh yet tho lol
Yuh go play ah Julien ??
Yuh c in dat
Nice man?
Congrats bro do us proud
Well done Dion. Keep the momentum going.
Well done young man…. Well done Dion Sosa……
Congrats!!!
Congrats to him
Well done youth and continue to keep our flag flying very high……BOOM.
Congrads just he is treated well,
great work by all involved
This is great. Well done.
Fantastic news and a boss club that loves to develop and sell.
Your know your stuff Sean
Congrats to the young man
heheh
big tings for the yout!