CARIBBEAN PLAYERS AROUND THE WORLD: THIERRY GALE

   Barbados' youngster Thierry Gale was the first local player to sign professional. The 18-years-old winger plays for Budapest Honvéd, in Soproni Liga, the top flight of Hungary. He played 8 matches and scored once against Mezokovesdi in 2020/2021 season. Wearing the #34, the winger also scored one goal and one assist in two matches in Magyar Kup, the hulgarian cup.

Thierry Gale celebrates a goal for his Budapest Honved

Photo credit: Budapest Honved

Professional contract

    Gale signed for Budapest Honved in October, 2018 and joined their youth team. The barbadian attacker also played for the second team in a lower division. He signed his first pro contract in 2020 as he signed for the club for three years. The winger made his professional debut on August 21th during a match of Hugarian League 3-1 defeat to MTK.

    Previously, he was a member of Notre Dame and Pro-Shottas Academy, in Barbados. 

Thierry Gale in the day of his signing for Budapest Honved

Photo credit: Budapest Honved

National Team

    The winger has played friendlies, Concacaf Nations League and CONCACAF U17 Championship for the Bajan Tridents counting with 6 caps and one goal. His official debut for Barbados Senior National Team was on 25 March 2018 against Bermuda at the age of 15 years old. He substituted Rashad Jules. The game ended 0-0. Thierry Gale's first goal with Men's National Team jersey was in 4-nil victory over saint-Martin in Concacaf Nations League. Gale also represented Barbados at U17, U20 and U23 levels.

Gale is son of former barbadian footballer Dwayne Gale, that was the champion of Barbados Premier League twice for Paradise FC and once for Notre Dame, in the early 2000s.