Super Striker Deon McCaulay played a pivotal role in the outcome of Round two of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers when he scored a total of 3 goals against the Dominican Republic - bringing his international total to 20.
That's gotten him the attention of the international community, but Honduran semiprofessional team, El Progresso, has been the first football club to approach him with a contract.
He sat down today with our football commentator Freddy Cantiliano in an extended interview in which he discussed a number of topics. Here's what McCaulay had to say about the offer:
Deon McCaulay
"I sat down and talked to the people on Friday. It was a nice opportunity I think, but like I told the person, the manager for the team 'Honduras Progresso', I was playing in Honduras 5 years ago. I think that there isn't a drastic change in the way how they do things. I told them 'you can't go to another country and get a player with 20 international goals with that type of money, that's impossible. Just because we're Belizeans, we want to settle and say we're going to play professional'. I'm not saying that the opportunity isn't good, but I think for me right now in my career, I'm getting to a point where I want to see better. I want to go to another level, I want to be comfortable because now I have to think about my future and my retirement goals. I want to be on a team where I can say 'okay I can save and uplift myself'. I'm not saying that it's not a good opportunity."
Reporter
"But you want to see something better."
Deon McCaulay
"I'm waiting and hoping that someone out there will see my talent and help me to reach somewhere further."
El Progresso has already signed Goal Keeper Woodrow West. That happened last week.
