As Dominica’s beloved senior men’s national football squad, nicknamed the “Bouyon Boys”, heads into their final two high-stakes CONCACAF Nations League League B fixtures hosted in Guyana, the team has secured a major boost with the arrival of two UK-raised elite young talents: 21-year-old Middlesbrough FC Under-21 attacker Jayden Carbon and ex-Manchester United Under-21 prospect Malachi Sharpe. Scheduled for 3:00 PM local time, the side will first go head-to-head with Puerto Rico on Friday, November 13, 2026, before facing off against the Cayman Islands on Tuesday, November 17 of the same month.
Capable of operating both as a lead striker and a playmaking number 10, Carbon described his first call-up to the national side as a career-defining milestone that fills him and his entire family with immense pride. The invitation came after months of constructive conversations with Dominica’s head coach Kurt Hector, with Carbon recalling that the moment the paperwork was fully finalized felt like a surreal, deeply gratifying achievement. Though he is still adjusting to Guyana’s sweltering tropical climate, the young forward spoke highly of his first team training session, noting that the squad maintains a remarkably high tempo and technical quality, and every player has fully bought into the tactical framework Hector and his coaching team have laid out. He added that the existing team members made him feel completely welcome from the moment he joined, with no sense of being an outsider despite his new status in the group. Carbon shared that the full weight of representing his country has not quite sunk in yet, but he is certain the moment will hit the second he pulls on the national match jersey and steps out onto the competitive pitch.
Sharpe, who brings top-tier youth academy experience from one of the world’s most famous football clubs in Manchester United, echoed Carbon’s unbridled excitement about earning his spot on the national roster, with both new signings stating they are determined to make a tangible, immediate impact on the international stage.
With Dominica needing strong results across both upcoming fixtures to lock in their League B status, Carbon outlined a pragmatic, game-by-game approach to the camp, emphasizing that the team is fully prioritizing the opening clash against a competitive Puerto Rico side rather than looking ahead to the Cayman Islands match prematurely. He expressed full confidence that the squad’s proven training quality and growing team cohesion would translate to positive results if they execute their game plan properly. For his own personal targets, the attacker stated his core responsibility is to contribute goals and assists to drive the team toward maximum points across the two matches, noting that hitting those offensive benchmarks would make his first international call-up an unqualified success. In a message directly to Dominica’s domestic fanbase, Carbon urged supporters to trust the long-term rebuilding process under Hector’s leadership, noting that the coach’s tactical vision and integrated approach for both veteran squad members and new incoming talents are already showing promising, positive signs for the team’s future growth.
Official full video interviews with both Jayden Carbon and Malachi Sharpe are available for public access via the following links: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HGcRGxUbDROAnks1ckPOo9j7RjlgHPWc/view?usp=drive_link and https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jJb3grkxvssuI8MCJYCghPivR2VNpTdg/view?usp=drive_link
New additions Jayden Carbon and Malachi Sharpe join Bouyon Boys ahead of crucial CONCACAF Nations League fixtures
