Ayrton Cicilia

Ayrton Cicilia
Personal information
Full name Ayrton Andrew Renault Cicilia
Date of birth (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001[1]
Place of birth Willemstad, Curaçao
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Real Rincon
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2016 OFIR
2016–2017 Vespo
2017–2019 Real Rincon
2019– Spartaan'20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Real Rincon 26 (11)
2016–2017 Vespo 27 (15)
2017–2019 Real Rincon 38 (32)
2019–2021 Spartaan'20
2022– Real Rincon 46 (50)
International career
2018– Bonaire 16 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 December 2025

Ayrton Cicilia (born 2 March 2001) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Bonaire club Real Rincon. Born in Curaçao, he plays for the Bonaire national team,[2] of whom he is the all-time top goalscorer with seven international goals.

Club career

Cicilia has played for Real Rincon of the Bonaire League since at least 2015.[3] In 2016 he was named Bonaire's male football MVP because of his performances in the Bonaire League and the ABC Inter-insular tournament.[4] With Real Rincon, Cicilia was the joint top scorer of the 2017–18 Bonaire League along with Rai-Cesar Cicilia with 14 goals.[5]

Cicilia was selected as one of Bonaire's top twelve footballers and given the opportunity to compete in a tournament in Germany in May 2018.[6]

Real Rincon qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield by winning the 2017–18 Bonaire League. In the tournament, Real became the first club from Bonaire to advance to the semi-finals of a CONCACAF tournament.[7] Real Rincon went on to win bronze in the tournament with Cicilia scoring a brace in the third place match against SV Deportivo Nacional of Aruba.[8][9]

In August 2018, Cicilia went on a two-day trial with Almere City FC of the Eerste Divisie.[10]

Cicilia competed with Real Rincon in the 2018 Kopa ABC. The new tournament pitted the league champions and runners-up of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao against each other. Cicilia was good for two assist in the first game against SV Deportivo Nacional Cicilia has scored in the second game of the tournament against S.V. Vesta and he scored a brace in the tournament final victory over CRKSV Jong Holland to win the title.

From January to March 2019, Cicilia went on a trial with Sparta Rotterdam of the Eredivisie. Cicilia went one more time on two-day trial with Sparta Rotterdam, one in December and the other one in January.

International career

Cicilia was named to Bonaire's squad for 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying.[11] He made his senior international debut on 9 September 2018 in the team's opening match against the Dominican Republic. He was named a starter and played the full match in an eventual 5–0 defeat.[12]

In the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League, Bonaire played in League C. Cicilia was again called up for the June match window. Cicilia scored in three out of Bonaire's four matches, including a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over British Virgin Islands. He was also instrumental in two 2–0 victories against U.S. Virgin Islands, scoring the opening goal in both games. With five goals, Cicilia led the entire Nations League in scoring halfway through the competition.[13]

International goals

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 October 2019 Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis  British Virgin Islands 1–0 4–3 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
2. 3 June 2022 TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands  Turks and Caicos Islands 1–0 4–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C
3. 2–0
4. 4–0
5. 11 June 2022 Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, United States Virgin Islands  U.S. Virgin Islands 1–0 2–0
6. 14 June 2022 Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca, Willemstad, Curaçao  U.S. Virgin Islands 1–0 2–0
7. 13 October 2024 Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Montserrat 1–0 1–0 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
8. 12 November 2025 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda  Barbados 1–3 2–3 2025–26 CONCACAF Series
Last updated 13 October 2024

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Rincon 2015-16 Bonaire League 26 11 26 11
2017-18 32 21 1 2 33 23
2018-19 5 9 5 9
2021 1 0 1 0
2022 14 16 2 1 16 17
2023-24 13 14 13 14
2024-25 18 19 2 1 20 20
2025-26 1 1 1 1
Total 110 91 5 4 115 95
Vespo 2016-17 Bonaire League 27 15 27 15
Total career 137 106 5 4 142 110

International

As of match played 15 November 2025.[1]
Bonaire
Year Apps Goals
2018 2 0
2019 2 1
2020 0 0
2021 0 0
2022 6 5
2023 2 0
2024 3 1
2025 3 1
Total 18 8

References

  1. ^ a b Ayrton Cicilia at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Grenada FA Profile". Grenada FA. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Real Rincon ta gana E Derby di Rincon ganando e ekipo di Vespo 3–0!!!!" (in Papiamento). Bonaire Soccer Net. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. ^ "MCB puts up Airport-poster honoring youngsters". bes-reporter.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Double Top Scorers". Bonaire Football Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Jafet Vlijt, beste voetballer van 'Soccer Academy'" (in Dutch). bonaire.nu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Semi-Final Spots Confirmed for CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Franciscain Captures Caribbean Shield iwith 2–1 Win Over Moengotapoe". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Caribbean Club Competitions 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Daven de Palm komo parti di ekipo U-17 na Almere City" (in Papiamento). vigilantekorsou.news. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Concacaf Nations League Squad". Bonaire Football Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Bonaire vs. Dominican Republic". Concacaf. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  13. ^ Kiser, Bill. "Bonaire takes Nations League rematch vs. USVI". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2022.