Dajour Buffonge

Dajour Mcintosh-Buffonge (born 29 January 1996) is an Montserratian footballer who plays as a defender for Hertford Town.

Career

Club career

Buffonge progressed through the youth ranks of Charlton Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur, before his release in 2012. He joined Hertford Town ahead of the 2012-13 season and became a regular in the side immediately.^[1]

Making 20 appearances in his opening two seasons, Buffonge then claimed the club's Young Player of the Year award for the 2014-15 season with four goals in 39 games.^[2] He then lined-up a further 26 times for the Blues during his 2015-16 campaign.^[3] At the time of his brother signing with Manchester United, Buffonge had a offer of contract with Bedford, but made the bold decision of declining the offer, after opting to move up north with his family to support the development of his two younger brothers, and strive to continue his development in the North West of England.

International career

Buffonge made his international debut for Montserrat on 27 March 2015, featuring in a 2-1 defeat to Curacao during 2018 World Cup qualification.^[4]

Personal life

Buffonge is the older brother of DJ Buffonge, who joined Manchester United in November 2015.^[5] His father, Darren Buffonge previously worked for Charlton Athletic as a scout, and is currently a Football consultant with The Frank Lavine Consultancy Group, responsible for helping the development of various international professional footballers to have come out of north London. This work has been documented in many instances, as starting prior to academy development and signing of players, and from ages as young as 8 years old. This support has often continued through the academy development stages, and continued through the professional career of the players.

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