Kona Hislop

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Kona Hislop
Personal information
Full name Terence Kona Hislop
Date of birth (1970-12-21) 21 December 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Hackney, England
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Howard Bison
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Livingston 4 (1)
1996–1997 Hartlepool United 27 (0)
Blyth Spartans
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terence Kona Hislop (born 21 December 1970) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder for Livingston.

Playing career[edit]

He studied at Howard University, Washington, D.C. and played football for Howard Bison.[1]

Hislop began his professional career playing at Livingston and made 4 appearances for Livi, scoring one goal.[2][3] [4]

The winger signed for Hartlepool United in 1996 and appeared 27 times. It was to be his only season for the club, before leaving in the summer of 1997.[5][6][7]

He signed for Blyth Spartans after his departure from Victoria Park.[8]

Personal life[edit]

Kona is the brother of former West Ham and Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper, Shaka Hislop,[9][10] and the cousin of American sprinter Natasha Hastings.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Schneider, Eric (26 September 1990). "Howard beats Au on Hislop's goal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Kona Hislop". Neil Brown.
  3. ^ "Livingston 3 – 0 Arbroath". Arbroath Archive. 27 April 1996.
  4. ^ "Season 1995–1996". Tackety Bits. 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Were you at this 1996 Pools fixture?". Hartlepool Mail. 8 December 2017.
  6. ^ "MICK'S TAIT-OVER". Sunday Mirror. 29 December 1996.
  7. ^ "Barnet 1–0 Hartlepool United". In the Mad Crowd. 19 October 1996.
  8. ^ "CUP HOPES ALIVE". Warrington Guardian. 18 March 1998.
  9. ^ "Shaka Hislop: Ask A Silly Question". FourFourTwo. 19 March 2010.
  10. ^ "Shaka donates boots to T&T Maestros". News Day. 23 April 2018.
  11. ^ "World Championships: Christine Ohuruogu turns on the afterburners to rocket into final". The Independent. 11 August 2013.

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