Dwight Yorke
Trinidad and Tobago association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a retired Trinidadian football player. He has played for Trinidad and Tobago national team. He won the 1998–99 Premier League Golden Boot, along side Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Michael Owen. This made him the joint first foreign Golden Boot winner.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dwight Eversley Yorke[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1971-11-03) 3 November 1971 (age 52)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Canaan, Trinidad and Tobago[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Forward Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1989 | Signal Hill Comprehensive School | ||
1989–1990 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1998 | Aston Villa | 231 | (73) |
1998–2002 | Manchester United | 96 | (48) |
2002–2004 | Blackburn Rovers | 60 | (12) |
2004–2005 | Birmingham City | 13 | (2) |
2005–2006 | Sydney FC | 22 | (7) |
2006–2009 | Sunderland | 59 | (6) |
Total | 481 | (148) | |
National team | |||
1989–2009 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72 | (19) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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