Dwight Yorke facts for kids
Yorke in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Dwight Eversley Yorke | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Canaan, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward Midfielder |
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| 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) | |
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| 1989–2009 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72 | (19) |
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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.
Career statistics
Club
- Source:
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1989–90 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | First Division | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | First Division | 32 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 40 | 17 | ||
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 35 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 48 | 25 | |||
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 37 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 20 | ||
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 40 | 16 | ||
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 231 | 73 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 287 | 98 | ||
| Manchester United | 1998–99 | Premier League | 32 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | — | 51 | 29 | |
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 32 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 23 | ||
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 12 | |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 96 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 152 | 65 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2002–03 | Premier League | 33 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 43 | 13 | |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 74 | 19 | |||
| Birmingham City | 2004–05 | Premier League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Sydney FC | 2005–06 | A-League | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | |||
| 2006–07 | A-League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | |||||
| Sunderland | 2006–07 | Championship | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 481 | 148 | 42 | 20 | 33 | 14 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 615 | 198 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1989 | 10 | 2 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 72 | 19 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.
| Num | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 July 1989 | Bridgetown, Barbados |  Grenada |
2–1 | Win | 1989 Caribbean Championship |
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| 3 | 21 May 1993 | Montego Bay, Jamaica |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
4–1 | Win | 1993 Caribbean Cup |
| 4 | 23 June 1996 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |  Dominican Republic |
8–0 | Win | 1998 World Cup Qualifier |
| 5 | 15 February 2000 | Los Angeles, United States |  Guatemala |
4–2 | Win | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 6 | 7 May 2000 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |  Haiti |
3–1 | Win | 2002 World Cup Qualification |
| 7 | 19 May 2000 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Haiti |
1–1 | Draw | 2002 World Cup Qualification |
| 8 | 8 July 2000 | Port of Spain |  Jamaica |
2–4 | Loss | Friendly |
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| 10 | 16 July 2000 | Edmonton, Canada |  Canada |
2–0 | Win | 2002 World Cup Qualification |
| 11 | 16 August 2000 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |  Panama |
6–0 | Win | 2002 World Cup Qualification |
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| 13 | 23 June 2001 | Hamilton, Bermuda |  Bermuda |
5–0 | Win | Friendly |
| 14 | 28 February 2006 | London, England |  Iceland |
2–0 | Win | Friendly |
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| 16 | 7 October 2006 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
5–0 | Win | Friendly |
| 17 | 15 October 2008 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |  United States |
2–1 | Win | 2010 World Cup Qualification |
| 18 | 19 November 2008 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |  Cuba |
3–0 | Win | 2010 World Cup Qualification |
| 19 | 11 February 2009 | San Salvador, El Salvador |  El Salvador |
2–2 | Draw | 2010 World Cup Qualification |
Honours
Aston Villa
- Football League Cup: 1995–96
Manchester United
- Premier League: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
- FA Cup: 1998–99
- UEFA Champions League: 1998–99
- Intercontinental Cup: 1999
Sydney FC
- A-League: 2005–06
Sunderland
- Football League Championship: 2006–07
Trinidad and Tobago
- Caribbean Cup: 1989
Individual
- Premier League Player of the Month: February 1996, January 1999, March 2000
- PFA Team of the Year: 1998–99 Premier League
- Premier League Player of the Season: 1998–99
- Premier League Golden Boot: 1998–99
- Joe Marston Medal: 2005–06
- Sydney FC Hall of Fame: 2015
Images for kids
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Yorke with Sydney FC in 2006
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Yorke (left) playing for Sunderland in 2007
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Yorke in 2015
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