Dwight Yorke
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.
 Yorke in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dwight Eversley Yorke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1971[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Canaan, Trinidad and Tobago[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | 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 | |||
Career statistics
Club
- Source:[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | 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[b] | 0 | — | 43 | 20 | ||
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 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[c] | 8 | — | 51 | 29 | |
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 32 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 | 11[c] | 2 | 4[d] | 1 | 47 | 23 | ||
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11[c] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 38 | 12 | |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[e] | 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[b] | 0 | — | 43 | 13 | |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2[b] | 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[f] | 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 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Full Members' Cup
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ One appearance in Charity Shield, one in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Appearance in Charity Shield
- ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
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.[3]
| Num | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 July 1989 | Bridgetown, Barbados |  Grenada |
2–1 | Win | 1989 Caribbean Championship |
| 2 | ||||||
| 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 |
| 9 | ||||||
| 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 |
| 12 | ||||||
| 13 | 23 June 2001 | Hamilton, Bermuda |  Bermuda |
5–0 | Win | Friendly |
| 14 | 28 February 2006 | London, England |  Iceland |
2–0 | Win | Friendly |
| 15 | ||||||
| 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
Manchester United
- Premier League: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01[5]
- FA Cup: 1998–99[6]
- UEFA Champions League: 1998–99[7]
- Intercontinental Cup: 1999[8]
Sydney FC
Sunderland
Trinidad and Tobago
Individual
Dwight Yorke Media
Yorke with Sydney FC in 2006
Yorke (left) playing for Sunderland in 2007
Dwight Yorke, a player of the world soccer stars team in Tehran for a charity football match in Iran.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dwight Yorke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ Dwight Yorke career stats at Soccerbase
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (7 January 2009). "Dwight Yorke – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ↑ Milosevic gives; Villa a touch of magic. London. 25 March 1996. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/milosevic-gives-villa-a-touch-of-magic-1343925.html. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Dwight Yorke: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ Man Utd 2–0 Newcastle. London. 22 May 1999. https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/may/22/newsstory.sport3. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ United crowned kings of Europe. 26 May 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/353842.stm. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ Man Utd crowned world champions. 30 November 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/543368.stm. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007–2008. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 46, 370–371. ISBN 978-0-7553-1664-9.
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
- ↑ Sydney FC inducts eight greats to its Hall of Fame. 16 March 2015. https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/sydney-fc-inducts-eight-greats-to-its-hall-of-fame. Retrieved 18 May 2020.