Dwight Gayle
| Dwight Gayle | ||
 Dwight Gayle (2017)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Dwight Devon Boyd Gayle | |
| birthday | 17th October 1990 | |
| place of birth | London , England | |
| size | 177 cm | |
| position | striker | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Arsenal FC | ||
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2009-2011 | FC Stansted | |
| 2011-2013 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 18 (7) |
| 2011–2012 | → Bishop's Stortford FC (Loan) | 42 (29) |
| 2012-2013 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 9 (7) |
| 2013 | Peterborough United | 20 (6) |
| 2013-2016 | Crystal Palace | 64 (15) |
| 2016– | Newcastle United | 69 (29) |
| 2018-2019 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 39 (23) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of November 7, 2019 |
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Dwight Devon Boyd Gayle (born October 17, 1990 in London ) is an English football player .
Early career
Dwight Gayle began his career in the youth division of Arsenal FC . In 2009 he joined FC Stansted , where he was the club's top scorer with 57 goals in the 2010/11 season.
Peterborough United
In the summer of 2011 he signed a contract with Dagenham & Redbridge in Football League Two . He was loaned to Bishop's Stortford FC shortly thereafter .
In November 2012, the loan to Peterborough United followed . He made his debut on November 24, 2012 against Ipswich Town . Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson said of Gayle at the time: "He listens. He takes things very quickly, it's always a sign of a good player. He's going to be a really good player."
On December 24, 2012, he agreed to play permanently for Peterborough. He signed a 4½ year contract on January 2, 2013. The move went for a transfer fee of £ 500,000. On March 2, 2013, he scored a hat trick in a 3-2 win over Blackburn Rovers .
Crystal Palace
On July 3, 2013, Gayle signed a four-year contract with the Premier League promoted Crystal Palace for an undisclosed fee . He made his debut on August 18, 2013 in the 0-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur . He scored his first goal on August 31 against Sunderland AFC . On October 5, 2013, he scored the only Palace goal on Anfield Road in a 3-1 defeat by Liverpool . On May 5, 2013 he scored again against Liverpool after a 3-0 deficit, two goals in the 81st and 88th minutes and helped Palace to draw a draw.
Newcastle United
On July 1, 2016, Gayle confirmed that he was joining Newcastle United after successfully passing a medical exam .
Style of play
He is described by most experts as an energetic, hardworking, fast-paced and strong striker.
Web links
- Dwight Gayle in the database of weltfussball.de
- Dwight Gayle in the soccerbase.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dwight Gayle joins Peterborough United from Dagenham bbc.com (English)
1 Martin Dúbravka | 2 Ciaran Clark | 3 Paul Dummett | 4 Ki Sung-yong | 5 Fabian Schär | 6 Jamaal Lascelles | 7 Andy Carroll | 8 Jonjo Shelvey | 9 Joelinton | 10 Allan Saint-Maximin | 11 Matt Ritchie | 12 Dwight Gayle | 13 Yoshinori Mutō | 14 Isaac Hayden | 15 Jetro Willems | 17 Emil Krafth | 18 Federico Fernández | 19 Javi Manquillo | 20 Florian Lejeune | 21 Rob Elliot | 22 DeAndre Yedlin | 23 Valentino Lazaro | 24 Miguel Almirón | 26 Karl Darlow | 30 Christian Atsu | 36 Sean Longstaff | 42 Nabil Bentaleb | 43 Matthew Longstaff | - Jack Colback | - Henri Saivet | - Jamie Sterry
Head Coach: Steve Bruce
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gayle, Dwight |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gayle, Dwight Devon Boyd (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th October 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |