Dwight Gayle
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Dwight Devon Boyd Gayle (born 17 October 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dwight Devon Boyd Gayle[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 34)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Walthamstow, London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Ridgeway Rovers | |||
0000–2007 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Ryan | ||
2009–2011 | Stansted | 14 | (6) |
2011–2013 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 18 | (7) |
2011–2012 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 42 | (29) |
2012–2013 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 9 | (7) |
2013 | Peterborough United | 20 | (6) |
2013–2016 | Crystal Palace | 64 | (15) |
2016–2022 | Newcastle United | 113 | (34) |
2018–2019 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 39 | (23) |
2022–2024 | Stoke City | 45 | (3) |
2024 | Derby County | 6 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 16 March 2024 (UTC) |
Gayle played in the Arsenal academy as a youth, but was released in 2007,[4] after which he began his career with Ryan of the Essex Olympian Football League. In subsequent seasons, he would work his way back up through the English football pyramid via stints at Stansted, Bishop's Stortford, Dagenham & Redbridge and Peterborough United, before establishing himself in the Premier League with Crystal Palace. In 2016, he signed for Newcastle United where he spent six years scoring 34 goals in 122 games. Gayle joined Stoke City in July 2022 before leaving in February 2024. Later on in the month Gayle joined Derby County, being released in June 2024.