Biography of Dwight Yorke

About

Caps: 100+ Debut: January 1, 1988

Background

He is T&T's most world famous football player, and has represented T&T at youth and senior levels.

Club Football

A £12.6million record-signing, Yorke was an instant hit with the Manchester United fans and by the end of that first season was named Carling Player of the Year. His goals, his demeanour, his overall contribution, his obvious love for the game and gratitude for all that it has given him, all of this makes him a very special player. Brought from Tobago by Graham Taylor, he spent several seasons at Aston Villa. But it is with United, and particularly in his partnership with Andy Cole, that Yorke emerged as a world-class striker. That relationship with Cole came as a surprise to critics who anticipated that the players were too similar. How wrong they were has been proven over and again, as the pair set scoring records in that first season. Yorke's second season at Old Trafford was less dazzling. International calls (to the Gold Cup and for World Cup qualifiers) kept him on the move for much of the time. But it was all downhill from there for Dwight, and by the 2001/02 season it became clear he did not figure in Sir Alex Ferguson's plans. A series of much-publicised off-field antics proved to be his downfall - not least his relationship with model Jordan which eventually saw her fall pregnant with his child. Was originally put on the market at £6million. Blackburn Rovers were desperate to land the player but refused to pay the fee. After a long process of haggling, Yorke eventually signed for Rovers for just £2million in July 2002. An extra £600,000 could be payable on Yorke's appearances and Blackburn's performance. The player signed a three-year contract. Yorke scored 64 goals in 151 games for United. He was reunited with Cole at Ewood Park, who had moved to Rovers just months earlier.

International Football

International Goals

Awards and Honours

• Top-scorer for Blackburn Rovers in 2002/2003 • First non-English player to score 100 goals (in a 3-0 win at Derby County) in the Premiership in 2000/2001 • English Premier League winner's medal with Manchester United in 2000/2001 • English Premier League winner's medal with Manchester United in 1999/2000 • Top-scorer for Manchester United in 1999/2000 • 10th place in FIFA's World Player of the Year ranking in 1999 • Intercontinental Cup winner's medal with Manchester United in 1999 • Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal Gold (for Sport) in 1999 • English Premier League winner's medal with Manchester United in 1998/1999 • English FA Cup winner's medal with Manchester United in 1998/1999 • European Cup winner's medal with Manchester United in 1998/1999 • Carling Player of the Year in 1998/1999 • English Premier League Golden Boot Award (18 goals) in 1998/1999 • Runner-up PFA Player of the Year in 1998/1999 • Voted to the PFA Team of the Year in 1998/1999 • Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee Sports Personality of the Year in 1998 • Aston Villa's Player of the Year in 1996/1997 • Top-scorer for Aston Villa in 1996/1997 • Carling Player of the Month (for February) with Aston Villa in 1996 • Top-scorer for Aston Villa in 1995/1996 • League Cup winner's medal with Aston Villa in 1995/1996 • Aston Villa's Player of the Year in 1995/1996 • Top-scorer for Aston Villa in 1994/1995 • Trinidad & Tobago Humming Bird Medal Silver (for Sport) in 1993

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M = Matches, G = Goals, A = Assists

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