Dwight Yorke

Dwight Yorke: Biography in Details

Who is Dwight Yorke?

Dwight Yorke is one of the popular Tobagonian former football players. He is a forward and midfielder player known as the Smiling Assassin. His trademark is his smile.

The player is popular for the ability that he scores from almost anywhere. He played for the Trinidad and Tobago national team from 1989 to 2009.

What are the birth facts of Dwight Yorke?

Dwight Yorke was born on November 3, 1971, in Canaan, Tobago. His father’s name is Fulton Yorke. Dwight’s mother’s name is Grace Alberta, Joseph Yorke.

He has various siblings in his family. He has five brothers including, Garth Yorke, Clint Yorke, Keith Yorke, Gary Yorke, and Brent Yorke.

Likewise, he has sisters Verlaine Yorke, Juliet Yorke, and Deborah Yorke.

Education

Much information about education history is unknown.

Dwight Yorke: Profession Life and Career

Throughout his club career, Dwight Yorke has played for mainly six clubs. The player’s clubs include Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney, and Sunderland.

Dwight Yorke currently is a retired football player. He was retired from Trinidad and Tobago. Dwight was discovered and known by Aston Villa manager Graham Taylor in 1989.

The player performs the trial at Villa and was offered a contract. Then he started to debut play. He came on 24 March 1990 in a 0-1 loss against Crystal Palace. He plays for nine years with Villa.

In August 1998, the player moves to Manchester United for £12.6 million. He started to play and his first season with the club was prolific.

There he proved himself as a key player winning Manchester United the Premier League title, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League.

Dwight Yorke plays for the MU club for three years. Throughout his career with MU, they claimed three Premier League titles. Dwight was able to make 188 appearances and scored 64 goals in all competitions.

After that, he leaves MU and joins Blackburn Rovers. Between 2002 and 2004 he played in that club. Again then in 2004/05 he played for Birmingham City and joined Sydney FC playing in the Australian A-League.

Dwight Yorke helped them to win the A-League title as he scored 7 goals in 21 matches he played for the team. In 2006 Yorke signed for Sunderland and played for them until his retirement in 2009.

Dwight Yorke plays outstandingly and analyzing his skills he was called up to play for the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He joins and played there from 1989 to 2009.

Throughout his career with Trinidad and Tobago, he was able to make 72 official appearances for the national squad and scored 26 goals.

He gets his retirement now and after his retirement, he starts to study to get a coaching license Level B. Then he worked as a pundit.

Yorke also released his autobiography, “Born To Score“, in 2009.

Lifetime Achievements, Awards

How much is the net worth of Dwight Yorke?

As of 2023, Tobago was a former professional soccer player who has a net worth of $25 million.

He is the Brand Ambassador for Manchester United Sports and Ambassador for Trinidad & Tobago.

Dwight Yorke: Rumors, Controversy

Dwight Yorke doesn’t have many rumors and seems to have a good professional and personal life. Once rumors were spread that he is selling his Cheshire mansion for £ 2.25 million.

Body Measurements

As Dwight Yorke is a professional player he has a physically good body weighing 75 kg. He stands tall with a height of 5 feet 9 inches. He has black colored hair and black colored eyes.

Social Media Profile

Dwight Yorke doesn’t seem to connect with Facebook and Instagram. Dwight Yorke has More than 112k followers on Instagram but there are other fanmade accounts on Facebook and Twitter.

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