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Gavin Hoyte

Gavin Hoyte, English born footballer who represented Trinidad and Tobago

Life at a glance

Born
1990 · June 6
Age this year
36No death recorded in our data
Born
36th anniversary of their birth this year

Their story

Who they were

Personal life He is the son of British sprinters Wendy Hoyte and Les Hoyte (who was born in Trinidad and Tobago), [ 1 ] and is the younger brother of Justin Hoyte , who also played for Arsenal. His uncle, Trevor Hoyte , reached the 200m final at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and his cousin, Chris Clarke , is also an elite sprinter. [ 2 ] ^ "New Hoyte on the block" . ^ "Footballer Justin Hoyte talks athletics" . Spikes . Archived from the original on 23 February 2012 . Retrieved 13 May 2010 .

Gavin Andrew Hoyte is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Isthmian League South East Division club Sittingbourne. Born in England, he has represented the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

Path and career

Career Arsenal Early career Born in Leytonstone , London, [ 1 ] Hoyte signed with Arsenal when he was nine. [ 2 ] He featured regularly for Arsenal's U18 and Reserve teams, and was captain of Arsenal's U18 team during 2006–07 . [ 3 ] He signed as a professional with the club on 10 September 2007. [ 4 ] From 2007 onwards, Hoyte featured for Arsenal on the bench as an unused substitute several times;

Career statistics Club Hoyte playing for Eastleigh in 2017 As of match played 6 February 2021 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Arsenal 2008–09 [ 1 ] Premier League 1 0 — 3 0 0 0 4 0 2009–10 [ 2 ] Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010–11 [ 3 ] Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011–12 [ 4 ]

Honours England U17 UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2007 [ citation needed ] England U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2009 [ 1 ] ^ "England 0–2 Ukraine: Lineups" . UEFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015.

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Questions about Gavin Hoyte

When was Gavin Hoyte born?

June 6 1990.

How old would Gavin Hoyte be today?

36 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.

Who else was born on June 6?

Kenny Pickett, DeAndre Hopkins, Jack Hetherington and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.

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