Dwight Peters

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Dwight Peters
Personal information
Full name Dwight Peters
Date of birth (1986-08-23) 23 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Georgetown, Guyana
Position(s) Midfield
Team information
Current team
 Alpha United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 BeterVerwagting Triumph United
2005 Guyana Defence Force
2006 Western Tigers
2007 Caledonia AIA
2008 Guyana Defence Force
2009– Alpha United
International career
2008– Guyana 32 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Dwight Peters (born 23 August 1986) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alpha United and the Guyana national team.

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Career

Peters began his career with BeterVerwagting Triumph in 2003, before joining Guyana Defence Force two years later. [1] A short stay with Western Tigers led to a move to Trinidad & Tobago to join Caledonia ANA in 2007, before returning to Guyana Defence Force for a second spell a year later. [1]

He then moved to Alpha United in 2009, where he was part of the Guyana Super National League winning squad for five consecutive seasons until 2014. [1]

Peters made his international debut for Guyana on 22 June 2008, falling to Suriname in a 2-1 defeat during 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. [2] His first international goal then came on 10 August 2008 in the Caribbean Cup, scoring a 90th-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Suriname. [3]

He scored his first international brace in his nation's opening fixture of the 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification campaign, during a 7-0 rout of Anguilla. [4]

International goals

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first. [5]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 August 2008 Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1–11–1 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.26 September 2010Providence Stadium, Providence, GuyanaFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–02–3 Friendly
3.15 October 2010 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 1–03–2 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification
4.2 May 2012 Stade Omnisports, Le Lamentin, Martinique Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 2–22–2Friendly
5.22 March 2016Providence Stadium, Providence, GuyanaFlag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 1–07–0 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
6.3–0

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Dwight Peters". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Guyana vs Suriname - World Cup Qualifier - Caribbean Football". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Guyana vs Suriname - Caribbean Championships 2008 - Caribbean Football". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Admin, CFU Web. "Cuba, Grenada and Guyana triumph as Scotiabank CFU Men's Caribbean Cup begins | Caribbean Cup". www.cfufootball.org. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Peters, Dwight". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 February 2017.


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