Gavin Whyte

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Gavin Whyte
Gavin Whyte, CZE-NIR 2019-10-14 (2) (cropped).jpg
Whyte playing for Northern Ireland in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gavin Whyte [1]
Date of birth (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2014 Crusaders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Crusaders 132 (43)
2018–2019 Oxford United 36 (7)
2019–2023 Cardiff City 45 (1)
2021 → Hull City (loan) 20 (4)
2021–2022 → Oxford United (loan) 31 (1)
2023– Portsmouth 29 (0)
International career‡
2015–2018 Northern Ireland U21 7 (0)
2018– Northern Ireland 30 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:00, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:59, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Gavin Whyte (born 31 January 1996) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Portsmouth and the Northern Ireland national team.

Contents

Club career

Crusaders

Whyte's Crusaders team won three league titles in four years between 2015 and 2018 and he attracted interest from Scotland and England, most notably in trials with Premier League side Everton and Scottish side Celtic during the summer of 2016. [3]

Whyte received the Player of the Round after his performance in the Scottish Challenge Cup quarter-finals in a game against defending champions Dundee United, when he netted an injury-time winner to send Crusaders into the semi-finals against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [4] [5]

During the 2017–18 season he scored 24 goals in 49 games, [6] winning his third NIFL Premiership league title [7] and also the County Antrim Shield [8] with Crusaders, and was voted the Ulster Footballer of the Year award for 2017–18 [9] and also the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year award for 2017–18. [10]

Oxford United

On 13 July 2018, Oxford United announced the signing of Whyte on a three-year deal, for an undisclosed transfer fee. [11] [12] He made his debut as an 82nd-minute substitute in Oxford's opening league match of the season, a 4–0 away defeat at Barnsley. [13] His first start, and first goal, came in the first round of the EFL Cup against Coventry City ten days later; Whyte scored the second goal in a 2–0 win for Oxford. [14] His first league goal followed in the next game, when he scored the opener in a 2–3 home defeat to Accrington Stanley. [15] On 22 April 2019, Whyte scored his first hat-trick for the club, in a 2–3 away win against Shrewsbury Town. By the end of his first and only season with Oxford, he had scored 9 times in 47 appearances (7 of them in League One matches). [6]

Cardiff City

On 30 July 2019, Whyte signed for Championship club Cardiff City for an undisclosed seven-figure fee. [16] He made his debut on the opening day of the 2019–20 season as a substitute in place of Josh Murphy during a 3–2 defeat to Wigan Athletic. [17]

Whyte joined League One club Hull City on a six-month loan deal on 14 January 2021. [18] He made his debut on 16 January 2021 in a 1–1 draw at home to Blackpool. [19] The following match on 19 January 2021, he scored in the 3–0 home win against Accrington Stanley. [20]

On 31 July 2021, Whyte signed a one-year loan deal with Oxford United. [21]

International career

Whyte playing for Northern Ireland in 2019 Gavin Whyte, CZE-NIR 2019-10-14 (4).jpg
Whyte playing for Northern Ireland in 2019

On 14 March 2018, after impressing for Crusaders, Whyte was called up the Northern Ireland U21 squad by Manager Ian Baraclough for matches against Spain U21s and Iceland U21s in the European Under-21 Championships qualifying group stage fixtures. [22] He impressed on 26 March 2018, as Northern Ireland U21 played out a goalless draw with Iceland. [23]

On 16 May 2018, after impressing at club level and for the U21s, Whyte was named in Northern Ireland's squad ahead of friendlies against Panama and Costa Rica. [24]

On 11 September 2018 Whyte scored on his Northern Ireland senior debut, scoring after 108 seconds in a 3–0 win against Israel at Windsor Park. [25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crusaders 2013–14 [6] NIFL Premiership 1000000010
2014–15 [6] NIFL Premiership3492110003710
2015–16 [6] NIFL Premiership27330001 [lower-alpha 1] 0313
2016–17 [6] NIFL Premiership341010002 [lower-alpha 2] 03710
2017–18 [6] NIFL Premiership362111215 [lower-alpha 3] 14424
Total1324372318115047
Oxford United 2018–19 [6] League One 36740324 [lower-alpha 4] 0479
Cardiff City 2019–20 [6] Championship 24041101 [lower-alpha 5] 0301
2020–21 [6] Championship700000–70
Total310411010371
Hull City (loan) 2020–21 [6] League One2040000–204
Oxford United (loan) 2021–22 [6] League One400000–40
Career total223541537313125861
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in NIFL Charity Shield
  2. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one in NIFL Charity Shield
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances and one goal in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

International

As of match played 26 March 2023 [26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland 201841
201950
202061
202161
202272
202320
Total305
Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.[ citation needed ]
List of international goals scored by Gavin Whyte
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 September 2018 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern IrelandFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 3–03–0 Friendly
24 September 2020 Arena Națională, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–11–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
330 May 2021 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, AustriaFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 0-20-3 Friendly
425 March 2022 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, LuxembourgFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0-30-3 Friendly
524 September 2022 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern IrelandFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 1–12–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Crusaders

Hull City

Individual

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