- Gavin Hoyte
Infobox Football biography
playername = Gavin Hoyte
fullname = Gavin Andrew Hoyte
height = height|m=1.90
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1990|06|06
cityofbirth =Waltham Forest ,London
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Arsenal
position =Centre half ,right back
clubnumber = 41
youthyears = 2004-07
youthclubs = Arsenal
years = 2007-
clubs = Arsenal
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
pcupdate = 09:32, 28 September 2007 (UTC)Gavin Andrew Hoyte (born
June 6 1990 inWaltham Forest ,London ) is an English football player who currently plays for Arsenal as a defender, usually atcentre half . He wears the squad number 41. He is the younger brother ofJustin Hoyte , who also played for Arsenal as a full back before his move to Middlesbrough in 2008.Hoyte has featured regularly for Arsenal's U18 and Reserve teams, and was captain of Arsenal's U18 team during 2006-07. [cite web | url=http://www.thefa.com/England/U17WorldCup/NewsFeatures/Postings/WorldCupEngGermanyHoyte.htm | title=Running in the family | work=TheFA.com | accessdate=2007-10-31 ] He signed as a professional with the club on
September 10 2007 .cite web | url=http://www.arsenal.com/reserves-youth/players/gavin-hoyte | title=Gavin Hoyte | work=Arsenal.com | accessdate=2007-10-31 ] He has also played for theEngland national under-17 football team and was a member of the England squad at the2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup . He played in all five of England's matches in the tournament, coming on as a sub three times and starting the games against Brazil and Germany. [cite web | url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=274119/index.html | title=Gavin HOYTE | work=FIFA.com ]From 2007 onwards, Hoyte has featured for Arsenal on the bench as an unused substitute several times; the first in an
FA Cup fifth round replay against Blackburn Rovers onFebruary 28 2007 . [cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6397551.stm | title=Blackburn 1-0 Arsenal | work=BBC Sport ] He then featured in four of Arsenal's five games in the 2007-08 League Cup campaign, against Newcastle United,cite web | url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-names-squad-for-carling-cup-tie | title=Wenger names squad for Carling Cup tie | work=Arsenal.com ] Sheffield United,cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7065196.stm | title=Sheff Utd 0-3 Arsenal | work=BBC Sport ] Blackburn Rovers [cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7145781.stm | title= Blackburn 2-3 Arsenal (aet) | work=BBC Sport ] and Tottenham Hotspur [cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7172903.stm | title=Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham | work=BBC Sport ] but was always an unused substitute.Hoyte played two first-team matches in Arsenal's 2008 pre-season friendly campaign, and was named captain of the Arsenal Reserves side for the 2008-09 season. He finally made his first-team competitive debut for Arsenal in a League Cup tie against Sheffield United on
September 23 ,2008 , playing atright back for the full 90 minutes, in a match that Arsenal won 6-0.cite web | url=http://www.arsenal.com/match-menu/3060510/first-team/arsenal-v-sheff-utd?tab=report | title=Arsenal 6-0 Sheff United | work=Arsenal.com ]References
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