Gavin Hoyte

Gavin Hoyte

Personal information
Full name	Gavin Andrew Hoyte
Date of birth	6 June 1990 (1990-06-06)
Place of birth	Waltham Forest, London, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Right back, Central defender
Club information
Current club	AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Arsenal)
Number	31
Youth career
1999–2007	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–	Arsenal	1	(0)
2008–2009	→ Watford (loan)	7	(0)
2009–2010	→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	18	(0)
2010–2011	→ Lincoln City (loan)	8	(0)
2012–	→ AFC Wimbledon (loan)	0	(0)
National team‡
2007	England U17	2	(0)
2007–2008	England U18	2	(0)
2008–2009	England U19	12	(0)
2009–	England U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:43, 27 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:34, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Gavin Andrew Hoyte (born 6 June 1990 in Waltham Forest, London) is an English footballer. A product of Arsenal Academy who plays as a defender for AFC Wimbledon on loan from Arsenal, he is the son of British sprinter, Wendy Hoyte and the younger brother of Justin Hoyte, who also played for Arsenal before his move to Middlesbrough in 2008.

Career

Hoyte has been signed with Arsenal since he was nine. He has featured regularly for Arsenal's U18 and Reserve teams, and was captain of Arsenal's U18 team during 2006–07. He signed as a professional with the club on September 10, 2007. He has also played for the England national under-17 football team and was a member of the England squad at the 2007 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.

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 on 28 February 2007. He then featured in four of Arsenal's five games in the 2007–08 League Cup campaign, against Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur but was always an unused substitute.

2008-09 season

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 made his first-team competitive debut for Arsenal in a League Cup tie against Sheffield United on 23 September 2008, playing at right back for the full 90 minutes, in a match that Arsenal won 6–0. He started in subsequent rounds in the competition against Wigan Athletic and Burnley and also made his Premier League debut against Manchester City on 22 November 2008, in which he was substituted for Aaron Ramsey after 60 minutes.

In December 2008 Hoyte signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal. On 31 December 2008 Hoyte joined Championship side Watford on loan for the rest of the 2008–09 season.

2009-10 season

In October 2009, Hoyte signed on a one month loan for Brighton & Hove Albion as cover for the injured Andy Whing. Hoyte's loan spell at Brighton was extended until January 2010, and again on 12 January until the end of the 2009–10 season.

2011-12 season

In January 2012, Hoyte signed on loan for League Two club AFC Wimbledon.

Career statistics

As of 27 January 2012.

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal	2008–09	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	0
Watford (loan)	2008–09	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	2009–10	18	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
Lincoln City (loan)	2010–11	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
AFC Wimbledon (loan)	2011–12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Honours

International

• UEFA U-17 Championship 2007: Runners up
• UEFA U-19 Championship 2009: Runners up

External links

• Gavin Hoyte career stats at Soccerbase
• Arsenal profile
• Watford profile