Anthony Whyte (soccer) explained

Anthony Whyte
Birth Date:10 March 1996
Birth Place:Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Sigma FC
Collegeyears1:2014
Collegecaps1:3
Collegegoals1:0
Years1:2015–2016
Years2:2016
Clubs2:Sigma FC
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2017
Caps3:6
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalteam1:Guyana U23
Nationalyears2:2015–2016
Nationalteam2:Guyana
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:December 31, 2021
Nationalteam-Update:December 31, 2021

Anthony Whyte (born March 10, 1996) is a soccer player. Born in Canada, he represented Guyana internationally.

Early life

He played youth soccer with Sigma FC, winning various youth titles.[1] He trained and played in Holland for two years.

In 2014, he played college soccer with the Florida Southern Moccasins.[2]

Club career

In 2015, he joined Trinidad & Tobago club Morvant Caledonia United.

In 2016, he was on the roster for League1 Ontario club Sigma FC, but did not make any appearances.[3]

In 2017, he played with North Mississauga SC.[4]

International career

In January 2015, he made contact with Faizal Khan, a national team recruiter for the Guyana national team, who gave him an opportunity to try out for the team, after being introduced by Jamaal Smith, another Canadian-born Guyanese national team player.[5]

He played with the Guyana U23 team participating in Olympic qualifying.[6]

He made his senior debut on March 29, 2015, playing all 90 minutes and keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win over Grenada.[7] [8] Afterwards, he earned call-ups to the senior team for World Cup qualifying.[9] [10]

Personal

His father hails from Campbellville, Guyana.[2] His brother, Daniel Whyte, also played for the Guyana national team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anthony Whyte Florida Southern Mocs profile. Florida Southern Moccasins.
  2. Web site: Anthony Whyte looks to make a positive impact both on and off the field!. August 25, 2015. Santokie. Nagulendran. Kaieteur News.
  3. Web site: Anthony Whyte 2016 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
  4. Web site: Anthony Whyte 2017 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
  5. Web site: Kickin’ it With the Whyte Brothers. Emerge Magazine. Samantha. Pereira. April 13, 2016.
  6. Web site: National U-23 team off to Antigua … Guyana to face Cuba tomorrow. June 22, 2015. Guyana Chroncle.
  7. Web site: Schultz doubles for Golden Jaguars – Guyana stops Grenada 2 – 0. March 30, 2015. Rawle. Toney. Guyana Chronicle.
  8. Web site: CONCACAF. Schultz brace lifts Guyana past Grenada. February 9, 2018.
  9. Web site: Star-studded ‘Golden Jaguars’ squad named for World Cup Qualifiers. May 23, 2015. Guyana Chronicle. Rawle. Toney.
  10. 605808668462825473. June 2, 2015. sigmafc. Congrats to Emery Welshman, Daniel Whyte & Anthony Whyte on their call ups to the Guyanese MNT.