Dwayne Green

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Dwayne Green
Personal information
Full name Dwayne Pascal Green
Date of birth (1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Gorinchem, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Spakenburg
Number 5
Youth career
GJS
2010–2014 Den Bosch
2014–2016 Brabant United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 RKC Waalwijk 3 (0)
2018–2020 Dordrecht 16 (0)
2020–2021 Den Bosch 27 (0)
2022– Spakenburg 56 (4)
International career
2021 Barbados 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:57, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2021

Dwayne Pascal Green (born 3 September 1996) is a footballer who plays as a left-back for Tweede Divisie club Spakenburg.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he represents Barbados internationally.

Club career[edit]

He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for RKC Waalwijk on 12 August 2016 in a game against FC Emmen.[2] He joined FC Dordrecht on a two-year deal in the summer of 2018, with an option for a further year.[3] After two years at Dordrecht, he signed for FC Den Bosch on a free transfer in the summer of 2020, signing a one-year contract with the club with the option for a second season.[4]

On 2 May 2022, Green signed with Tweede Divisie club Spakenburg.[5] On 4 April 2023, he started in the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup. In the 59th minute, he scored a long-range shot, becoming the first amateur player ever to score in the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup.[6] In the 2023–24 season, Green featured as a key player as Spakenburg won the Tweede Divisie.[7]

International career[edit]

He made his debut for Barbados national football team on 2 July 2021 in a Gold Cup qualifier against Bermuda that Bermuda won 8–1.[8]

Personal life[edit]

Green was born in the Netherlands to a Barbadian father and Greek Cypriot mother.[9]

Honours[edit]

Spakenburg

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dwayne Green at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 12 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Ook Dwayne Green naar FC Dordrecht" [Also Dwayne Green to FC Dordrecht]. Rijnmond (in Dutch). 6 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ^ Martens, Jan (26 June 2020). "FC Den Bosch haalt Dordrecht-verdediger Dwayne Green" [FC Den Bosch signs Dordrecht defender Dwayne Green]. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Ook Dwayne Green kiest voor Spakenburg". SV Spakenburg (in Dutch). 2 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ^ Pluijmert, Wout (5 April 2023). "Dwayne Green over wondergoal tegen PSV: 'Hij kwam perfect voor m'n linkerbeen. Ik dacht: waarom niet?'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Spakenburg kampioen na nederlaag De Treffers". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 11 May 2024. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Bermuda v Barbados game report". ESPN. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  9. ^ Martens, Jan (9 May 2020). "FC Den Bosch-linksback Dwayne Green is als Malibu met een vleugje ouzo". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).

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