Dwight Peters (born 23 August 1986) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for

Alpha United Alpha United Football Club is a Guyanese football club based in Providence. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana. They were league champions in the 2009–10, 2010, 2012, 2012–13, and 2013–14 seasons ...

and the Guyana national team.

Career

Peters began his career with BeterVerwagting Triumph in 2003, before joining Guyana Defence Force two years later. A short stay with

Western Tigers Western Tigers FC is a Guyanese football club in Georgetown. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana. History Founded in 1976 in the western region of the capital city of Georgetown, Western Tigers have ...

led to a move to Trinidad & Tobago to join Caledonia ANA in 2007, before returning to Guyana Defence Force for a second spell a year later. He then moved to

in 2009, where he was part of the Guyana Super National League winning squad for five consecutive seasons until 2014. Peters made his international debut for

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

on 22 June 2008, falling to

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in a 2-1 defeat during 2010 World Cup qualification. His first international goal then came on 10 August 2008 in the Caribbean Cup, scoring a 90th-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with

. He scored his first international brace in his nation's opening fixture of the

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campaign, during a 7-0 rout of Anguilla.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first.''

References

1986 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Guyanese men's footballers Western Tigers FC players Guyana Defence Force FC players Guyana men's international footballers {{Guyana-footy-bio-stub