About Dwight Gayle

Dwight Devon Boyd Gayle (born 17 October 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Gayle played in the Arsenal academy as a youth, but was released in 2007, after which he began his career with Ryan of the Essex Olympian Football League. In subsequent seasons, he would work his way back up through the English football pyramid via stints at Stansted, Bishop's Stortford, Dagenham & Redbridge and Peterborough United, before establishing himself in the Premier League with Crystal Palace. In 2016, he signed for Newcastle United Where he spent six years scoring 34 goals in 122 games. Gayle joined Stoke City in July 2022.

Gayle is of Jamaican descent through his father. He has two children with his fiancée Stefanie.