Clyde Wijnhard

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Field	Value
name	Clyde Wijnhard
birth_date
birth_place	Paramaribo, Suriname
height	1.80 m
position	Striker
years1	1993–1995
clubs1	AFC Ajax
caps1	4
goals1	2
years2	1993–1994
clubs2	→ FC Groningen (loan)
caps2	28
goals2	14
years3	1995–1997
clubs3	RKC Waalwijk
caps3	50
goals3	18
years4	1997–1998
clubs4	Willem II
caps4	29
goals4	14
years5	1998–1999
clubs5	Leeds United
caps5	18
goals5	3
years6	1999–2002
clubs6	Huddersfield Town
caps6	63
goals6	16
years7	2002
clubs7	Preston North End
caps7	6
goals7	3
years8	2002–2003
clubs8	Oldham Athletic
caps8	26
goals8	10
years9	2003–2004
clubs9	Beira-Mar
caps9	29
goals9	9
years10	2004–2006
clubs10	Darlington
caps10	39
goals10	15
years11	2005–2006
clubs11	→ Macclesfield Town (loan)
caps11	12
goals11	6
years12	2006
clubs12	Macclesfield Town
caps12	8
goals12	2
years13	2006
clubs13	Brentford
caps13	9
goals13	0
totalcaps	321
totalgoals	112
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| name = Clyde Wijnhard | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = | birth_place = Paramaribo, Suriname | height = 1.80 m | position = Striker | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1993–1995 | clubs1 = AFC Ajax | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 1993–1994 | clubs2 = → FC Groningen (loan) | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 14 | years3 = 1995–1997 | clubs3 = RKC Waalwijk | caps3 = 50 | goals3 = 18 | years4 = 1997–1998 | clubs4 = Willem II | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 14 | years5 = 1998–1999 | clubs5 = Leeds United | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 1999–2002 | clubs6 = Huddersfield Town | caps6 = 63 | goals6 = 16 | years7 = 2002 | clubs7 = Preston North End | caps7 = 6 | goals7 = 3 | years8 = 2002–2003 | clubs8 = Oldham Athletic | caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 10 | years9 = 2003–2004 | clubs9 = Beira-Mar | caps9 = 29 | goals9 = 9 | years10 = 2004–2006 | clubs10 = Darlington | caps10 = 39 | goals10 = 15 | years11 = 2005–2006 | clubs11 = → Macclesfield Town (loan) | caps11 = 12 | goals11 = 6 | years12 = 2006 | clubs12 = Macclesfield Town | caps12 = 8 | goals12 = 2 | years13 = 2006 | clubs13 = Brentford | caps13 = 9 | goals13 = 0 | totalcaps = 321 | totalgoals = 112 Clyde Wijnhard (born 1 November 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, Wijnhard started his career in the Netherlands with AFC Ajax, and had spells with FC Groningen, RKC Waalwijk and Willem II before joining Premier League club Leeds United for a £1.5 million fee in 1998. He joined Huddersfield Town in 1999 but suffered a near-fatal car accident the following year. He joined Preston North End and later had spells with Oldham Athletic, Beira-Mar, Darlington, Macclesfield Town and Brentford before retiring in 2006.

Playing career

Early career

Born in Paramaribo, Wijnhard started his career at Ajax in 1993, scoring 2 in 4 matches in the 1992–93 season and had a loan spell at FC Groningen in the 1993–94 season, where he scored 14 in 28 matches. Following his return from loan, manager Louis van Gaal unsuccessfully attempted to use Wijnhard as a right back. After two seasons with RKC Waalwijk between 1995 and 1997, in which he scored 18 goals in 50 games, he signed for Willem II on a two-year contract in September 1997. He scored 14 goals in 29 matches during the 1997–98 season.

Leeds United

Wijnhard joined Premier League club Leeds United in summer 1998 for a fee of £1.5 million. He was signed as a strike partner to fellow Dutch forward Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who had scored 22 goals for the club during the previous season. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 September in the club's 3–0 win over Southampton, but his game time was limited following the departure of manager George Graham, and he scored 4 goals in 25 matches across all competitions during the 1998–99 season.

Huddersfield Town

Wijnhard signed for First Division club Huddersfield Town in summer 1999 for a fee of £750,000.

In September 2000, Wijnhard suffered a near-fatal car accident which left him unable to play for the next 18 months.

Preston North End and Oldham Athletic

In March 2002, Wijnhard joined First Division side Preston North End on a free transfer. He made his debut for the club on 23 March 2002, starting in their 2–0 win away to Stockport County.

In summer 2002, he turned down an offer of a three-year deal at Preston. He subsequently had trials at Barnsley and Galatasaray before joining Oldham Athletic on a non-contract basis on 29 August 2002. He signed a contract until the end of the season the following week.

Later career

Wijnhard spent the 2003–04 season in Portugal with Beira-Mar on a week-to-week contract but eventually left the club due to a lack of game time, and returned to England.

In October 2004, Wijnhard joined Darlington on a match-by-match contract. He scored on his debut for the club on 2 October 2004 as they beat Southend United 4–0 on 2 October. The following month, he signed a contract until summer 2006. On 7 October 2005, the club announced that they had terminated his contract, but his registration was retained and he joined Macclesfield Town on loan on 14 October. He joined the club on a permanent deal in January 2006. He was released by Macclesfield at the end of the season.

After trial spells at Chester City and NAC Breda, he joined Brentford on trial in September 2006, and signed a three-month contract with the club later that month. He was released by the club in December 2006, shortly prior to the end of his contract.

Wijnhard appeared for Bramham FC of the Harrogate and District Association Football League, who he joined in the summer of 2006. As of the 2009/2010 season Wijnhard played for Shadwell United in the Yorkshire Old Boys League (now Yorkshire Amateur League). He has also appeared again for Leeds United albeit in Masters Football alongside Darren Huckerby.

After football

He helps young Dutch men's footballers gain trials at English clubs.

References

References

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8. Hughes, Matt. (25 March 2002). "Clyde's whines hard to reconcile". The Guardian.
9. (16 July 2002). "Wijnhard rejects Preston deal". BBC Sport.
10. (30 July 2002). "Barnsley give Wijnhard trial". BBC Sport.
11. (9 August 2002). "Wijnhard at Galatasary". BBC Sport.
12. (29 August 2002). "Latics near Wijnhard signing". BBC Sport.
13. "Wijnhard signs season-long deal".
14. Chronicle, Evening. (20 February 2005). "Why Clyde gave up the good life".
15. (1 October 2004). "Wijnhard joins Quakers". BBC Sport.
16. (3 October 2004). "Wijnhard scoort tijdens winnend debuut".
17. (12 November 2004). "Wijnhard signs Quakers contract". BBC Sport.
18. (7 October 2005). "Quakers terminate Wijnhard deal". BBC Sport.
19. (14 October 2005). "Macc sign Wijnhard in loan deal". BBC Sport.
20. (3 January 2006). "Macclesfield seal Wijnhard deal". BBC Sport.
21. (9 May 2006). "Macclesfield release five players". BBC Sport.
22. (5 September 2006). "Chester ponder move for Wijnhard". BBC Sport.
23. Powell, Dave. (4 July 2019). "The past Chester pre-season trialists you may have forgotten about".
24. "Clyde on trial at NAC".
25. (18 September 2006). "Brentford give trial to Wijnhard". BBC Sport.
26. (25 September 2006). "Wijnhard and O'Connor boost Bees". BBC Sport.
27. (23 December 2006). "Brentford striker Wijnhard leaves". BBC Sport.
28. "Leeds United: My Whites playing days – Wijnhard INTERVIEW". Yorkshire Evening Post.
29. "Whatever Happened To Clyde Wijnhard?". Whatever Happened To....

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