Clyde Wijnhard

Clyde Wijnhard
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-11-01) 1 November 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 AFC Ajax 4 (2)
1993–1994FC Groningen (loan) 28 (14)
1995–1997 RKC Waalwijk 50 (18)
1997–1998 Willem II 29 (14)
1998–1999 Leeds United 18 (3)
1999–2002 Huddersfield Town 63 (16)
2002 Preston North End 6 (3)
2002–2003 Oldham Athletic 26 (10)
2003–2004 Beira-Mar 29 (9)
2004–2006 Darlington 39 (15)
2005–2006Macclesfield Town (loan) 12 (6)
2006 Macclesfield Town 8 (2)
2006 Brentford 9 (0)
Total 321 (112)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

  1. ^ "Clyde Wijnhard". premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 6 February 2022.