Next up in our alphabetical world tour is Guyana. Located in South America, Guyana play their continental football in the CONCACAF federation of North and Central America and the Caribbean.
First Player – Carl Cort (Wimbledon, Newcastle, Wolves; 1996-2004)
Born in England, Carl Cort came through the ranks at Wimbledon, making 73 Premier League appearances before leaving the Dons following their relegation in 2000.
Joining Newcastle for £7 million and still only 22-years-old, the future looked bright for Cort, but injury plagued his time at Newcastle and over three seasons at St. James’ Park he managed only 22 league appearances.
Cort joined newly-promoted Wolves for the 2003/04 season but again struggled with injury. Wolves were relegated in Cort’s first season at Molineux, and he would spend the rest of his club career in the football league and abroad.
The second Guyanese player to play in the Premier League was Neil Danns, who made five appearances ranging between 2002 and 2008 for Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City. Guyanese Premier League player number three was Matthew Briggs, who at the time of his debut for Fulham was the youngest player to appear in the Premier League (16 years, 68 days).
In 2008, Carl Cort’s younger brother Leon became the fourth Guyanese player, appearing for Stoke and Burnley.
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Publish date : 2020-09-07 03:00:00
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