Gavin Whyte

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Gavin Whyte
File:Gavin Whyte, CZE-NIR 2019-10-14 (2) (cropped).jpg
Whyte playing for Northern Ireland in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gavin Whyte[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2014 Crusaders
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Crusaders 132 (43)
2018–2019 Oxford United 36 (7)
2019–2023 Cardiff City 45 (1)
2021 → Hull City (loan) 20 (4)
2021–2022 → Oxford United (loan) 31 (1)
2023–2024 Portsmouth 29 (0)
2025– Derry City 28 (4)
International career‡
2015–2018 Northern Ireland U21 7 (0)
2018– Northern Ireland 30 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:07, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:59, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Gavin Whyte (born 31 January 1996) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City and the Northern Ireland national team.

Club career

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Crusaders

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Whyte's Crusaders team won three league titles in four years between 2015 and 2018 and he attracted interest from Scotland and England, most notably in trials with Premier League side Everton and Scottish side Celtic during the summer of 2016.[3]

Whyte received the Player of the Round after his performance in the Scottish Challenge Cup quarter-finals in a game against defending champions Dundee United, when he netted an injury-time winner to send Crusaders into the semi-finals against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[4][5]

During the 2017–18 season he scored 24 goals in 49 games,[6] winning his third NIFL Premiership league title[7] and also the County Antrim Shield[8] with Crusaders, and was voted the Ulster Footballer of the Year award for 2017–18[9] and also the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year award for 2017–18.[10]

Oxford United

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On 13 July 2018, Oxford United announced the signing of Whyte on a three-year deal, for an undisclosed transfer fee.[11][12] He made his debut as an 82nd-minute substitute in Oxford's opening league match of the season, a 4–0 away defeat at Barnsley.[13] His first start, and first goal, came in the first round of the EFL Cup against Coventry City ten days later; Whyte scored the second goal in a 2–0 win for Oxford.[14] His first league goal followed in the next game, when he scored the opener in a 2–3 home defeat to Accrington Stanley.[15] On 22 April 2019, Whyte scored his first hat-trick for the club, in a 2–3 away win against Shrewsbury Town. By the end of his first and only season with Oxford, he had scored 9 times in 47 appearances (7 of them in League One matches).[6]

Cardiff City

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On 30 July 2019, Whyte signed for Championship club Cardiff City for an undisclosed seven-figure fee.[16] He made his debut on the opening day of the 2019–20 season as a substitute in place of Josh Murphy during a 3–2 defeat to Wigan Athletic.[17]

Whyte joined League One club Hull City on a six-month loan deal on 14 January 2021.[18] He made his debut on 16 January 2021 in a 1–1 draw at home to Blackpool.[19] The following match on 19 January 2021, he scored in the 3–0 home win against Accrington Stanley.[20]

On 31 July 2021, Whyte signed a one-year loan deal with Oxford United.[21]

Portsmouth

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Whyte joined EFL League One club Portsmouth in the summer of 2023,[22] making his debut in the opening match at home against Bristol Rovers. In his first season he played 33 matches, with his only goal coming in the EFL Trophy.[6]

On 30 August 2024 Whyte departed Portsmouth by mutual consent.[23]

Derry City

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On 11 January 2025 Whyte signed a three-year contract with Derry City.[24]

International career

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File:Gavin Whyte, CZE-NIR 2019-10-14 (4).jpg
Whyte playing for Northern Ireland in 2019

On 14 March 2018, after impressing for Crusaders, Whyte was called up the Northern Ireland U21 squad by Manager Ian Baraclough for matches against Spain U21s and Iceland U21s in the European Under-21 Championships qualifying group stage fixtures.[25] He impressed on 26 March 2018, as Northern Ireland U21 played out a goalless draw with Iceland.[26]

On 16 May 2018, after impressing at club level and for the U21s, Whyte was named in Northern Ireland's squad ahead of friendlies against Panama and Costa Rica.[27]

On 11 September 2018 Whyte scored on his Northern Ireland senior debut, scoring after 108 seconds in a 3–0 win against Israel at Windsor Park.[28]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crusaders 2013–14[6] NIFL Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15[6] NIFL Premiership 34 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 37 10
2015–16[6] NIFL Premiership 27 3 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 31 3
2016–17[6] NIFL Premiership 34 10 1 0 0 0 2[b] 0 37 10
2017–18[6] NIFL Premiership 36 21 1 1 2 1 5[c] 1 44 24
Total 132 43 7 2 3 1 8 1 150 47
Oxford United 2018–19[6] League One 36 7 4 0 3 2 4[d] 0 47 9
Cardiff City 2019–20[6] Championship 24 0 4 1 1 0 1[e] 0 30 1
2020–21[6] Championship 7 0 0 0 0 0 – 7 0
2022–23[6] Championship 14 1 1 0 1 0 – 16 1
Total 45 1 5 1 2 0 1 0 53 2
Hull City (loan) 2020–21[6] League One 20 4 0 0 0 0 – 20 4
Oxford United (loan) 2021–22[6] League One 37 1 1 0 1 0 – 39 1
Portsmouth 2023–24[6] League One 29 0 1 0 0 0 3[d] 1 33 1
2024–25[6] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 0
Total 29 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 34 1
Derry City 2025 LOI Premier Division 28 4 2 0 — — 30 4
Career total 327 60 20 3 10 3 16 2 373 68
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in NIFL Charity Shield
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one in NIFL Charity Shield
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances and one goal in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs

International

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As of match played 26 March 2023[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Northern Ireland 2018 4 1
2019 5 0
2020 6 1
2021 6 1
2022 7 2
2023 2 0
Total 30 5
Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.[citation needed]
List of international goals scored by Gavin Whyte
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 September 2018 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 3–0 3–0 Friendly
2 4 September 2020 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 1–1 1–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
3 30 May 2021 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 2–0 3–0 Friendly
4 25 March 2022 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 3–1 3–1 Friendly
5 24 September 2022 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 1–1 2–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

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Crusaders

Hull City

Portsmouth

Individual

References

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