Dwight Peters (born 23 August 1986) is a semi-professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Alpha United and the Guyana national team.

Career

Peters began his career with BeterVerwagting Triumph in 2003, before joining

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two years later. A short stay with Western Tigers led to a move to

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to join Caledonia ANA in 2007, before returning to

for a second spell a year later. He then moved to Alpha United in 2009, where he was part of the Guyana Super National League winning squad for five consecutive seasons until 2014. Peters made his international debut for

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on 22 June 2008, falling to

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in a 2-1 defeat during

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. His first international goal then came on 10 August 2008 in the Caribbean Cup, scoring a 90th-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with

. He scored his first international brace in his nation's opening fixture of the 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification campaign, during a 7-0 rout of

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first.''

References

1986 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Guyanese men's footballers Western Tigers FC players Guyana Defence Force FC players Guyana men's international footballers 21st-century Guyanese sportsmen {{Guyana-footy-bio-stub