Dwight Devon Boyd Gayle is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Newcastle United. He started his career in the Arsenal Academy but was released as a teenager. He has also played for Ryan, Stansted, Bishop’s Stortford, Dagenham & Redbridge and Peterborough United. In July 2013, he signed a four-year contract with newly promoted Premier League club Crystal Palace for an undisclosed fee. In August 2015, Bristol City manager Steve Cotterill confirmed that Gayle had accepted an undisclosed transfer bid for Crystal Palace. In January 2016, Gayle signed for Newcastle for a fee of £500,000 which could rise to £750,000.
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Dwight Devon Boyd Gayle is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Newcastle United. He started his career in the Arsenal Academy but was released as a teenager. Gayle then played for Ryan, Stansted, Bishop’s Stortford, Dagenham & Redbridge and Peterborough United. In July 2013, he signed a four-year contract with newly promoted Premier League club Crystal Palace for an undisclosed fee, reported as a club record £4. 5m. In August 2015, Bristol City manager Steve Cotterill confirmed that Gayle had accepted an undisclosed transfer bid for Crystal Palace. In January 2016, Gayle signed for Newcastle for a fee of £500,000 which could rise to £750,000. He scored his first goal of the Premier League season in the opening minute of a 3–3 draw at Manchester United on 31 August 2014. On 26 August 2014, he scored a hat-trick in a 3-2 win against Blackburn Rovers. He ended the season as top scorer in all competitions for Palace, despite struggling to hold down a consistent place in the starting eleven.
In the summer of 2015, he broke down in the Bristol City team and broke down again in the second half of the season. He was released by Bristol City in August 2015. He then signed for Premier League side Newcastle United on a free transfer in January 2016. He has also had spells with Brentford, MK Dons, Northampton Town, Ipswich Town, Peterborough and Brentford. In November 2012, he joined Peterborough on loan with an option to make the move permanent in January 2013. On 24 December, after scoring five goals in six matches during his loan spell, he agreed to sign permanently for Peterborough. He also made his debut for the Daggers on 18 August 2012, in a 2–0 defeat to Cheltenham Town. He made his Crystal Palace debut playing 90 minutes in a home match against Tottenham Hotspur on18 August in a 1–0 loss. On 5 October, he score in a 3–1 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield. On 4 January 2015,Gayle scored his first goal in the third round of the FA Cup against Dover Athletic in the 4–0 win over Dover Athletic.
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