{{Short description|Trinidad and Tobago footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Arnold Dwarika | image = | fullname = Arnold Dwarika | height = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|8|23}} | birth_place = [[Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago|Santa Cruz]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1992–1993 | years2 = 1994 | years3 = 1994–1995 | years4 = 1995 | years5 = 1995–1997 | years6 = 1997 | years7 = 1997–2002 | years8 = 2002–2003 | years9 = 2003 | years10 = 2004 | years11 = 2005 | years12 = 2005 | years13 = 2006–2008 | years14 = 2009 | years15 = 2010–2012 | clubs1 = [[Defence Force F.C.|Defence Force]] | clubs2 = Trinity Pros | clubs3 = [[St. Ann's Rangers F.C.|Superstar Rangers]] | clubs4 = [[Joe Public F.C.|Joe Public]] | clubs5 = [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] | clubs6 = [[Al-Ansar (Lebanon)|Al-Ansar]] | clubs7 = [[Joe Public F.C.|Joe Public]] | clubs8 = [[W Connection F.C.|W Connection]] | clubs9 = [[Qingdao Hailifeng F.C.|Qingdao Hailifeng]] | clubs10 = [[Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Rizhiquan]] | clubs11 = [[W Connection F.C.|W Connection]] | clubs12 = [[North East Stars F.C.|North East Stars]] | clubs13 = [[Joe Public F.C.|Joe Public]] | clubs14 = [[United Petrotrin F.C.|United Petrotrin]] | clubs15 = [[North East Stars F.C.|North East Stars]] | caps1 = ? | caps2 = ? | caps3 = ? | caps4 = ? | caps5 = 46 | caps6 = ? | caps7 = ? | caps8 = ? | caps9 = 11 | caps10 = 15 | caps11 = ? | caps12 = ? | caps13 = ? | caps14 = ? | caps15 = ? | goals1 = ? | goals2 = ? | goals3 = ? | goals4 = ? | goals5 = 9 | goals6 = ? | goals7 = ? | goals8 = ? | goals9 = 2 | goals10 = 0 | goals11 = ? | goals12 = ? | goals13 = ? | goals14 = ? | goals15 = ? | nationalyears1 = 1993–2008 | nationalteam1 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] | nationalcaps1 = 73 | nationalgoals1 = 28 }}
'''Arnold Dwarika''' (born 23 August 1973 in Upper Santa Cruz, [[Trinidad]]) is a retired Trinidadian [[Association football|football]] player, who played as a [[midfielder]] for the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]]. He went to school at Malick Senior Comprehensive in Trinidad.
==Career== Most of his career has been spent in his homeland in the [[TT Pro League]] but Dwarika has also had stints in Europe with Scottish side [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] and Asia with Chinese clubs [[Qingdao Hailifeng F.C.|Qingdao Hailifeng]] and [[Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Pharmaceutical]].<ref>{{NFT player|id=6688|name=Dwarika, Arnold|accessdate=2008-08-18}}</ref>
Dwarika scored two goals in [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]'s 3–2 loss to the United States during the 1996 Gold Cup. He was a regular member of the Trinidad and Tobago senior squad from 1993, and also played in the under-23 Olympic squad of 1996. He was not considered for the national side for some time after 2004, ruling him out of contention for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], but later returned to the team.
==Honours== '''Defence Force''' * TT National League: 1993
'''Al-Ansar''' * [[Lebanese Premier League]]: 1997
'''Joe Public''' * [[Caribbean Club Championship|CFU Club Championship]]: 1998, 2000; runner-up: 2007 * [[TT Pro League]]: 2006 * [[Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy]]: 2007 * [[Trinidad and Tobago Classic]]: 2007 * [[Kashif & Shanghai Knockout Tournament]]: 2007
'''W Connection''' * [[Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy]]: 2003 * [[Trinidad and Tobago League Cup]]: 2005 * [[Trinidad and Tobago Classic]]: 2005 * [[Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl]] runner-up: 2005
'''North East Starts''' * [[Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy]] runner-up: 2011
'''Individual''' * [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Allstar team: 2000 * [[TT Pro League]] Golden Boot: 1999 (45 Goals) * Caribbean Footballer of the Year: 1999 * Trinidad & Tobago footballer of the year (3): 1998, 1999, 2001
==International Goals== ''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dwarika goal.''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/dwarika-intlg.html | title=Arnold Dwarika - International Appearances }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Arnold Dwarika
|- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |align="center"| 1 || 30 May 1993 || [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|National Stadium]], Kingston, Jamaica || {{fb|SKN}} || align="center"| 3-2 || align="center"|3-2 || [[1993 Caribbean Cup]] |- |align="center"|2 || 14 April 1994 || [[Queen's Park Oval]], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|SUR}} ||align="center"| 3-2 || align="center"|3-2 || [[1994 Caribbean Cup]] |- |align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"| 21 July 1995 || rowspan="2"| Montego Bay, Jamaica || rowspan="2"| {{fb|LCA}} || align="center"| 1-0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|5-0 || rowspan="5"| [[1995 Caribbean Cup]] |- |align="center"|4 || align="center"|2-0 |- |align="center"|5 || rowspan="2"|28 July 1995 || rowspan="3"| Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands ||rowspan="2"| {{fb|CAY}} || ||rowspan="2" align="center"|9-2 |- |align="center"|6 || |- |align="center"|7 ||30 July 1995 || {{fb|VIN}} ||1align="center"|5-0 ||align="center"|5-0 |- |align="center"|8 ||rowspan="2"| 13 January 1996 ||rowspan="2"|[[Angel Stadium|Anaheim Stadium]], Anaheim, United States of America ||rowspan="2"|{{fb|USA}} ||align="center|1-0 ||rowspan="2" align="center"|2-3||rowspan="2"|[[1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] |- |align="center"|9||align="center"|2-2 |- |align="center"|10||28 May 1996||[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|SKN}} || align="center"|5-1 || align="center"|5-1 ||rowspan="2"|[[1996 Caribbean Cup]] |- |align="center"|11 || 7 June 1996 ||Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|CUB}} ||align="center"|1-0 || align="center"|2-0 |- |align="center"|12 || 5 June 1999 ||rowspan="2"|[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|GRN}} ||align="center"|4-0 || align="center"|7-0 ||rowspan="2"|[[1999 Caribbean Cup]] |- |align="center"|13 ||11 June 1999 || {{fb|HAI}} ||align="center"|1-0 || align="center"|6-1 |- |align="center"|14 || 8 September 1999 || [[Miami Orange Bowl]], Miami, United States of America || {{fb|COL}} ||align="center"|2-1 || align="center"|4-3 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|15 || 15 February 2000 || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], Los Angeles, United States of America || {{fb|GUA}} ||align="center"|2-1 ||align="center"|4-2 || rowspan="2"|[[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] |- |align="center"|16 ||20 February 2000 || [[San Diego Stadium|Qualcomm Stadium]], San Diego, United States of America || {{fb|CRC}} ||align="center"|1-0 ||align="center"|2-1 |- |align="center"|17 ||rowspan="2"|4 March 2000 || rowspan="7"|[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Netherlands Antilles}} ||align="center"|4-0||rowspan="2" align="center"|5-0 || rowspan="5"|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- |align="center"|18 ||align="center"|5-0 |- |align="center"|19 ||rowspan="2"| 2 April 2000 || rowspan="2"|{{fb|DR}} ||align="center"|1-0 ||rowspan="2" align="center"|3-0 |- |align="center"|20 ||align="center"|3-0 |- |align="center"|21 || 7 May 2000 || {{fb|HAI}} ||align="center"|2-0 ||align="center"|3-1 |- |align="center"|22 ||4 July 2000 ||{{fb|CUB}}|| align="center"|4-1 || align="center"|4-1|| Friendly |- |align="center"|23 ||10 May 2001 ||{{fb|GRN}} || ||align="center"|5-3 || Friendly |- |align="center"|24 ||15 May 2001 || [[Larry Gomes Stadium]], Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|BAR}} || align="center"|2-0 || align="center"|5-0 || rowspan="3"|[[2001 Caribbean Cup]] |- |align="center"|25 || 22 May 2001 || rowspan="2"|[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|CUB}} ||align="center"|1-0 || align="center"|2-0 |- |align="center"|26 || 25 May 2001 || {{fb|HAI}} ||align="center"|3-0 || align="center"|3-0 |- |align="center"|27 || 23 April 2003 || [[Stade Pierre-Aliker]], Fort-de-France, Martinique || {{fb|MTQ}} || align="center"|1-0 || align="center"|2-3 || [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification]] |- |align="center"|28 || 5 November 2008 || [[Marvin Lee Stadium]], Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|ATG}} ||align="center"|2-1 ||align="center"|3-2 || [[2008 Caribbean Cup qualification]] |}
==References== {{Reflist}}<!--added above External links/Sources by script-assisted edit-->
==Sources== * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321235842/http://www.socawarriors.net/arnold_dwarika.htm |date=March 21, 2008 |title=Official Trinidad & Tobago profile}} * [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/dwarika-intlg.html RSSSF stats]
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