{{short description|Barbadian footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dwayne Green | fullname = Dwayne Pascal Green | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|3|df=yes}} | image = | birth_place = Gorinchem, Netherlands | height = 1.74 m | position = Left-back | currentclub = Spakenburg | clubnumber = 5 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = GJS | youthyears2 = 2010–2014 | youthclubs2 = Den Bosch | youthyears3 = 2014–2016 | youthclubs3 = Brabant United | years1 = 2016–2018 | clubs1 = RKC Waalwijk | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2018–2020 | clubs2 = Dordrecht | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = Den Bosch | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2022– | clubs4 = Spakenburg | caps4 = 82 | goals4 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2021 | nationalteam1 = Barbados | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 10:13, 8 April 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 2 July 2021 }}
'''Dwayne Pascal Green''' (born 3 September 1996) is a footballer who plays as a left-back for {{Dutch football updater|Spaken}} club Spakenburg.<ref name = "WF">{{Worldfootball.net|dwayne-green|new_id=pe433413}}</ref> Born in the Netherlands, he represents Barbados internationally.
==Club career== He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for RKC Waalwijk on 12 August 2016 in a game against FC Emmen.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/08/12/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fc-emmen/rkc-waalwijk/2240579/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=12 August 2016|access-date=21 February 2018|archive-date=28 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028091823/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/08/12/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fc-emmen/rkc-waalwijk/2240579/|url-status=live}}</ref> He joined FC Dordrecht on a two-year deal in the summer of 2018, with an option for a further year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 2018 |title=Ook Dwayne Green naar FC Dordrecht |language=NL |trans-title=Also Dwayne Green to FC Dordrecht |work=Rijnmond |url=https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/169298/Ook-Dwayne-Green-naar-FC-Dordrecht |access-date=4 July 2020 |archive-date=4 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704203208/https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/169298/Ook-Dwayne-Green-naar-FC-Dordrecht |url-status=live }}</ref> After two years at Dordrecht, he signed for FC Den Bosch on a free transfer in the summer of 2020, signing a one-year contract with the club with the option for a second season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martens |first=Jan |date=26 June 2020 |title=FC Den Bosch haalt Dordrecht-verdediger Dwayne Green |language=nl |trans-title=FC Den Bosch signs Dordrecht defender Dwayne Green |work=Brabants Dagblad |url=https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/fc-den-bosch-haalt-dordrecht-verdediger-dwayne-green~aed12507/ |access-date=4 July 2020 |archive-date=7 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707010137/https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/fc-den-bosch-haalt-dordrecht-verdediger-dwayne-green~aed12507/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 2 May 2022, Green signed with Tweede Divisie club Spakenburg.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ook Dwayne Green kiest voor Spakenburg |url=https://spakenburg.com/nieuws/het-eerste/ook-dwayne-green-kiest-voor-spakenburg/ |website=SV Spakenburg |access-date=2 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926214058/https://spakenburg.com/nieuws/het-eerste/ook-dwayne-green-kiest-voor-spakenburg/ |archive-date=26 September 2023 |language=nl |date=2 May 2022}}</ref> On 4 April 2023, he started in the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup. In the 59th minute, he scored a long-range shot, becoming the first amateur player ever to score in the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pluijmert |first1=Wout |title=Dwayne Green over wondergoal tegen PSV: 'Hij kwam perfect voor m'n linkerbeen. Ik dacht: waarom niet?' |url=https://www.ad.nl/regiosport-dordrecht/dwayne-green-over-wondergoal-tegen-psv-hij-kwam-perfect-voor-mn-linkerbeen-ik-dacht-waarom-niet~ade82a14/ |access-date=2 June 2024 |work=Algemeen Dagblad |date=5 April 2023 |language=nl}}</ref> In the 2023–24 season, Green featured as a key player as Spakenburg won the Tweede Divisie.<ref name="rtvu24">{{cite news |title=Spakenburg kampioen na nederlaag De Treffers |url=https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/sport/3734987/spakenburg-kampioen-na-nederlaag-de-treffers |access-date=2 June 2024 |work=RTV Utrecht |date=11 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526161534/https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/sport/3734987/spakenburg-kampioen-na-nederlaag-de-treffers |archive-date=26 May 2024 |language=nl}}</ref>
==International career== He made his debut for Barbados national football team on 2 July 2021 in a Gold Cup qualifier against Bermuda that Bermuda won 8–1.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups?gameId=602744|title=Bermuda v Barbados game report|date=2 July 2021|accessdate=12 August 2021|archive-date=12 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812144041/https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups?gameId=602744|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life== Green was born in the Netherlands to a Barbadian father and Greek Cypriot mother.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martens |first=Jan |date=9 May 2020 |title=FC Den Bosch-linksback Dwayne Green is als Malibu met een vleugje ouzo |language=nl |work=Brabants Dagblad |url=https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/fc-den-bosch-linksback-dwayne-green-is-als-malibu-met-een-vleugje-ouzo~ab17e147/ |access-date=18 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200721/https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/fc-den-bosch-linksback-dwayne-green-is-als-malibu-met-een-vleugje-ouzo~ab17e147/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Honours== '''Spakenburg''' * Tweede Divisie: 2023–24<ref name="rtvu24" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|dwayne-green|new_id=pe433413}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Dwayne}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch men's footballers Category:Dutch people of Barbadian descent Category:Naturalised citizens of Barbados<!-- Category:Citizens of Barbados through descent --> Category:Dutch people of Greek descent Category:Barbadian men's footballers Category:21st-century Barbadian sportsmen Category:Barbados men's international footballers Category:RKC Waalwijk players Category:FC Dordrecht players Category:FC Den Bosch players Category:SV Spakenburg players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Tweede Divisie players Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Footballers from Gorinchem Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen