The Most Famous
SOCCER PLAYERS from Trinidad and Tobago
This page contains a list of the greatest Trinidadian Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 19 of which were born in Trinidad and Tobago. This makes Trinidad and Tobago the birth place of the 83rd most number of Soccer Players behind Burkina Faso, and Zambia.
Top 10
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Trinidadian Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Trinidadian Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Trinidadian Soccer Players.
1. Dwight Yorke (b. 1971)
With an HPI of 48.60, Dwight Yorke is the most famous Trinidadian Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 47 different languages on wikipedia.
Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Trinidad and Tobago. Throughout his club career, he played for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland, mainly as a forward, between 1998 and 2009. Yorke formed a prolific strike partnership with Andy Cole at Manchester United, where he won numerous honours including several Premier League titles and the Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in 1999. Yorke scored 123 goals in the Premier League, a record for a non-European which was not broken until Sergio Agüero in 2017. At international level, Yorke represented Trinidad and Tobago on 74 occasions between 1989 and 2009, scoring 19 goals. He helped his nation reach the semi-finals of the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and later qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in its history, representing his country in the 2006 tournament. After retiring from playing in 2009, Yorke became assistant manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team, a position he held until the completion of the qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
2. Silvio Spann (b. 1981)
With an HPI of 36.89, Silvio Spann is the 2nd most famous Trinidadian Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 44 different languages.
Silvio Spann (born 21 August 1981) is a former Trinidad and Tobagonian footballer who played professionally in countries including Italy, Japan, Croatia and Wales. Spann is a midfielder. He is the son of Leroy Spann, also former Trinidad and Tobago national team player.
3. Jlloyd Samuel (1981 - 2018)
With an HPI of 34.88, Jlloyd Samuel is the 3rd most famous Trinidadian Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Jlloyd Tafari Samuel ( JAY-loyd, 29 March 1981 – 15 May 2018) was a professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, he was raised in England and played for England up to under-21 level. He played 3 seasons for Iranian Esteghlal of the Persian Gulf Pro League. He played two full international matches for Trinidad and Tobago in 2009. Samuel played as a youth for the London-based junior team Senrab and was in the academies of West Ham United and Charlton Athletic before joining Aston Villa's youth team in 1997 as a trainee. He made a total of 198 appearances for Villa before moving to fellow Premier League club Bolton Wanderers in 2007, where he spent a further four years including a brief spell on loan at Cardiff City in the Championship. Samuel spent the last four years of his professional career in the Iran Pro League, representing Esteghlal and Paykan. He won a Hazfi Cup and a league title with Esteghlal. After returning to England from Iran, he became player-manager of Cheshire-based amateur team Egerton. He died on 15 May 2018 in a collision between two vehicles, at the age of 37.
4. Stern John (b. 1976)
With an HPI of 34.72, Stern John is the 4th most famous Trinidadian Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.
Stern John CM (born 30 October 1976) is a Trinidadian football manager and former player who is currently managing Saint Lucia. He managed Anguilla from 2020 to 2022. He previously played for a number of American and English football clubs that included Columbus Crew, Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City, Coventry City, Derby County, Sunderland, Southampton, Bristol City, Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town.
5. Dennis Lawrence (b. 1974)
With an HPI of 32.99, Dennis Lawrence is the 5th most famous Trinidadian Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Dennis William Lawrence CM (born 1 August 1974) is a Trinidad and Tobago former professional footballer and current assistant coach at Minnesota United. He was the manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team from 2017 to 2019. Prior to coaching, he had a successful playing career in England, Wales and Trinidad and Tobago. He lifted the Caribbean Cup with the Soca Warriors and won several cup competitions with Wrexham before winning a league title with Swansea City. Before moving to Everton, he had coached for three years at Wigan Athletic during which time he became the first Trinidadian to win the FA Cup.
6. Randy Samuel (b. 1963)
With an HPI of 32.44, Randy Samuel is the 6th most famous Trinidadian Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Randolph FitzGerald Samuel (born 23 December 1963) is a Trinidad-born Canadian former soccer player who played as a defender. His 82 international caps were a Canada national team record until he was surpassed by Paul Stalteri in September 2010. He started his career with the Edmonton Eagles and Vancouver Whitecaps before joining Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven in 1985. Playing just five Eredivisie games for PSV, he moved on to FC Volendam in 1987, becoming a key member of the team until he moved on to league rivals Fortuna Sittard in 1990. Sittard were relegated into the second tier, and Samuel moved on to English side Port Vale in November 1995. Failing to make an impact in England, he left in May 1996 and signed with Norwegian side Harstad IL. He later played for the Vancouver 86ers, the Hampton Roads Mariners, and the Montreal Impact. Making 82 appearances for Canada between 1983 and 1997, he appeared in all three games of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also helped his nation to win the 1990 North American Nations Cup and 1985 CONCACAF Championship. He played at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 1991 and 1993. In 2012 as part of the Canadian Soccer Association's centennial celebration, he was named to the all-time Canada XI men's team.
7. Russell Latapy (b. 1968)
With an HPI of 32.41, Russell Latapy is the 7th most famous Trinidadian Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Russell Nigel Latapy CM (born 2 August 1968) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is currently the assistant coach of Macarthur. In a senior career which spanned more than twenty years at both club and international level, he played in Portugal (eight years with three clubs, most notably Porto) and Scotland (eleven seasons representing four teams, Hibernian, Rangers, Dundee United and Falkirk). Latapy gained 81 caps for the Trinidad and Tobago national team. As a member of the squad that competed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Latapy was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest state decoration of Trinidad and Tobago.
8. Brent Sancho (b. 1977)
With an HPI of 30.15, Brent Sancho is the 8th most famous Trinidadian Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Brent Sancho CM (born 13 March 1977) is a Trinidadian former professional football player and politician. In February 2015, he became the Minister of Sports for his home country, Trinidad and Tobago.
9. Cyd Gray (b. 1973)
With an HPI of 29.98, Cyd Gray is the 9th most famous Trinidadian Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Cyd Gray CM (born 21 November 1976) is a former professional footballer from Trinidad and Tobago. He previously played as a defender for San Juan Jabloteh, as well as the islands' national team. He made his debut for the Soca Warriors against Costa Rica in 2001. As a member of the Trinidad and Tobago squad that competed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Gray was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest state decoration of Trinidad and Tobago.
10. Evans Wise (b. 1973)
With an HPI of 29.79, Evans Wise is the 10th most famous Trinidadian Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Evans Wise CM (born November 23, 1973) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His first professional club was the Tampa Bay Mutiny, who drafted him fourth overall in the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft. Wise has 18 caps and three goals for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team. He was called up to for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, replacing the injured Silvio Spann. As a member of the squad that competed at the World Cup, Wise was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest state decoration of Trinidad and Tobago.
People
Pantheon has 21 people classified as Trinidadian soccer players born between 1963 and 1984. Of these 21, 20 (95.24%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Trinidadian soccer players include Dwight Yorke, Silvio Spann, and Stern John. The most famous deceased Trinidadian soccer players include Jlloyd Samuel. As of April 2024, 2 new Trinidadian soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Randy Samuel, and Candace Chapman.
Living Trinidadian Soccer Players
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Dwight Yorke
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Silvio Spann
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.89
Stern John
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Dennis Lawrence
1974 - Present
HPI: 32.99
Randy Samuel
1963 - Present
HPI: 32.44
Russell Latapy
1968 - Present
HPI: 32.41
Brent Sancho
1977 - Present
HPI: 30.15
Cyd Gray
1973 - Present
HPI: 29.98
Evans Wise
1973 - Present
HPI: 29.79
Marvin Andrews
1975 - Present
HPI: 29.52
Avery John
1975 - Present
HPI: 27.82
Kenwyne Jones
1984 - Present
HPI: 26.72
