Anthony Wolfe
CM
FullnameAnthony Wolfe[1]
Birth date23 December 1983 (age 42)
Birth placeManzanilla, Trinidad and Tobago
Height1.75 m
PositionForward
Years 12002–2005
Clubs 1North East Stars
Years 22006
Clubs 2San Juan Jabloteh
Caps 226
Goals 216
Years 32007
Clubs 3Atlanta Silverbacks
Caps 33
Goals 31
Years 42007–2008
Clubs 4North East Stars
Caps 422
Goals 411
Years 52009–2010
Clubs 5Ma Pau
Caps 526
Goals 515
Years 62010–2012
Clubs 6North East Stars
Goals 69
Years 72012–2013
Clubs 7Central
Goals 73
Years 82013–2014
Clubs 8North East Stars
Years 92014
Clubs 9Churchill Brothers
Caps 911
Goals 93
Years 102014–2015
Clubs 10Sporting Goa
Caps 1018
Goals 104
Years 112015–2016
Clubs 11North East Stars
Years 122016
Clubs 12Ma Pau
Goals 121
Years 132017
Clubs 13Churchill Brothers
Caps 1317
Goals 134
Years 142017
Clubs 14Tollygunge Agragami
Years 152018
Clubs 15Central
Years 162018
Clubs 16Peerless
Caps 1611
Goals 165
Years 172018–2019
Clubs 17Churchill Brothers
Caps 1714
Goals 175
Years 182019–2020
Clubs 18Peerless
Nationalyears 12003–2011
Nationalteam 1Trinidad and Tobago
Nationalcaps 135
Nationalgoals 13

Anthony Wolfe CM (born 23 December 1983) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a forward.[2] He played for the Trinidad and Tobago national team on 35 occasions.

As a member of the squad that competed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, he was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest state decoration of Trinidad and Tobago.[3]

Club career

Wolfe started his career at North East Stars, with whom he clinched the league title in 2004, scoring eight goals for them in the process.[4] He then moved to San Juan Jabloteh at the start of the 2006 season and became that seasons's joint-top goalscorer with 16 goals,[5] which earned him a move to the Atlanta Silverbacks in the USL First Division.[citation needed] He only played three games for them, scoring one goal, in his lone season.[6]

Wolfe first came to India in 2014 and joined I-League side Churchill Brothers for a season.[7][8] He made his debut in the on 11 February 2014 against Rangdajied United at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, in which he scored the only goal.[9] He again played for the Goan-side for a season in 2017.[10] He also played for Sporting Clube de Goa, another I-League club.[11] In 2017, he moved to Tollygunge Agragami on loan transfer from Churchill and appeared in Calcutta Football League matches.[12]

Wolfe has appeared with Indian club Peerless SC in the Calcutta Premier Division and has had two spells with the club.[13][14][15] In 2019, Peerless created history after winning the 2019–20 Calcutta Premier Division, defeating their archrivals; three Kolkata giants and he was in the title winning squad.[16][17]

International career

Wolfe was considered a surprise inclusion in the Trinidad and Tobago national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[18]

He represented Trinidad and Tobago 35 times, making his debut on 29 January 2003, against Finland in a 2–1 defeat.[19]

International goals

Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wolfe goal.[19]
List of international goals scored by Anthony Wolfe
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 July 2008Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and TobagoANT2–02–0Friendly
214 August 2008Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington D.C., United StatesEl Salvador2–13–1Friendly
38 October 2008Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoDominican Republic8–09–0Friendly

Honours

North East Stars

Central

Peerless

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players". FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 29. Archived 10 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Anthony Wolfe archives Archived 17 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine indiafooty.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Birchall and Bell up for award". BBC Sport. Archived 6 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ Trinidad and Tobago 2004 Archived 19 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  5. ^ Trinidad and Tobago 2006 Archived 19 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  6. ^ "Atlanta Silverbacks 2007". USLSoccer. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008.
  7. ^ "North East centred on creating Stars". guardian.co.tt. The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 31 August 2014. Archived 16 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  8. ^ Noronha, Anselm (21 January 2014). "Churchill Brothers SC 2–1 United Sports Club: The Goan side held on to get off to a winning start". Goal.com. Archived 21 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  9. ^ Noronha, Anselm (11 February 2014). "Churchill Brothers SC 1-0 Rangdajied United FC: Wolfe's debut goal hands Churchill a vital win". Goal.com. Archived 6 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  10. ^ "I-League: Anthony Wolfe stars in Churchill Brothers’ win over Minerva Punjab". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 5 January 2019. Archived 4 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  11. ^ Bera, Kaustav (6 January 2015). "East Bengal 3-4 Sporting Clube de Goa: The Flaming Oranje go through at the Red and Golds' expense". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  12. ^ Wolfe nets a brace Archived 4 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine The Telegraph India. Retrieved 4 September 2021
  13. ^ "Wolfe nets winner". The Telegraph India. Archived 22 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  14. ^ Majumder, Ajay (29 August 2018). "CFL 2018/19: Mohammedan SC confident ahead of Peerless tie". indiafooty.com. INDIAFOOTY. Archived 31 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Anthony Wolfe's stunning goal hands Peerless full points against Mohammedan Sporting". Xtratime.in. Archived 22 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  16. ^ "we have proved. Kromah the team from the front :Jahar Das, Peerless coach". Kolkata Today. Archived 16 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  17. ^ Nag, Utathya (19 April 2023). "Calcutta Football League: East Bengal kings of Asia's oldest league competition — full winners list". olympics.com. The Olympics Football. Archived 5 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  18. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: Trinidad & Tobago". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008.
  19. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Wolfe, Anthony". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived 13 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago – List of Champions". Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 3 April 2009. Archived 20 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  21. ^ "Central FC in FA final". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 18 January 2013. Archived 20 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  22. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Jahar Das — The man behind Peerless FC’s historic Calcutta Football League glory". thebridge.in. Archived 16 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 January 2021.