Lincoln City’s on loan Arsenal and England defender, Gavin Hoyte, will now miss the rest of the season with anterior cruciate and medial ligament damage to his knee.
Once a career threatening injury, Gavin is expecting to be back in action within 6 months thanks to Arsenal’s top notch facilities The 20 year old will definitely miss the rest of the season leaving Stevie T looking to secure another loan signing within the next few days.
Said Stevie T on the matter
"It is a body blow to us. We were starting to get some continuity but Gavin will be out for a long time," said City manager Steve Tilson. But he is a young lad, he will recover and he has a fantastic attitude, so I am sure he will be back."
Gavin made fourteen 14 starts and one substitute appearance for the us since arriving in October. He is missed at right back and became a popular figure in the centre of our defence during our hour of need.
Thanks for your service Gavin, we hope to see you, as well as other maybe a couple of other Arsenal youngsters back at the Imps over the next few seasons.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 11 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minutes on Pitch 1103 | ||||
Full name Gavin Andrew Hoyte
Date of birth 6 June 1990 (age 20)
Place of birth Waltham Forest, London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 11st 0lbs
Playing position Right back, Central defender
Club information - see below for stats
Squad Number 28
Youth career
1999–2007 Arsenal
2007– Arsenal 1 (0)
2008–2009 Watford (loan) 7 (0)
2009–2010 Brighton (loan) 21 (0)
2010– → Lincoln City (loan) 14 (0)
International
2007 England U17 2 (0)
2007–2008 England U18 2 (0)
2008–2009 England U19 12 (0)
2009– England U20 1 (0)