PLAYER PROFILE

Justin Hoyte

Position: Defence

Height: 5'11

Weight: 10st 9lbs

Date of Birth: 1984-11-20 Waltham Forest, England

Justin Hoyte

Justin Hoyte came through the youth team ranks at Highbury and made his debut for Arsene Wenger's side in their 6-1 win over Southampton in the 2002-03 season.

However, with the Gunners' side being packed with stars he had little chance to break through on a regular basis and instead went on loan to Sunderland in summer 2005 as Wenger wanted his young star to be playing regular Premiership football.

He played 31 games for Black Cats during the 2005/06 season, but they were ultaimtly relegated and he returned to the Emirates Stadium in summer 2006.

With Ashley Cole now gone and injuries plaguing the Gunners side, Hoyte found the regular first team football he couldn't gain in his first stint with the club and went on to play 28 games, scoring once in a Janury 2007 league match against Charlton.

His performances were sometimes nervous, but he soon settled down and finished the season an important part of the Arsenal team.