Howard Ross Newton is a Guyanese

Guyana

Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...

 international footballer who plays as a winger.

Early and personal life

Born in Hammersmith

Hammersmith

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, England

England

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, Newton is the older brother of fellow footballer Jake Newton.

Club career

Newton began his club career in England, playing with teams including Sutton United

Sutton United F.C.

Sutton United Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Conference South. They are based in Sutton, London, and play their home games at the Borough Sports Ground in Gander Green Lane....

, Hampton & Richmond Borough

Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C.

Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. are an English football club based in the suburb of Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. They were founded in 1921 and formerly known as Hampton F.C. until 1999 when they changed their name in an attempt to draw a wider support base from around the...

, Wembley

Wembley F.C.

Wembley Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent, London, England. The club is affiliated to the Middlesex County FA...

, Hitchin Town

Hitchin Town F.C.

Hitchin Town Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. They will compete in the Southern Football League's Premier Division for the 2011–12 season...

, Staines Town

Staines Town F.C.

Staines Town FC are an English football club based in Staines, Surrey. They are currently competing in the Conference South. The team are usually known as 'The Swans'...

, Epsom & Ewell

Epsom & Ewell F.C.

Epsom & Ewell Football Club is an association football club was established in 1917. They are from Epsom in Surrey and play in the Combined Counties League Premier Division. They have reached the first round of the FA Cup, been runners-up in the FA Vase, and been champions of Isthmian League...

, Dagenham & Redbridge

Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.

Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...

 and Harrow Borough

Harrow Borough F.C.

Harrow Borough Football Club is a semi-professional English association football club based in Harrow, in Greater London. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Earlsmead Stadium....

. In August 2009, Newton had an unsuccessful trial with Football League

The Football League

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 side Gillingham

Gillingham F.C.

Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...

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Newton spent the summer of 2010 with New Zealand side Hamilton Wanderers

Hamilton Wanderers

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International career

Newton made his international debut for Guyana

Guyana national football team

The Guyana national football team, nicknamed the Golden Jaguars, is the national team of Guyana and is controlled by the Guyana Football Federation. Although the former British colony is located in South America, it competes in CONCACAF, together with Suriname and French Guiana. Until the...

 on 22 February 2008 in a friendly game against Cuba

Cuba national football team

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. To date, Newton has appeared in eight international games for Guyana, including one World Cup Qualifying match in June 2008.