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{{Short description|Trinidad and Tobago footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name          = Arnold Dwarika
| image               =
| fullname            = Arnold Dwarika
| height              = 
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1973|8|23}}
| birth_place = [[Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago|Santa Cruz]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
| currentclub         = 
| clubnumber          = 
| position            = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 =           
| youthclubs1 =           
|  years1 =                 1992–1993 
| years2 =  1994 
| years3 =  1994–1995 
| years4 =  1995 
| years5 =  1995–1997 
| years6 =  1997 
| years7 =  1997–2002 
| years8 =  2002–2003 
| years9 =  2003
| years10 =  2004 
| years11 =  2005 
| years12 =  2005 
| years13 =  2006–2008 
| years14 =  2009 
| years15 =  2010–2012
| clubs1 = [[Defence Force F.C.|Defence Force]] 
| clubs2 = Trinity Pros
| clubs3 = [[St. Ann's Rangers F.C.|Superstar Rangers]] 
| clubs4 = [[Joe Public F.C.|Joe Public]] 
| clubs5 =  [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] 
| clubs6 =  [[Al-Ansar (Lebanon)|Al-Ansar]] 
| clubs7 =  [[Joe Public F.C.|Joe Public]] 
| clubs8 =  [[W Connection F.C.|W Connection]] 
| clubs9 =  [[Qingdao Hailifeng F.C.|Qingdao Hailifeng]] 
| clubs10 =  [[Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Rizhiquan]] 
| clubs11 =  [[W Connection F.C.|W Connection]] 
| clubs12 =  [[North East Stars F.C.|North East Stars]] 
| clubs13 =  [[Joe Public F.C.|Joe Public]] 
| clubs14 =  [[United Petrotrin F.C.|United Petrotrin]] 
| clubs15 =  [[North East Stars F.C.|North East Stars]]
| caps1 = ?            
| caps2 =  ? 
| caps3 =   ?
| caps4 =    ? 
| caps5 =  46   
| caps6 =     ?
| caps7 =   ?
| caps8 =   ?
| caps9 =   11
| caps10 =  15   
| caps11 = ?
| caps12 =  ?
| caps13 =   ? 
| caps14 =  ?
| caps15 = ?
| goals1 =  ?
| goals2 =  ?
| goals3 =  ?
| goals4 =  ?
| goals5 =  9  
| goals6 =  ?
| goals7 =  ?
| goals8 =   ?
| goals9 =  2
| goals10 =  0  
| goals11 =  ?
| goals12 =  ?
| goals13 =  ?
| goals14 =  ?
| goals15 = ?
| nationalyears1 =  1993–2008       
| nationalteam1 =   [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
| nationalcaps1 =    73  
| nationalgoals1 =   28 
}}

'''Arnold Dwarika''' (born 23 August 1973 in Upper Santa Cruz, [[Trinidad]]) is a retired Trinidadian [[Association football|football]] player, who played as a [[midfielder]] for the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]]. He went to school at Malick Senior Comprehensive in Trinidad.

==Career==
Most of his career has been spent in his homeland in the [[TT Pro League]] but Dwarika has also had stints in Europe with Scottish side [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] and Asia with Chinese clubs [[Qingdao Hailifeng F.C.|Qingdao Hailifeng]] and [[Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Pharmaceutical]].<ref>{{NFT player|id=6688|name=Dwarika, Arnold|accessdate=2008-08-18}}</ref>

Dwarika scored two goals in [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]'s 3–2 loss to the United States during the 1996 Gold Cup. He was a regular member of the Trinidad and Tobago senior squad from 1993, and also played in the under-23 Olympic squad of 1996. He was not considered for the national side for some time after 2004, ruling him out of contention for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], but later returned to the team.

==Honours==
'''Defence Force'''
* TT National League: 1993

'''Al-Ansar'''
* [[Lebanese Premier League]]: 1997

'''Joe Public'''
* [[Caribbean Club Championship|CFU Club Championship]]: 1998, 2000; runner-up: 2007
* [[TT Pro League]]: 2006
* [[Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy]]: 2007
* [[Trinidad and Tobago Classic]]: 2007
* [[Kashif & Shanghai Knockout Tournament]]: 2007

'''W Connection'''
* [[Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy]]: 2003
* [[Trinidad and Tobago League Cup]]: 2005
* [[Trinidad and Tobago Classic]]: 2005
* [[Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl]] runner-up: 2005

'''North East Starts'''
* [[Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy]] runner-up: 2011

'''Individual'''
* [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Allstar team: 2000
* [[TT Pro League]] Golden Boot: 1999 (45 Goals)
* Caribbean Footballer of the Year: 1999
* Trinidad & Tobago footballer of the year (3): 1998, 1999, 2001

==International Goals==
''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dwarika goal.''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/dwarika-intlg.html | title=Arnold Dwarika - International Appearances }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Arnold Dwarika

|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|align="center"| 1 || 30 May 1993 || [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|National Stadium]], Kingston, Jamaica || {{fb|SKN}} || align="center"| 3-2 || align="center"|3-2 || [[1993 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|2 || 14 April 1994 || [[Queen's Park Oval]], Port of Spain,  Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|SUR}} ||align="center"| 3-2 || align="center"|3-2 || [[1994 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"| 21 July 1995 || rowspan="2"| Montego Bay, Jamaica || rowspan="2"| {{fb|LCA}} || align="center"| 1-0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|5-0 || rowspan="5"| [[1995 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|4 || align="center"|2-0
|-
|align="center"|5 || rowspan="2"|28 July 1995 || rowspan="3"| Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands ||rowspan="2"| {{fb|CAY}} || ||rowspan="2" align="center"|9-2
|-
|align="center"|6 ||
|-
|align="center"|7 ||30 July 1995 || {{fb|VIN}} ||1align="center"|5-0 ||align="center"|5-0
|-
|align="center"|8 ||rowspan="2"| 13 January 1996 ||rowspan="2"|[[Angel Stadium|Anaheim Stadium]], Anaheim, United States of America ||rowspan="2"|{{fb|USA}} ||align="center|1-0 ||rowspan="2" align="center"|2-3||rowspan="2"|[[1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|9||align="center"|2-2
|-
|align="center"|10||28 May 1996||[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|SKN}} || align="center"|5-1 || align="center"|5-1 ||rowspan="2"|[[1996 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|11 || 7 June 1996 ||Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|CUB}} ||align="center"|1-0 || align="center"|2-0
|-
|align="center"|12 || 5 June 1999 ||rowspan="2"|[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|GRN}} ||align="center"|4-0 || align="center"|7-0 ||rowspan="2"|[[1999 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|13 ||11 June 1999 || {{fb|HAI}} ||align="center"|1-0 || align="center"|6-1
|-
|align="center"|14 || 8 September 1999 || [[Miami Orange Bowl]], Miami, United States of America || {{fb|COL}} ||align="center"|2-1 || align="center"|4-3 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
|align="center"|15 || 15 February 2000 || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], Los Angeles, United States of America || {{fb|GUA}} ||align="center"|2-1 ||align="center"|4-2 || rowspan="2"|[[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|16 ||20 February 2000 || [[San Diego Stadium|Qualcomm Stadium]], San Diego, United States of America || {{fb|CRC}} ||align="center"|1-0 ||align="center"|2-1
|-
|align="center"|17 ||rowspan="2"|4 March 2000 || rowspan="7"|[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Netherlands Antilles}} ||align="center"|4-0||rowspan="2" align="center"|5-0 || rowspan="5"|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|18 ||align="center"|5-0
|-
|align="center"|19 ||rowspan="2"| 2 April 2000 || rowspan="2"|{{fb|DR}} ||align="center"|1-0 ||rowspan="2" align="center"|3-0 
|-
|align="center"|20 ||align="center"|3-0
|-
|align="center"|21 || 7 May 2000 || {{fb|HAI}} ||align="center"|2-0 ||align="center"|3-1
|-
|align="center"|22 ||4 July 2000 ||{{fb|CUB}}|| align="center"|4-1 || align="center"|4-1|| Friendly
|-
|align="center"|23 ||10 May 2001 ||{{fb|GRN}} || ||align="center"|5-3 || Friendly
|-
|align="center"|24 ||15 May 2001 || [[Larry Gomes Stadium]], Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|BAR}} || align="center"|2-0 || align="center"|5-0 || rowspan="3"|[[2001 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|25 || 22 May 2001 || rowspan="2"|[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|CUB}} ||align="center"|1-0 || align="center"|2-0
|-
|align="center"|26 || 25 May 2001 || {{fb|HAI}} ||align="center"|3-0 || align="center"|3-0
|-
|align="center"|27 || 23 April 2003 || [[Stade Pierre-Aliker]], Fort-de-France, Martinique || {{fb|MTQ}} || align="center"|1-0 || align="center"|2-3 || [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|28 || 5 November 2008 || [[Marvin Lee Stadium]], Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|ATG}} ||align="center"|2-1 ||align="center"|3-2 || [[2008 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|}


==References==
{{Reflist}}<!--added above External links/Sources by script-assisted edit-->

==Sources==
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321235842/http://www.socawarriors.net/arnold_dwarika.htm |date=March 21, 2008 |title=Official Trinidad & Tobago profile}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/dwarika-intlg.html RSSSF stats]

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