Emile Heskey
English association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978) is an English former footballer.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1978-01-11) 11 January 1978 (age 46)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Leicester City Women (head of football development) | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1994 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–2000 | Leicester City | 154 | (40) |
2000–2004 | Liverpool | 150 | (39) |
2004–2006 | Birmingham City | 68 | (14) |
2006–2009 | Wigan Athletic | 82 | (15) |
2009–2012 | Aston Villa | 92 | (9) |
2012–2014 | Newcastle Jets | 42 | (10) |
2014–2016 | Bolton Wanderers | 45 | (3) |
Total | 633 | (130) | |
National team | |||
1994 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
1995–1996 | England U18 | 8 | (5) |
1996–2000 | England U21 | 17 | (6) |
1998 | England B | 1 | (1) |
1999–2010 | England | 62 | (7) |
Teams managed | |||
2021 | Leicester City Women (interim) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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At the pinnacle of his career, he played for Leicester City, Liverpool and Birmingham City. he later he played for Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa, then Newcastle Jets in the Australian A-League. For a while he was a regular member of the England national team, striking up a good partnership with fellow forward Michael Owen, where he was often deployed as a 'Target Man' due to his immense strength, good first touch and passing skills.