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Jermain Defoe
English association football player (born 1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jermain Defoe (born 7 October 1982) is a former English football player. He played more than 600 league games including two spells at Tottenham Hotspur. He made over 50 appearances for the England national team.
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![]() Defoe in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jermain Colin Defoe[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 41)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Beckton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Tottenham Hotspur (under-18s coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Senrab | |||
1997–1999 | Charlton Athletic | ||
1999 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2004 | West Ham United | 93 | (29) |
2000–2001 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 29 | (18) |
2004–2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | 139 | (43) |
2008 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 1 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Portsmouth | 30 | (14) |
2009–2014 | Tottenham Hotspur | 135 | (47) |
2014 | Toronto FC | 19 | (11) |
2014 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 2 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Sunderland | 87 | (34) |
2017–2020 | AFC Bournemouth | 28 | (4) |
2019–2020 | → Rangers (loan) | 37 | (21) |
2020–2022 | Rangers | 17 | (4) |
2022 | Sunderland | 7 | (0) |
Total | 624 | (227) | |
National team | |||
England U16 | 8 | (0) | |
2000–2001 | England U18 | 7 | (0) |
2001–2003 | England U21 | 23 | (7) |
2004–2017 | England | 57 | (20) |
Teams managed | |||
2021 | Rangers (caretaker) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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