Profile Jermain Defoe

Personal information

Full name : Jermain Colin Defoe

Date of birth : 7 October 1982 (age 28)

Place of birth : Beckton, London, England

Height : 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Playing position : Striker

Current club : Tottenham Hotspur

Number : 18

Youth career :

Senrab

Charlton Athletic

West Ham United

Senior career :

1999–2004 West Ham United

2000–2001 → Bournemouth (loan)

2004–2008 Tottenham Hotspur

2008 → Portsmouth (loan)

2008–2009 Portsmouth[

2009– Tottenham Hotspur

National team :

2001–2003 England U21

2006–2008 England B

2004– England

Club career

West Ham United

Defoe was dotted performing football via Charlton Athletic whom enrolled him at the FA National School of Excellence at Lilleshall Hall within 1997. Two years afterwards, he took the controversial decision, ancient 16, towards curve businesswoman with West Ham United, consecutive which Charlton were subsequently honored a payment package rising towards £1.4 million depending onto Premiership and international appearances. At West Ham, he was a member of the Under-19 team that won the Premier Academy League title within 1999–00, scoring twice against Arsenal within the play-off final, and went onto towards earn his first-team debut within a League Cup toy against Walsall within September 2000, scoring the alone goal within a 1–0 win.

The consecutive season, he attended Second Division club Bournemouth onto a alongside season-long credit, whereas he scored within ten serial toys, equalling John Aldridge's post-war record. He scored 18 goals within 29 league impressions for Bournemouth. West Ham executive Harry Redknapp tipped him for stardom, remarking, "He's done great. I posted him out towards Bournemouth towards get a number of experience performing league football and he's coped marvellously. To score ten goals within ten toys is a terrific achievement. He's a silver lad who's full of confidence. Nothing knocks him, he's a usual goal-scorer. If he misses, he'll be there the next moment glancing for a goal. He's a youngster with a big future."

Defoe ceased as the West Ham's top scorer within the 2001–02 season despite being consumed primarily as a spare via executive Glenn Roeder, scoring 14 goals within 39 league and cup impressions, incorporating the alone goal within a 1–0 away victory against Manchester United within December 2001, as West Ham ceased seventh within the Premiership. He scored a further 11 goals within 42 league and cup impressions within the 2002–03 season but was unable towards deter West Ham from being relegated.

Less than 24 hours as soon as the club had been relegated, Defoe made a composed appeal for a shift, remarking "As much as I relish West Ham United I feel that already is the right moment for me towards move onto within my career. This is very much a career decision. I am very ambitious and hungry towards accomplish at the highest grades of the toy for both club and country." The timing of his appeal however drew criticism from both fans and team-mates and was refused via the club. He afterwards apologised towards supporters, remarking "I abused that move and I can alone apologise. I'm young and I've knowledgeable from it. I still performed my hardest for West Ham and provided them 100% and need towards thank the fans for their support."

Defoe began the 2003–04 season with West Ham but a refusal towards sign a novel contract and disciplinary complications, incorporating three sending offs, which observed him play alone 22 toys out of a possible 34, ruled towards West Ham agreeing an bid from Tottenham Hotspur for him within the January shift window. Defoe had scored 41 goals within 105 league and cup impressions for West Ham.

Tottenham Hotspur

Defoe attended Tottenham within January 2004 for an initial fee of £6 million, rising towards £7 million depending onto "specific operation criteria", and with Bobby Zamora attending West Ham.[15] Manager David Pleat remarked, "I can't think of a British striker at his age whom has achieved as much within such a short space of time. His goal file for a 21-year-old is relatively exceptional. I trust he shall possess a fine career at Tottenham." Defoe spotted his arrival at Tottenham with a goal onto his debut within the 4–3 house victory again Portsmouth within February 2004 and added a further six within the remainder of the 2003–04 season, scoring seven goals within 15 matches. He otherwise scored 13 goals within 36 fits within the Premier League, incorporating a hat-trick within a 5–1 victory again Southampton within December 2004, and nine goals within eight toys within the FA Cup and League Cup, within the 2004–05 season. He also obtained the clubs musician of the year honor for the 2004 calendar year as voted via season ticket owners and Spurs members. Despite speculation linking him with else clubs, Defoe signed a novel four-and-a-half year contract with Tottenham within April 2005. The consecutive season was not as profitable for Defoe and Spurs executive Martin Jol consumed Defoe within rotation with Robbie Keane and Mido providing the competition for a activating position; Defoe activated 23 moments and arrived onto as spare 13 moments, scoring nine goals.

Defoe made 49 league and cup impressions for Tottenham, scoring 18 goals, during the 2006–07 season as Tottenham competed within the UEFA Cup as well as the domestic competitions. He appeared towards bite West Ham musician Javier Mascherano onto the shoulder during Tottenham's 1–0 victory again West Ham within October 2006, sparking a melee between musicians of both sides. The FA deteriorated towards rob affair against Defoe as the referee, Steve Bennett, had booked Defoe for the incident. He scored his 50th goal for Tottenham within the 2–1 victory again Aston Villa onto Boxing Day within December 2006, within which he scored both goals, and scored within Tottenham's 2–0 victory again Charlton within May 2007, which sentenced his former club towards relegation towards the Championship. Defoe afterwards offered his sympathy for Charlton and expressed his desires them towards bounce straight back towards the Premiership the consecutive season, within a post-match interview. During the summer of 2007, there was speculation approximately Defoe's future at Tottenham consecutive the arrival of Darren Bent for a fee of £16.5 million. Defoe however pressured that he would stay at Tottenham and fight for his site, remarking "I'm genuinely excited approximately the novel season and the expectation of another campaign within Europe. We possess made a number of nice signings and are already stronger and better equipped towards compete within everybody competitions."

On twenty September, Defoe arrived onto as a spare against Famagusta and scored twice, scoring his former goals of the season. He was otherwise axed from the squad within the next league toy against Bolton onto 23 September. On 25 November 2007 he missed a crucial disadvantage against former club West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground within the final minute of the toy which would possess won the toy for Spurs. As a outcome, the toy ceased 1–1.

Portsmouth

Defoe attended Portsmouth within January 2008 for £6 million. He scored the equalising goal onto his debut, a 1–1 draw at house towards Chelsea.[26] In March 2008, he was unable towards play against Tottenham as the Premier League ruled that he was ineligible towards do so as he was initially signed onto credit within January 2008. In Portsmouth's toy against Wigan Athletic the consecutive week, he scored twice and within doing so became the former ever Portsmouth musician towards score within his former five house games. Due towards impressions within Tottenham's third and fourth round ties Defoe located himself cup-tied for everybody the following fits of Pompey's successful FA Cup 2007-08 campaign. This was notably unfortunate as Defoe's shift also resulted within him lacking out onto performing within Spurs' League Cup final victory again Chelsea despite appearing within every match en route towards the final. Defoe ended the 2007–08 season with eight goals within twelve impressions for Portsmouth.

Defoe scored Portsmouth's former goal of the 2008–09 season onto thirty August 2008 with the opener within a 3–0 victory at Everton and otherwise scored their former house goals onto 13 September, with a brace against Middlesbrough. Five days afterwards, he contributed a goal and an aid within Pompey's former ever principal European match Portsmouth's 2-0 UEFA Cup former round victory again Vitória Guimarães onto 18 September.

Return towards Tottenham 2008–09 season

During January 2009, Portsmouth chiefs Peter Storrie revealed Jermain Defoe's intentions towards flee the club within the alongside future. This arrived as soon as attending the club alone within the equivalent shift window of the previous year. It was reported that Defoe's former club Tottenham Hotspur made a ceremonial strategy for the striker but none dealing was reached; Spurs executive Harry Redknapp explained the clubs as "miles apart within their valuation of the player", indicating that Portsmouth needed "in surplus of £20 million". After deals, Portsmouth agreed a invitation from Tottenham idea towards be round £15.75 million (including fees owed towards Tottenham for the previous shifts of Younes Kaboul and Pedro Mendes and waiving a £4m sell-on clause that had also been negotiated during his shift from Spurs towards Portsmouth) onto six January 2009.[30] The musician had accepted a five-year import at an evaluated £60,000 a week. Defoe was proved as a Tottenham musician via his novel club onto 9 January 2009.[31] Defoe was showed at White Hart Lane ahead of the activate of Spurs' League Cup conflict against Burnley, as soon as Spurs fans made it noticeable they needed the striker back at White Hart Lane.

He made his replace debut onto 11 January 2009 within a Premier League toy against Wigan, scoring his former goal against former club Portsmouth at White Hart Lane onto 18 January 2009. Tottenham went onto towards draw the match 1–1. He also scored his second goal within the Carling Cup semi-final second foot loss at Burnley, which assisted Spurs book a site within the final via the away goals rule. He scored three goals within his former 4 toys ahead of getting an sting which meant that for the second moment below Harry Redknapp's management at Portsmouth and Tottenham, Defoe would not go towards Wembley and would miss out onto a final. He replaced for Spurs against Newcastle onto 19 April within which Tottenham won the toy 1–0. He scored his former goal since his replace from sting within a 2–1 victory against Manchester City and assisted his team hang 8th site within the league.

2009–10 season

On 19 August 2009, Defoe scored the 3rd hat-trick of his career within a 5–1 away victory again Hull City within the second toy of the 2009/10 season. Following the match, his executive Harry Redknapp reported his tall feedback of Defoe, "with Ronaldo gone, he can shove towards be the (Premier League) top scorer". After a fine operate of form which observed him score seven goals for club and nation, Defoe was named Barclays Player of the Month for August 2009. On 12 September 2009, Defoe scored as soon as 38 seconds with an overhead kick against 2008–09 Premier League winners Manchester United within a match which ended within a 3–1 loss for Tottenham, taking his tally for the 2009–10 season towards 5 goals within 5 games. On 23 September 2009, Defoe scored a header during Tottenham's 5–1 victory again Preston. Defoe scored a goal and was posted off during the match against his former club, Portsmouth.

Defoe scored five goals at White Hart Lane within a 9–1 beating of Wigan Athletic onto 22 November 2009. This covered the second fastest hat-trick within Premier League history, which was scored within seven minutes. In doing so, Defoe became alone the fourth musician towards score five goals within one Premier League match as soon as Alan Shearer, Andrew Cole and Dimitar Berbatov. After the toy, Harry Redknapp further contended his principle that Defoe would go onto towards be the Premier League's top scorer within 2009–10,. Redknapp afterwards remarked that Rooney is the greatest everybody round attacking musician but Defoe is the greatest finisher within the England and should be frequent for England.[51] On February three, Defoe alleged his third hat-trick of the season within an FA Cup fourth round replay against Leeds United at Elland Road with Spurs successful 3–1. His rich vein of form persisted onto February 21, with another goal within the Premier League, against Wigan. His most modern goal was a disadvantage within their victory against Chelsea, which was the second London club they hammered within just 4 days, as soon as a known 2–1 victory again Arsenal. This took his tally towards 24 goals for the season. Defoe devoted a notable number of handball offences during the season, being penalised for the offence onto nineteen occasions a number of nine many than any else player.

2010-11 season

Defoe performed his portion within Tottenham qualifying for the Champions League category level, thank you towards a controversial goal against Young Boys, whereas he applied his hand towards rob the ball with him within the former place. He was stung within September onto obligation with the national team, being out for two and a halves months, ahead of making his comeback within Tottenham's victory against Arsenal within the North London derby. Defoe won a header, which activated the attack within which Gareth Bale scored towards initiate the comeback within which Spurs won 3-2. He otherwise scored two goals within a Champions league away match with Twente onto seven December.

On 26 December 2010, he obtained a straight red card, his former of the season and former since 17 October 2009, within a match at Aston Villa; his team leading at the moment went onto towards hang the victory despite performing again an hour of the match with ten men.

International career

Defoe's form for Bournemouth within the 2000–01 season observed him appointed for the England U21s team towards play Mexico U21s within May 2001, and he spotted his debut with the second goal as England U21s won 3–0. He went onto towards benefit 23 caps for England U21s, scoring seven goals.[60] Defoe made his debut for the senior England team within a 1–0 defeat towards Sweden within March 2004, arriving onto as an morning spare for the stung Darius Vassell. England executive Sven-Göran Eriksson singled out Defoe's display for praise within an alternatively destitute operation via England, remarking, "Jermain Defoe did very well – I liked what I saw. He indicated that he can do very well even within international football and that he is technically very good. Jermain is rapid and he knows whereas the goal is, so I liked him very much." He was not however appointed for the England squad towards rob portion within Euro 2004. He made his former activate for England within a World Cup qualifying match against Poland within September 2004, scoring within a 2–1 win. As he did six months originally, Eriksson remunerated tribute towards Defoe, remarking, ""Jermain is a great talent. It couldn't possess been much better for him. He did very well. He scored one goal and designed else opportunities as well. He is a great musician whom shall always score goals."

Despite appearing frequently for England within World Cup qualifying toys and friendly fits, Defoe was not named within the provisional England squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup within Germany and named alone onto a five-man standby list. He attended the squad for coaching within Germany but replaced towards England when Wayne Rooney was cleared towards play as soon as having suffered a foot sting within April. He confessed that he was confused via his exception, remarking, "I don't know why I'm not out there. I've been embroiled within every squad for the last two years and feel I've performed a portion within assisting ourselves towards qualify. I possess never felt fitter and sharper than I was within coaching and suspect I could possess scored goals within the tournament. It's a strange decision and everybody I speak towards thinks so as well." Eriksson remarked as soon as the tournament that he did not think that Defoe would possess been a better choice than 17 year old Theo Walcott, whom had been appointed for the England squad, adding, "If I had idea so I would possess chosen him. I've sighted him 15 or twenty moments this season and I possess towards rob the greatest musicians whom I think shall be nice for ourselves within the future." He made a further definition a few months afterwards, remarking, "Jermain had a very bad season. I don't think he deserved towards go towards the World Cup. Taking Theo was the right decision."

Defoe was initially omitted from Fabio Capello's former squad with the novel executive pressuring he would alone appoint musicians whom were performing frequent club football. One day as soon as scoring onto his Portsmouth debut Defoe was recalled towards the England squad towards replace the stung Gabriel Agbonlahor. Defoe took his international goals tally up towards five within the Caribbean onto 1 June 2008 when he scored twice against Trinidad and Tobago and within the procedure staking a allegation for a many frequent site within the international team.

Defoe scored his former competitive international goal of 2008 with the final goal within England's 5–1 victory again Kazakhstan onto 11 October 2008 as soon as arriving onto as a late sub for Wayne Rooney. He also scored two goals within three minutes against Andorra within a 2009 World Cup qualifier.

His 2009–10 season got off towards the heavenly activate as he arrived from the bench towards score both goals within the 2–2 draw against the Netherlands at the Amsterdam Arena onto 12 August 2009 and was informed as man of the match. On 23 June 2010, he scored the alone goal within England's third category level match against Slovenia within the World Cup. This goal provided England the victory they necessary towards move into the Round of 16.

He otherwise unlatched up the scoring for England's Euro 2012 qualifying campaign against Bulgaria, volleying house from the six yard container as soon as a cross from Ashley Cole, whose initial effort was retained via the Bulgarian goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov. Defoe went onto towards score his former international hat-trick which was the former hat-trick at the novel Wembley . Remarkably, Defoe has not performed for the full 90 minutes within any of his 45 international appearances. He has 28 impressions as a spare, which is a file number for an England musician, and has himself been substituted within everybody of his 17 starts.