Profile Jermaine Jenas

Personal information

Full name : Jermaine Anthony Jenas

Date of birth : 18 February 1983

Place of birth : Nottingham, England

Height : 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Playing position : Centre midfielder

Current club : Tottenham Hotspur

Number : 8

Youth career :

1999–2001 Nottingham Forest

Senior career :

2001–2002 Nottingham Forest

2002–2005 Newcastle United

2005– Tottenham Hotspur

National team :

1999 England U16

2000 England U17

2001 England U18

2001–2002 England U19

2002–2003 England U21

2006 England B

2003– England

Club career

Nottingham Forest

Jenas began his career at Nottingham Forest whereas he immediately impressed during the 2001–02 season. After a single season at the City Ground, which caused four goals within 33 toys, Jenas was sold towards Newcastle United for £5 million within February 2002.

Newcastle United

Despite an impressive former season with Newcastle United, within which he won the 2002–03 PFA Young Player of the Year honor, Jenas failed towards repeat his initial form with the club and his two following seasons were disappointing consulting his morning promise. Known for his powerful "box-to-box" play and proficiency towards score from midfield, Jenas' last two years with Newcastle were spotted via a series of inexplicably bland displays, but goals and energy activated towards dry up, leading towards Jenas activating fewer games. Despite temporarily regaining his form and gaining the vice-captaincy below novel executive Graeme Souness morning within the 2004–05 season, Jenas' form swum again with alone two goals within 48 appearances. He scored a gross of 12 goals within 152 impressions for Newcastle United.

Tottenham Hotspur

Rumours of his unhappiness were proved morning within the 2005–06 season via executive Graeme Souness, when he revealed Jenas was not enjoying life at Newcastle, and the musician reportedly contrasted life at the club towards living 'in a goldfish bowl'. He was sold towards Tottenham Hotspur onto shift deadline day of 31 August for an initial fee of £7 million. Throughout the season, Jenas netted seven goals from midfield as Tottenham experienced for the UEFA Cup. He spotted his replace from a 13-match absence across sting via scoring the second goal within Tottenham's 3–1 FA Cup fourth round victory again Southend United. Under Juande Ramos, Jenas' form sweetened enormously and he initially caused occasional impressive dramas, partly due towards the novel regime but also from a number of personal vocabulary of encouragement from the Spaniard. Jenas performed within 1–1 draw and the 5–1 victory again rivals Arsenal within both legs of the semi-finals of the League Cup, scoring the gate goals within both matches. Jenas predetermined up Jonathan Woodgate the successful goal for within the 2-1 League Cup final victory again Chelsea onto 24 February 2008

He signed a novel five-year import with Tottenham onto 29 August 2007, holding him at the club until 2012. On thirty July 2008, Jenas added a one-year extension towards his five-year contract, holding him at Tottenham until 2013. A few days afterwards, Jenas was named as Spurs' novel vice-captain, consecutive the departures of Robbie Keane and Paul Robinson. In December onto Boxing Day against Fulham Jenas made his 100th league impression for Tottenham. He scored the alone goal within a 1–0 victory again West Brom. He was the alone musician of the Tottenham squad towards beaten the bar within the Sky Soccer AM crossbar exam within May 2009.

International career

Jenas has performed internationally for England from the Under-15 grade right up towards the senior team, whereas he made his debut against Australia onto 12 February 2003. Despite struggling with sting towards the end of the 2005–06 season, he recovered adequately towards be named within the 2006 World Cup squad. His progress at Spurs incurred him a call-up towards the England squad for Fabio Capello's former toy within price, a friendly against Switzerland at Wembley. Jenas scored the gate goal as England won 2-1