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Jermain Defoe

Jermain Colin Defoe

  • Date of birth: (44 years)
  • Place of birth: Beckton, England
  • Height: 1.69 m
  • Baconbauer number 3
All positions:Positions
  • Striker
  • Secondary striker
Caps
57
22 starts · 35 as sub
Goals
20
0.35 per game
Assists
6
0.11 per game
All-time · England
#22
in goals
Cards
1
1 yellow · 0 second yellow · 0 red
Debut
31 Mar 2004
vs Sweden, aged 21

National Teams · England

Caps and goals per year
YearCapsStartsAs subGoalsCaps and goals per year
20172111
20133122
20126332
20111010
20107524
20096065
20086513
20075050
20066332
20057160
20048351
Total57223520

All international matches

  1. World Cup 2018 · Group F · Hampden ParkAvs.ScotlandOwn contribution: came on 95'Match report: Scotland vs. England 2–2Draw
  2. World Cup 2018 · Group F · Wembley StadiumHvs.LithuaniaOwn contribution: Started1 goaloff 60'Match report: England vs. Lithuania 2–0Win
  3. Friendly · Wembley StadiumHvs.ChileOwn contribution: came on 66'Match report: England vs. Chile 0–2Defeat
  4. Friendly · Wembley StadiumHvs.IrelandOwn contribution: came on 34'Match report: England vs. Ireland 1–1Draw
  5. World Cup 2014 · Group H · San Marino StadiumAvs.San MarinoOwn contribution: Started2 goalsMatch report: San Marino vs. England 0–8Win
  6. World Cup 2014 · Group H · Narodowy StadionAvs.PolandMatch report: Poland vs. England 1–1Draw
  7. World Cup 2014 · Group H · Wembley StadiumHvs.UkraineOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: England vs. Ukraine 1–1Draw
  8. World Cup 2014 · Group H · Stadionul ZimbruAvs.MoldovaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Moldova vs. England 0–5Win
  9. Friendly · Wankdorf StadionAvs.ItalyOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Italy vs. England 1–2Win
  10. European Championship 2012 · Group D · Donbass ArenaAvs.FranceMatch report: France vs. England 1–1Draw
  11. Friendly · Wembley StadiumHvs.BelgiumMatch report: England vs. Belgium 1–0Win
  12. Friendly · Wembley StadiumHvs.GhanaMatch report: England vs. Ghana 1–1Draw
  13. European Championship 2012 · Group G · St. Jakob ParkAvs.SwitzerlandMatch report: Switzerland vs. England 1–3Win
  14. European Championship 2012 · Group G · Wembley StadiumHvs.BulgariaOwn contribution: 3 goalsMatch report: England vs. Bulgaria 4–0Win
  15. World Cup 2010 · Round of 16 · Free State StadiumAvs.GermanyMatch report: Germany vs. England 4–1Defeat
  16. World Cup 2010 · Group C · Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumAvs.SloveniaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Slovenia vs. England 0–1Win
  17. World Cup 2010 · Group C · Cape Town StadiumHvs.AlgeriaMatch report: England vs. Algeria 0–0Draw
  18. Friendly · Wembley StadiumHvs.MexicoMatch report: England vs. Mexico 3–1Win
  19. Friendly · Wembley StadiumHvs.EgyptMatch report: England vs. Egypt 3–1Win
  20. Friendly · Sheikh Khalifa International StadiumAvs.BrazilMatch report: Brazil vs. England 1–0Defeat
  21. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Wembley StadiumHvs.CroatiaMatch report: England vs. Croatia 5–1Win
  22. Friendly · Wembley StadiumHvs.SloveniaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: England vs. Slovenia 2–1Win
  23. Friendly · Johan Cruijff ArenAAvs.NetherlandsOwn contribution: 2 goalsMatch report: Netherlands vs. England 2–2Draw
  24. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Wembley StadiumHvs.AndorraOwn contribution: 2 goalsMatch report: England vs. Andorra 6–0Win
  25. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Ortaliq StadionAvs.KazakhstanMatch report: Kazakhstan vs. England 0–4Win
  26. Friendly · OlympiastadionAvs.GermanyMatch report: Germany vs. England 1–2Win
  27. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Wembley StadiumHvs.KazakhstanOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: England vs. Kazakhstan 5–1Win
  28. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Estadi Olímpic Lluís CompanysAvs.AndorraMatch report: Andorra vs. England 0–2Win
  29. Friendly · Wembley StadiumHvs.Czech RepublicMatch report: England vs. Czech Republic 2–2Draw
  30. Friendly · Hasely Crawford StadiumAvs.Trinidad & TobagoOwn contribution: 2 goalsMatch report: Trinidad & Tobago vs. England 0–3Win
  31. Friendly · Wembley StadiumHvs.USAMatch report: England vs. USA 2–0Win
  32. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Wembley StadiumHvs.CroatiaMatch report: England vs. Croatia 2–3Defeat
  33. Friendly · Ernst-Happel-StadionAvs.AustriaMatch report: Austria vs. England 0–1Win
  34. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Estadi Olímpic Lluís CompanysAvs.AndorraMatch report: Andorra vs. England 0–3Win
  35. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Ramat Gan StadiumAvs.IsraelMatch report: Israel vs. England 0–0Draw
  36. Friendly · Old TraffordHvs.SpainMatch report: England vs. Spain 0–1Defeat
  37. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Stadion MaksimirAvs.CroatiaMatch report: Croatia vs. England 2–0Defeat
  38. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Old TraffordHvs.MacedoniaMatch report: England vs. Macedonia 0–0Draw
  39. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Nacionalna Arena Toše ProeskiAvs.MacedoniaMatch report: Macedonia vs. England 0–1Win
  40. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Old TraffordHvs.AndorraOwn contribution: 2 goalsMatch report: England vs. Andorra 5–0Win
  41. Friendly · Old TraffordHvs.GreeceMatch report: England vs. Greece 4–0Win
  42. Friendly · AnfieldHvs.UruguayMatch report: England vs. Uruguay 2–1Win
  43. World Cup 2006 · Group 6 · Windsor ParkAvs.Northern IrelandMatch report: Northern Ireland vs. England 1–0Defeat
  44. World Cup 2006 · Group 6 · Millenium StadiumAvs.WalesMatch report: Wales vs. England 0–1Win
  45. Friendly · ParkenAvs.DenmarkMatch report: Denmark vs. England 4–1Defeat
  46. Friendly · Giants StadiumAvs.ColombiaMatch report: Colombia vs. England 2–3Win
  47. Friendly · Soldier FieldAvs.USAMatch report: USA vs. England 1–2Win
  48. World Cup 2006 · Group 6 · St. James' ParkHvs.AzerbaijanMatch report: England vs. Azerbaijan 2–0Win
  49. World Cup 2006 · Group 6 · Old TraffordHvs.Northern IrelandMatch report: England vs. Northern Ireland 4–0Win
  50. Friendly · Estadio Santiago BernabéuAvs.SpainMatch report: Spain vs. England 1–0Defeat
  51. World Cup 2006 · Group 6 · Tofik Bakhramov StadiumAvs.AzerbaijanMatch report: Azerbaijan vs. England 0–1Win
  52. World Cup 2006 · Group 6 · Old TraffordHvs.WalesMatch report: England vs. Wales 2–0Win
  53. World Cup 2006 · Group 6 · Narodowy StadionAvs.PolandOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Poland vs. England 1–2Win
  54. World Cup 2006 · Group 6 · Ernst-Happel-StadionAvs.AustriaMatch report: Austria vs. England 2–2Draw
  55. Friendly · St. James' ParkHvs.UkraineMatch report: England vs. Ukraine 3–0Win
  56. Friendly · City of Manchester StadiumHvs.IcelandMatch report: England vs. Iceland 6–1Win
  57. Friendly · UlleviAvs.SwedenMatch report: Sweden vs. England 1–0Defeat
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Results over time

31 Mar 2004 · Defeat5 Jun 2004 · Win18 Aug 2004 · Win4 Sept 2004 · Draw8 Sept 2004 · Win9 Oct 2004 · Win13 Oct 2004 · Win17 Nov 2004 · Defeat26 Mar 2005 · Win30 Mar 2005 · Win28 May 2005 · Win31 May 2005 · Win17 Aug 2005 · Defeat3 Sept 2005 · Win7 Sept 2005 · Defeat1 Mar 2006 · Win16 Aug 2006 · Win2 Sept 2006 · Win6 Sept 2006 · Win7 Oct 2006 · Draw11 Oct 2006 · Defeat7 Feb 2007 · Defeat24 Mar 2007 · Draw28 Mar 2007 · Win16 Nov 2007 · Win21 Nov 2007 · Defeat28 May 2008 · Win1 Jun 2008 · Win20 Aug 2008 · Draw6 Sept 2008 · Win11 Oct 2008 · Win19 Nov 2008 · Win6 Jun 2009 · Win10 Jun 2009 · Win12 Aug 2009 · Draw5 Sept 2009 · Win9 Sept 2009 · Win14 Nov 2009 · Defeat3 Mar 2010 · Win24 May 2010 · Win18 Jun 2010 · Draw23 Jun 2010 · Win27 Jun 2010 · Defeat3 Sept 2010 · Win7 Sept 2010 · Win29 Mar 2011 · Draw2 Jun 2012 · Win11 Jun 2012 · Draw15 Aug 2012 · Win7 Sept 2012 · Win11 Sept 2012 · Draw17 Oct 2012 · Draw22 Mar 2013 · Win29 May 2013 · Draw15 Nov 2013 · Defeat26 Mar 2017 · Win10 Jun 2017 · Draw

One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.

Most frequent teammates

#PlayerYearsTogetherBoth started
1Frank Lampard2004–20134016
2Steven Gerrard2004–20124016
3Ashley Cole2004–20133815
4Wayne Rooney2004–20133713
5John Terry2004–20123213
6Glen Johnson2004–20132710
7David Beckham2004–2009246
8Gareth Barry2007–2011219
9Rio Ferdinand2004–2010218
10Shaun Wright-Phillips2004–2010201
11James Milner2009–2013197
12Joe Cole2004–2010191
13Paul Robinson2004–2007187
14Peter Crouch2005–2010183
15Michael Carrick2005–2013162
16Jamie Carragher2004–2010160
17David James2004–2010157
18Joleon Lescott2007–2013156
19Gary Neville2004–2007155
20Joe Hart2008–2017147

Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 57 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.

Most frequent opponents

#OpponentYearsMatchesWDLGoals
1Andorra2006–200944004
2Croatia2006–200931020
3Slovenia2009–201022002
4Poland2004–201221101
5Kazakhstan2008–200922001
6Ukraine2004–201221100
7Germany2008–201021010
8USA2005–200822000
9Austria2004–200721100
10Spain2004–200720020
11North Macedonia200621100
12Azerbaijan2004–200522000
13Northern Ireland200521010
14Wales2004–200522000
15Bulgaria201011003

FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.