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Jermain Defoe

Jermain Defoe

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age43
CitizenshipEngland St. Lucia
Height1.71 m
Footright
BornOctober 7, 1982
👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.4
goals / match
Tottenham Hotspur
top club · 363 apps

Career highs

€18.00m
peak value · 2010
€16.40m
top transfer fee · 08/09
24
best season · 09/10
95 / 27
int'l caps / goals
762Appearances
305Goals
60Assists
69Yellow cards
4Red cards
100Full matches (90′)
Full nameJermain Defoe
Name in home countryJermain Colin Defoe
Date of birth1982-10-07 (43 yrs)
Place of birthLondon, England
CitizenshipEngland St. Lucia
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height171.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2022-03-24
Contract expires
AgentWasserman
Outfitteradidas
Mar 2022
Transfer: Sunderland → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Jan 2022
Transfer: Rangers → Sunderland
21/22 · Transfer
Oct 2021
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Sunderland AFC, Rangers FC
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Rangers FC
20 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Bournemouth → Rangers
20/21 · Transfer
May 2020
Transfer: Rangers → Bournemouth
19/20 · Return from loan
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Rangers FC
32 matches · 17 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Bournemouth → Rangers
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — AFC Bournemouth, Rangers FC
28 matches · 8 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — AFC Bournemouth
26 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Sunderland → Bournemouth
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Sunderland AFC
40 matches · 15 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Sunderland AFC
34 matches · 18 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Toronto → Sunderland
14/15 · Transfer · €3.50m
Jul 2014
14/15 — Sunderland AFC
19 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Toronto FC
21 matches · 12 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2014
Transfer: Tottenham → Toronto
13/14 · Transfer · €9.09m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Tottenham Hotspur
22 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2013
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Feb 2013
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Tottenham Hotspur
43 matches · 15 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Tottenham Hotspur
38 matches · 17 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Sep 2010
Injury: unknown
26 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Tottenham Hotspur
30 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Tottenham Hotspur
43 matches · 24 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2009
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Jan 2009
Transfer: Portsmouth → Tottenham
08/09 · Transfer · €16.40m
Nov 2008
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Portsmouth FC, Tottenham Hotspur
34 matches · 14 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Tottenham → Portsmouth
07/08 · Transfer · €9.30m
Jul 2007
07/08 — Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth FC
43 matches · 16 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Tottenham Hotspur
49 matches · 18 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Tottenham Hotspur
38 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Tottenham Hotspur
44 matches · 22 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2004
Transfer: West Ham → Tottenham
03/04 · Transfer · €10.50m
Jul 2003
03/04 — West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur
37 matches · 22 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — West Ham United
42 matches · 11 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — West Ham United
39 matches · 14 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2001
Transfer: Bournemouth → West Ham
00/01 · Return from loan
Oct 2000
Transfer: West Ham → Bournemouth
00/01 · Loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — AFC Bournemouth, West Ham United
31 matches · 19 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
Transfer: Charlton U18 → West Ham
99/00 · Transfer · €1.73m
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €18.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
9,001 min
Minutes played by club
Rangers FC 11.8%
Sunderland AFC 8.7%
Toronto FC 3.5%
AFC Bournemouth 5.5%
Tottenham Hotspur 52.7%
Portsmouth FC 5.6%
West Ham United 12.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Rangers FC 4 18/19 21/22 74 32 10 1,065
Sunderland AFC 4 14/15 21/22 100 37 4 786
Toronto FC 1 2014 2014 21 12 3 319
AFC Bournemouth 3 00/01 18/19 64 23 2 494
Tottenham Hotspur 11 03/04 13/14 363 143 32 4,746
Portsmouth FC 2 07/08 08/09 36 18 5 508
West Ham United 4 00/01 03/04 104 40 4 1,083

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€4.5M14€9M21€13.5M28€18M00/01 — 19 goals (AFC Bournemouth)1900/0101/02 — 14 goals (West Ham United)1401/0202/03 — 11 goals (West Ham United)02/03 — 3 assists1402/0303/04 — 22 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)03/04 — 1 assists2303/0404/05 — 22 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)04/05 — 3 assists2504/0505/06 — 9 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)05/06 — 3 assists1205/0606/07 — 18 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)06/07 — 2 assists2006/0707/08 — 16 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)07/08 — 2 assists1807/0808/09 — 14 goals (Portsmouth FC)08/09 — 5 assists1908/0909/10 — 24 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)09/10 — 4 assists2809/1010/11 — 9 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)10/11 — 2 assists1110/1111/12 — 17 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)11/12 — 7 assists2411/1212/13 — 15 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)12/13 — 6 assists2112/1313/14 — 10 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)13/14 — 3 assists1313/1414/15 — 4 goals (Sunderland AFC)14/15 — 1 assists514/1515/16 — 18 goals (Sunderland AFC)15/16 — 1 assists1915/1616/17 — 15 goals (Sunderland AFC)16/17 — 2 assists1716/1717/18 — 4 goals (AFC Bournemouth)17/18 — 1 assists517/1818/19 — 8 goals (Rangers FC)18/19 — 8 assists1618/1919/20 — 17 goals (Rangers FC)19/20 — 1 assists1819/2020/21 — 7 goals (Rangers FC)20/21 — 2 assists920/212014 — 12 goals (Toronto FC)2014 — 3 assists15201421/2204/05 — €7.5M05/06 — €15M06/07 — €12.2M07/08 — €11.6M08/09 — €11M09/10 — €13.5M10/11 — €18M11/12 — €18M12/13 — €11M13/14 — €10M14/15 — €6M15/16 — €6M16/17 — €6.5M17/18 — €6.5M18/19 — €3.5M19/20 — €1.8M20/21 — €1.7M21/22 — €1MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 191900/0101/02: 141401/0202/03: 111102/0303/04: 222203/0404/05: 222204/0505/06: 9905/0606/07: 181806/0707/08: 161607/0808/09: 141408/0909/10: 242409/1010/11: 9910/1111/12: 171711/1212/13: 151512/1313/14: 101013/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 181815/1616/17: 151516/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 8818/1919/20: 171719/2020/21: 7720/212014: 1212201421/22: 0021/22

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 3302/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 3304/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 7711/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 8818/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 2220/212014: 33201421/22: 0021/22
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
21/22 League One Sunderland AFC 7 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Premiership Rangers FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Canadian Championship Toronto FC 2 1 1 0 0 180
2014 MLS Toronto FC 19 11 2 5 0 139
20/21 Betfred Cup Rangers FC 2 1 0 0 0 108
20/21 Europa League Qualifying Rangers FC 1 1 1 0 0 24
20/21 Premiership Rangers FC 11 2 1 0 0 185
20/21 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Rangers FC 4 2 0 0 0 27
20/21 SFA Cup Rangers FC 2 1 0 0 0 73
19/20 Betfred Cup Rangers FC 3 1 0 1 0 117
19/20 Europa League Rangers FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Europa League Qualifying Rangers FC 6 2 0 1 0 95
19/20 Premiership Rangers FC 20 13 1 1 0 77
19/20 SFA Cup Rangers FC 2 1 0 0 0 90
18/19 EFL Cup AFC Bournemouth 4 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premiership Rangers FC 12 6 5 0 0 102
18/19 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Rangers FC 5 2 0 2 0 167
18/19 SFA Cup Rangers FC 3 0 2 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 24 4 1 1 0 271
16/17 EFL Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Sunderland AFC 37 15 2 1 0 222
15/16 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Sunderland AFC 1 3 0 0 0 30
15/16 Premier League Sunderland AFC 33 15 1 3 0 170
14/15 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Sunderland AFC 17 4 1 1 0 364
13/14 Europa League Tottenham Hotspur 4 5 0 0 0 72
13/14 Europa League Qualifying Tottenham Hotspur 1 2 0 1 0 45
13/14 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 3 2 3 1 0 150
13/14 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 14 1 0 1 0 423
12/13 Europa League Tottenham Hotspur 8 4 2 0 0 154
12/13 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 34 11 4 4 0 219
11/12 Europa League Tottenham Hotspur 5 2 2 1 0 210
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Tottenham Hotspur 1 1 2 0 0 79
11/12 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 2 0 0 123
11/12 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 25 11 1 2 0 117
10/11 Champions League Tottenham Hotspur 4 2 0 1 0 99
10/11 Champions League Qu. Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 0 0 0 128
10/11 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 2 0 0 0 68
10/11 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 22 4 2 0 1 370
09/10 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 7 5 1 1 0 92
09/10 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 0 0 0 160
09/10 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 34 18 3 3 1 143
08/09 Community Shield Portsmouth FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 1 1 0 0 0 120
08/09 League Cup Portsmouth FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premier League Portsmouth FC 19 8 3 4 0 187
08/09 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 8 3 1 0 0 187
08/09 UEFA Cup Portsmouth FC 4 2 1 1 0 188
07/08 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 5 1 0 0 0 156
07/08 Premier League Portsmouth FC 12 8 1 2 0 133
07/08 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 19 4 1 2 0 132
07/08 UEFA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 5 3 0 2 0 86
06/07 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 5 1 0 0 0 229
06/07 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 5 4 2 2 0 130
06/07 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 34 10 0 2 0 193
06/07 UEFA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 5 3 0 1 0 73
05/06 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 36 9 3 3 0 245
04/05 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 5 4 0 0 0 109
04/05 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 4 5 1 1 0 57
04/05 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 35 13 2 4 0 194
03/04 First Division West Ham United 19 11 1 3 2 143
03/04 League Cup West Ham United 3 4 0 0 0 75
03/04 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 15 7 0 1 0 183
02/03 FA Cup West Ham United 2 2 0 1 0 90
02/03 League Cup West Ham United 2 1 0 1 0 210
02/03 Premier League West Ham United 38 8 3 3 0 351
01/02 FA Cup West Ham United 3 4 0 0 0 51
01/02 League Cup West Ham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Premier League West Ham United 35 10 0 0 0 163
00/01 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 1 1 0 0 0 90
00/01 Premier League West Ham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Second Division AFC Bournemouth 29 18 0 4 0 133
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
99/00 1999-07-01 Charlton U18 West Ham Transfer 0 €1.73m
00/01 2000-10-25 West Ham Bournemouth Loan 0
00/01 2001-05-01 Bournemouth West Ham Return from loan 0
03/04 2004-02-02 West Ham Tottenham Transfer 0 €10.50m
07/08 2008-01-31 Tottenham Portsmouth Transfer 11500000 €9.30m
08/09 2009-01-06 Portsmouth Tottenham Transfer 11000000 €16.40m
13/14 2014-02-28 Tottenham Toronto Transfer 6000000 €9.09m
14/15 2015-01-16 Toronto Sunderland Transfer 6000000 €3.50m
17/18 2017-07-01 Sunderland Bournemouth Transfer 5000000
18/19 2019-01-06 Bournemouth Rangers Loan 2000000
19/20 2020-05-31 Rangers Bournemouth Return from loan 1400000
20/21 2020-07-01 Bournemouth Rangers Transfer 1400000
21/22 2022-01-31 Rangers Sunderland Transfer 400000
21/22 2022-03-24 Sunderland Retired Transfer 400000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
08/09 Calf problems 2008-11-19 2008-11-30 12 3
08/09 fatigue fracture 2009-02-03 2009-04-15 72 18
10/11 Ankle injury 2010-09-10 2010-12-08 90 26
12/13 Ankle injury 2013-02-03 2013-03-03 29 9
12/13 Hip injury 2013-03-30 2013-04-21 23 6
17/18 Ankle injury 2017-12-20 2018-02-24 67 13
19/20 Knock 2019-11-27 2019-11-29 3 1
19/20 Calf injury 2020-01-29 2020-03-02 34 10
19/20 Calf problems 2020-03-06 2020-03-15 10 2
19/20 Hamstring injury 2020-07-24 2020-09-14 53 8
21/22 Quarantine 2021-10-14 2021-11-28 46 10
Current
Peak€18.00m
Low
Δ since start−€7.50m
€4.50m€9.00m€13.50m€18.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31269 7 0 former national player
Team #30322 8 0 former national player
Team #9565 23 7 former national player
Team #3299 #27 57 20 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Kyle Walker 2 2 0
Luka Modrić 2 1 0
Tomas Repka 2 0 0
Patrick van Aanholt 1 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
00/01 Second Division AFC Bournemouth 18 29
09/10 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 18 34
15/16 Premier League Sunderland AFC 15 33

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
18/19 Premiership Rangers FC 5 12
08/09 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 4 27
12/13 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 4 34

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
19/20 2020-05-31 Rangers Bournemouth Return from loan €1.40m
18/19 2019-01-06 Bournemouth Rangers Loan €2.00m
00/01 2001-05-01 Bournemouth West Ham Return from loan
00/01 2000-10-25 West Ham Bournemouth Loan

Teams faced most often by Jermain Defoe's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chelsea FC 130 26 22 82 127 259 -132 20%
Arsenal FC 128 17 40 71 117 247 -130 13%
Everton FC 128 38 34 56 155 194 -39 30%
Liverpool FC 128 22 29 77 111 234 -123 17%
Manchester United 127 21 24 82 101 234 -133 17%
Manchester City 126 35 17 74 128 237 -109 28%
Newcastle United 110 37 26 47 140 162 -22 34%
Aston Villa 108 35 38 35 123 120 +3 32%
Fulham FC 90 41 22 27 132 96 +36 46%
Southampton FC 88 34 22 32 119 120 -1 39%
Middlesbrough FC 78 30 27 21 104 87 +17 38%
West Bromwich Albion 78 26 30 22 105 99 +6 33%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
03/04 Goal #50 (career)
06/07 Goal #100 (career)
09/10 Goal #150 (career)
12/13 Goal #200 (career)
16/17 Goal #250 (career)
2014 Goal #300 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 9 0 1 0 0 0
2014 21 319 5 0 0 1.41
19/20 32 379 3 0 0 0.71
18/19 28 269 2 0 0 0.67
17/18 26 271 1 0 0 0.33
16/17 40 222 1 0 0 0.41
15/16 34 200 3 0 0 1.35
14/15 19 364 1 0 0 0.25
13/14 22 690 3 0 0 0.39
12/13 43 373 4 0 0 0.97
11/12 38 529 3 0 0 0.51
10/11 30 665 1 0 1 0.27
09/10 43 395 4 0 1 1.14
08/09 34 682 5 0 0 0.66
07/08 43 507 6 0 0 1.07
06/07 49 625 5 0 0 0.72
05/06 38 245 3 0 0 1.1
04/05 44 360 5 0 0 1.25
03/04 37 401 4 1 2 1.57
02/03 42 651 5 0 0 0.69
00/01 31 223 4 0 0 1.61

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
496 apps
163 G
29 A
League Cup
37 apps
22 G
7 A
FA Cup
39 apps
22 G
3 A
Premiership
45 apps
21 G
7 A
Second Division
29 apps
18 G
0 A
Europa League
18 apps
11 G
4 A
MLS
19 apps
11 G
2 A
First Division
19 apps
11 G
1 A
UEFA Cup
14 apps
8 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
9 apps
6 G
3 A

Frequently asked about Jermain Defoe

Who is Jermain Defoe?

Jermain Defoe is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Jermain Defoe?

Jermain Defoe is 43 years old. He was born on October 7, 1982 in London.

What position does Jermain Defoe play?

Jermain Defoe plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Jermain Defoe play for?

Jermain Defoe currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Jermain Defoe scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Jermain Defoe has scored 305 goals in 762 appearances.