Jermain Defoe

Jermain Defoe (2009)

Jermain Colin Defoe ( born October 7, 1982 in Beckton, London) is an English footballer.

Association

The striker began his football career in the youth of Charlton Athletic. In 1999 he moved to West Ham United. There Defoe but not made ​​the breakthrough and was therefore loaned to AFC Bournemouth. In the Second Division managed Defoe in ten games to hit in a row. On 2 February 2004, he finally transferred for a transfer of seven million pounds to Tottenham Hotspur. In the season 2004/ 05 Defoe scored in 28 Premier League games thirteen gates and took his team to ninth place in the English top flight.

The following year he was able to achieve in 36 league games nine goals for his Spurs, with whom he could occupy a fifth place, the person entitled to participate in the UEFA Cup.

2006/ 07 Defoe scored ten goals in 34 league games and also reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, where they lost to the eventual winners Sevilla FC.

In the 2007 /08 season Defoe came with the Londoners mainly as a substitute for use. In January 2008 he moved to FC Portsmouth; Here he succeeded in his first league game against Chelsea a hit. After a year with 17 goals in 36 games, he followed his former manager Harry Redknapp and returned in January 2009 back to the Spurs.

On November 22, 2009 Jermain Defoe scored in the 9-1 win over Wigan Athletic in the Premier League, although no hat-trick, as he was interrupted by Paul Scharner with a controversial hit, but five goals in one half. This meant setting the record of Alan Shearer in 1999, who also scored in the 8-0 win against Newcastle United Sheffield Wednesday five hits.

1 March 2014, Defoe changes in the Major League Soccer for Toronto FC.

National

On 31 March 2004 he was in the 0-1 defeat against Sweden in his debut for the England football team. His goal on 8 September 2004 in a 2-1 victory against Poland was selected in England 's 50 Greatest Goals 2005.

During the World Cup in 2006, although he traveled with the England team, but was dropped out of the squad because Wayne Rooney had just recovered from an injury suffered and yet was still able to participate.

The player was in the squad for the 2012 European Football Championship ( UEFA EURO 2012) and was used in the first group game against France.