Emile Heskey

Date of birth11 January 1978
Place of birthLeicester
NationalityEnglish
Weight88 kg
Height1.88 m
PositionForward

A player of enormous power and pace, Emile Heskey joined his local club - Leicester City - as a youngster and was a regular scorer for them for five years.

He earned a £11million move to Liverpool in March 2000.

Although his goalscoring ratio wasn't as high as some critics would have wished, his movement, speed and strength went a long way to providing the opportunities for more prolific colleagues.

Emile joined Birmingham City in May 2004 before moving on to Wigan Athletic in July 2006 with a three-year contract.

He joined Aston Villa in January 2009 with a contract to June 2012.

His contract at Bolton Wanderers was extended to June 2015 in March 2015 and to June 2016 in August 2015.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Liverpool 10 Mar 2000 18 May 2004
Birmingham City 18 May 2004 07 Jul 2006
Wigan Athletic 07 Jul 2006 23 Jan 2009
Aston Villa 23 Jan 2009 30 Jun 2012
Newcastle Jets 20 Sep 2012 30 Apr 2014
Bolton Wanderers 24 Dec 2014 30 Jun 2016

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1994-95 Leicester City Premier League 1
1995-96 Leicester City League Cup 1
1
1995-96 Leicester City League Division 1 20
10
7
1995-96 Leicester City League Division 1 Play-Offs 3
1996-97 Leicester City FA Cup 3
1
1996-97 Leicester City League Cup 8
1
2
2
1996-97 Leicester City Premier League 35
10
8
1997-98 Leicester City FA Cup 2
1997-98 Leicester City Premier League 35
10
4
1
1997-98 Leicester City UEFA Cup 2
1998-99 Leicester City FA Cup 2
1998-99 Leicester City League Cup 8
3
1998-99 Leicester City Premier League 29
1
6
3
1999-00 Leicester City FA Cup 4
1
1999-00 Leicester City League Cup 8
1
2
1999-00 Leicester City Premier League 23
7
5
1999-00 Liverpool Premier League 12
3
2000-01 Liverpool FA Cup 3
2
5
2000-01 Liverpool League Cup 3
1
1
2000-01 Liverpool Premier League 33
3
14
4
2000-01 Liverpool UEFA Cup 9
2
3
2001-02 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1
2001-02 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1
1
2001-02 Liverpool League Cup
1
2001-02 Liverpool Premier League 26
9
9
3
2001-02 Liverpool UEFA Champions League 16
4
2
2001-02 Liverpool UEFA Super Cup 1
1
2002-03 Liverpool FA Community Shield 1
2002-03 Liverpool FA Cup 2
1
2002-03 Liverpool League Cup 2
3
2002-03 Liverpool Premier League 22
10
6
3
2002-03 Liverpool UEFA Champions League 6
2
2002-03 Liverpool UEFA Cup 4
1
1
2003-04 Liverpool FA Cup 3
1
1
2003-04 Liverpool League Cup 2
2
2003-04 Liverpool Premier League 25
10
7
1
2003-04 Liverpool UEFA Cup 4
2
2
2004-05 Birmingham City FA Cup 2
1
2004-05 Birmingham City League Cup 2
2004-05 Birmingham City Premier League 34
10
6
2005-06 Birmingham City FA Cup 3
2005-06 Birmingham City League Cup 3
1
2005-06 Birmingham City Premier League 34
4
3
1
2006-07 Wigan Athletic FA Cup 1
2006-07 Wigan Athletic League Cup
1
2006-07 Wigan Athletic Premier League 33
1
8
7
2007-08 Wigan Athletic FA Cup 2
2007-08 Wigan Athletic Premier League 27
1
4
6
2008-09 Aston Villa Premier League 11
3
2
2008-09 Wigan Athletic League Cup 2
2008-09 Wigan Athletic Premier League 20
3
2009-10 Aston Villa FA Cup 3
1
2009-10 Aston Villa League Cup 5
2
1
2009-10 Aston Villa Premier League 16
15
3
2
2009-10 Aston Villa UEFA Europa League 2
2010-11 Aston Villa FA Cup 2
2010-11 Aston Villa League Cup
2
2
1
2010-11 Aston Villa Premier League 11
8
3
3
1
2010-11 Aston Villa UEFA Europa League 2
1
2011-12 Aston Villa FA Cup 1
2011-12 Aston Villa Premier League 18
10
1
3
2014-15 Bolton Wanderers FA Cup 2
2014-15 Bolton Wanderers League Championship 11
5
1
3
2015-16 Bolton Wanderers League Championship 14
15
2
2015-16 Bolton Wanderers League Cup
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
19 Aug 2006 Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic L 2-1 Premier League
26 Aug 2006 Wigan Athletic v Reading W 1-0 Premier League
09 Sep 2006 Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic L 1-0 Premier League
16 Sep 2006 Everton v Wigan Athletic D 2-2 Premier League
19 Sep 2006 Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic L 2-0 League Cup 2nd round
23 Sep 2006 Wigan Athletic v Watford D 1-1 Premier League
01 Oct 2006 Blackburn Rovers v Wigan Athletic L 2-1 Premier League
14 Oct 2006 Wigan Athletic v Manchester United L 1-3 Premier League
21 Oct 2006 Wigan Athletic v Manchester City W 4-0 Premier League
28 Oct 2006 Fulham v Wigan Athletic W 0-1 Premier League
04 Nov 2006 Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic W 0-1 Premier League
26 Nov 2006 Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic L 3-1 Premier League
02 Dec 2006 Wigan Athletic v Liverpool L 0-4 Premier League
06 Dec 2006 West Ham United v Wigan Athletic W 0-2 Premier League
13 Dec 2006 Wigan Athletic v Arsenal L 0-1 Premier League
16 Dec 2006 Wigan Athletic v Sheffield United L 0-1 Premier League
23 Dec 2006 Wigan Athletic v Chelsea L 2-3 Premier League
26 Dec 2006 Manchester United v Wigan Athletic L 3-1 Premier League
01 Jan 2007 Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers L 0-3 Premier League
06 Jan 2007 Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic L 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 2007 Chelsea v Wigan Athletic L 4-0 Premier League
21 Jan 2007 Wigan Athletic v Everton L 0-2 Premier League
30 Jan 2007 Reading v Wigan Athletic L 3-2 Premier League
11 Feb 2007 Arsenal v Wigan Athletic L 2-1 Premier League
21 Feb 2007 Watford v Wigan Athletic D 1-1 Premier League
25 Feb 2007 Wigan Athletic v Newcastle United W 1-0 Premier League
03 Mar 2007 Manchester City v Wigan Athletic W 0-1 Premier League
17 Mar 2007 Wigan Athletic v Fulham D 0-0 Premier League
31 Mar 2007 Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic L 1-0 Premier League
07 Apr 2007 Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers L 1-3 Premier League
09 Apr 2007 Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic D 1-1 Premier League
15 Apr 2007 Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur D 3-3 Premier League
21 Apr 2007 Liverpool v Wigan Athletic L 2-0 Premier League
28 Apr 2007 Wigan Athletic v West Ham United L 0-3 Premier League
05 May 2007 Wigan Athletic v Middlesbrough L 0-1 Premier League
13 May 2007 Sheffield United v Wigan Athletic W 1-2 Premier League
11 Aug 2007 Everton v Wigan Athletic L 2-1 Premier League
15 Aug 2007 Wigan Athletic v Middlesbrough W 1-0 Premier League
18 Aug 2007 Wigan Athletic v Sunderland W 3-0 Premier League
25 Aug 2007 West Ham United v Wigan Athletic D 1-1 Premier League
01 Sep 2007 Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic L 1-0 Premier League
15 Sep 2007 Wigan Athletic v Fulham D 1-1 Premier League
24 Nov 2007 Arsenal v Wigan Athletic L 2-0 Premier League
01 Dec 2007 Wigan Athletic v Manchester City D 1-1 Premier League
09 Dec 2007 Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic L 4-1 Premier League
15 Dec 2007 Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers W 5-3 Premier League
02 Jan 2008 Liverpool v Wigan Athletic D 1-1 Premier League
05 Jan 2008 Sunderland v Wigan Athletic W 0-3 FA Cup 3rd round
12 Jan 2008 Derby County v Wigan Athletic W 0-1 Premier League
20 Jan 2008 Wigan Athletic v Everton L 1-2 Premier League
26 Jan 2008 Wigan Athletic v Chelsea L 1-2 FA Cup 4th round
29 Jan 2008 Middlesbrough v Wigan Athletic L 1-0 Premier League
02 Feb 2008 Wigan Athletic v West Ham United W 1-0 Premier League
09 Feb 2008 Sunderland v Wigan Athletic L 2-0 Premier League
23 Feb 2008 Wigan Athletic v Derby County W 2-0 Premier League
01 Mar 2008 Manchester City v Wigan Athletic D 0-0 Premier League
09 Mar 2008 Wigan Athletic v Arsenal D 0-0 Premier League
16 Mar 2008 Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers W 1-0 Premier League
22 Mar 2008 Blackburn Rovers v Wigan Athletic L 3-1 Premier League
29 Mar 2008 Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic L 2-0 Premier League
05 Apr 2008 Wigan Athletic v Birmingham City W 2-0 Premier League
14 Apr 2008 Chelsea v Wigan Athletic D 1-1 Premier League
19 Apr 2008 Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 Premier League
26 Apr 2008 Wigan Athletic v Reading D 0-0 Premier League
03 May 2008 Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic W 0-2 Premier League
11 May 2008 Wigan Athletic v Manchester United L 0-2 Premier League
16 Aug 2008 West Ham United v Wigan Athletic L 2-1 Premier League
24 Aug 2008 Wigan Athletic v Chelsea L 0-1 Premier League
26 Aug 2008 Wigan Athletic v Notts County W 4-0 League Cup 2nd round
30 Aug 2008 Hull City v Wigan Athletic W 0-5 Premier League
13 Sep 2008 Wigan Athletic v Sunderland D 1-1 Premier League
21 Sep 2008 Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic D 0-0 Premier League
24 Sep 2008 Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic W 1-4 League Cup 3rd round
28 Sep 2008 Wigan Athletic v Manchester City W 2-1 Premier League
04 Oct 2008 Wigan Athletic v Middlesbrough L 0-1 Premier League
26 Oct 2008 Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa L 0-4 Premier League
29 Oct 2008 Fulham v Wigan Athletic L 2-0 Premier League
01 Nov 2008 Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic W 1-2 Premier League
08 Nov 2008 Wigan Athletic v Stoke City D 0-0 Premier League
24 Nov 2008 Wigan Athletic v Everton W 1-0 Premier League
29 Nov 2008 Wigan Athletic v West Bromwich Albion W 2-1 Premier League
06 Dec 2008 Arsenal v Wigan Athletic L 1-0 Premier League
13 Dec 2008 Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers W 3-0 Premier League
26 Dec 2008 Wigan Athletic v Newcastle United W 2-1 Premier League
28 Dec 2008 Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic W 0-1 Premier League
11 Jan 2009 Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-0 Premier League
14 Jan 2009 Manchester United v Wigan Athletic L 1-0 Premier League
17 Jan 2009 Manchester City v Wigan Athletic L 1-0 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1995-96 England UEFA Under-18 4
4
1996-97 England UEFA Under-18 4
1
1996-97 England UEFA Under-21 4
1
1997-98 England B International 1
1
1997-98 England Toulon Under-21 3
3
1997-98 England UEFA Under-21 3
2
1997-98 England Under-21 1
1998-99 England International Friendly
1
1998-99 England UEFA European Championship
1
1998-99 England UEFA Under-21 3
1999-00 England International Friendly 1
3
1
1999-00 England UEFA European Championship
3
1999-00 England UEFA Under-21 2
1
2000-01 England FIFA World Cup 2
2
2000-01 England International Friendly 2
1
1
2001-02 England FIFA World Cup 8
2
2
2001-02 England International Friendly 5
2002-03 England International Friendly 3
1
2002-03 England UEFA European Championship 2
2003-04 England International Friendly 2
2
2003-04 England Summer Tournament
2
2003-04 England UEFA European Championship 1
2
2007-08 England UEFA European Championship 2
2008-09 England FIFA World Cup 4
1
1
1
2008-09 England International Friendly 2
1
1
2009-10 England FIFA World Cup 4
2
2009-10 England International Friendly 2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
16 Nov 1995 England v Latvia W 2-0 UEFA Under-18 Group 13
18 Nov 1995 England v Sweden W 6-2 UEFA U18 Group 13
19 Mar 1996 Scotland v England W 0-3 UEFA Under-18 2nd round group 6
23 Apr 1996 England v Scotland W 3-0 UEFA Under-18 2nd round group 6
23 Jul 1996 England v Spain D 0-0 UEFA Under-18 Finals Group B
25 Jul 1996 Italy v England D 1-1 UEFA Under-18 Finals Group B
27 Jul 1996 England v Republic of Ireland W 1-0 UEFA Under-18 Finals Group B
31 Jul 1996 England v Belgium W 3-2 UEFA Under-18 Finals 3rd place
08 Oct 1996 England v Poland D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
12 Feb 1997 England v Italy W 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
29 Apr 1997 England v Georgia D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
30 May 1997 Poland v England D 1-1 UEFA Under-21
10 Oct 1997 Italy v England W 0-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
13 Nov 1997 Greece v England L 2-0 UEFA Under-21 Play-off
17 Dec 1997 England v Greece W 4-2 UEFA Under-21 Group
10 Feb 1998 England v Chile L 1-2 B International
24 Mar 1998 Switzerland v England L 2-0 Under-21
14 May 1998 France v England D 1-1 Toulon Under-21 Group A
16 May 1998 England v South Africa W 3-1 Toulon Under-21 Group A
18 May 1998 Argentina v England L 2-0 Toulon Under-21 Group A
04 Sep 1998 Sweden v England W 0-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 5
09 Oct 1998 England v Bulgaria W 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 5
13 Oct 1998 Luxembourg v England W 0-5 UEFA Under-21 Group 5
28 Apr 1999 Hungary v England D 1-1 International Friendly
09 Jun 1999 Bulgaria v England D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 5
03 Sep 1999 England v Luxembourg W 5-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 5
10 Oct 1999 England v Belgium W 2-1 International Friendly
17 Nov 1999 England v Scotland L 0-1 UEFA European Championship Play-off 2nd leg
23 Feb 2000 England v Argentina D 0-0 International Friendly
29 Mar 2000 England v Yugoslavia W 3-0 UEFA Under-21 Play-off 1st leg
31 May 2000 England v Ukraine W 2-0 International Friendly
03 Jun 2000 Malta v England W 1-2 International Friendly
12 Jun 2000 Portugal v England L 3-2 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
20 Jun 2000 England v Romania L 2-3 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
11 Oct 2000 Finland v England D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
15 Nov 2000 Italy v England L 1-0 International Friendly
28 Feb 2001 England v Spain W 3-0 International Friendly
24 Mar 2001 England v Finland W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
28 Mar 2001 Albania v England W 1-3 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
25 May 2001 England v Mexico W 4-0 International Friendly
06 Jun 2001 Greece v England W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
01 Sep 2001 Germany v England W 1-5 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
05 Sep 2001 England v Albania W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
06 Oct 2001 England v Greece D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
10 Nov 2001 England v Sweden D 1-1 International Friendly
13 Feb 2002 Netherlands v England D 1-1 International Friendly
27 Mar 2002 England v Italy L 1-2 International Friendly
21 May 2002 Korea Republic v England D 1-1 International Friendly
26 May 2002 England v Cameroon D 2-2 International Friendly
02 Jun 2002 England v Sweden D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group F
07 Jun 2002 Argentina v England W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group F
12 Jun 2002 Nigeria v England D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group F
15 Jun 2002 Denmark v England W 0-3 FIFA World Cup Finals 2nd round
21 Jun 2002 England v Brazil L 1-2 FIFA World Cup Finals quarter-final
07 Sep 2002 England v Portugal D 1-1 International Friendly
12 Oct 2002 Slovakia v England W 1-2 UEFA European Championship Group 7
29 Mar 2003 Liechtenstein v England W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 7
22 May 2003 South Africa v England W 1-2 International Friendly
03 Jun 2003 England v Serbia and Montenegro W 2-1 International Friendly
20 Aug 2003 England v Croatia W 3-1 International Friendly
06 Sep 2003 North Macedonia v England W 1-2 UEFA European Championship Group 7
11 Oct 2003 Turkey v England D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group 7
16 Nov 2003 England v Denmark L 2-3 International Friendly
18 Feb 2004 Portugal v England D 1-1 International Friendly
31 Mar 2004 Sweden v England L 1-0 International Friendly
01 Jun 2004 England v Japan D 1-1 Summer Tournament
05 Jun 2004 England v Iceland W 6-1 Summer Tournament
13 Jun 2004 France v England L 2-1 UEFA European Championship Finals Group B
08 Sep 2007 England v Israel W 3-0 UEFA European Championship Group E
12 Sep 2007 England v Russia W 3-0 UEFA European Championship Group E
20 Aug 2008 England v Czech Republic D 2-2 International Friendly
06 Sep 2008 Andorra v England W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
10 Sep 2008 Croatia v England W 1-4 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
11 Oct 2008 England v Kazakhstan W 5-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
15 Oct 2008 Belarus v England W 1-3 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
11 Feb 2009 Spain v England L 2-0 International Friendly
28 Mar 2009 England v Slovakia W 4-0 International Friendly
06 Jun 2009 Kazakhstan v England W 0-4 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
12 Aug 2009 Netherlands v England D 2-2 International Friendly
05 Sep 2009 England v Slovenia W 2-1 International Friendly
09 Sep 2009 England v Croatia W 5-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
10 Oct 2009 Ukraine v England L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
30 May 2010 Japan v England W 1-2 International Friendly
12 Jun 2010 England v USA D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
18 Jun 2010 England v Algeria D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
23 Jun 2010 Slovenia v England W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
27 Jun 2010 Germany v England L 4-1 FIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 16


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.