Jermain Defoe

Date of birth07 October 1982
Place of birthBeckton
NationalityEnglish
Weight66 kg
Height1.70 m
PositionForward

The fact that West Ham United signed him from Charlton Athletic when still a trainee for £400,000 spoke volumes about his potential, as did his loan spell with AFC Bournemouth when he equalled a Football League record for scoring in ten consecutive matches.

Jermain Defoe joined Tottenham Hotspur in February 2004 with a contract to June 2009. Bobby Zamora moved in the opposite direction in the same deal.

After a year at Portsmouth, he returned to Spurs in January 2009 with a contract to June 2014 that was extended to June 2015 in August 2012.

Arguably the most natural finisher of his generation, Jermain became a regular member of the England senior squad but struggled to establish a starting slot.

He joined Toronto FC in February 2014 with a contract to December 2017.

Jermain joined Sunderland in January 2015 with a contract to June 2018 that was extended to June 2019 in June 2016.

He joined AFC Bournemouth in June 2017 with a three-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Charlton Athletic 01 Jul 1998 15 Oct 1999
West Ham United 15 Oct 1999 02 Feb 2004
AFC Bournemouth 25 Oct 2000 06 May 2001 L
Tottenham Hotspur 02 Feb 2004 31 Jan 2008
Portsmouth 31 Jan 2008 06 Jan 2009
Tottenham Hotspur 06 Jan 2009 28 Feb 2014
Toronto FC 28 Feb 2014 16 Jan 2015
Sunderland 16 Jan 2015 29 Jun 2017
AFC Bournemouth 29 Jun 2017 30 Jun 2020
Rangers 06 Jan 2019 31 May 2020 L
Rangers 01 Jul 2020

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 AFC Bournemouth FA Cup 1
1
2000-01 AFC Bournemouth LDV Vans Trophy 1
2000-01 AFC Bournemouth League Division 2 27
2
18
4
2000-01 West Ham United League Cup
1
1
2000-01 West Ham United Premier League
1
2001-02 West Ham United FA Cup 2
1
3
2001-02 West Ham United League Cup 1
2001-02 West Ham United Premier League 14
21
10
2002-03 West Ham United FA Cup 2
2
1
2002-03 West Ham United League Cup 2
1
1
2002-03 West Ham United Premier League 29
9
8
3
2003-04 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 14
1
7
1
2003-04 West Ham United League Cup 3
4
2003-04 West Ham United League Division 1 19
11
5
3
2004-05 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 5
4
2004-05 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 2
2
5
1
2004-05 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 28
7
13
5
2005-06 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup
1
2005-06 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 1
2005-06 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 23
13
9
3
2006-07 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 2
3
1
2006-07 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 5
4
2
2006-07 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 20
14
10
2
2006-07 Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Cup 2
3
3
1
2007-08 Portsmouth Premier League 12
8
2
2007-08 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 1
1
2007-08 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 2
3
1
2007-08 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 3
16
4
3
2007-08 Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Cup 2
3
3
2
2008-09 Portsmouth FA Community Shield 1
2008-09 Portsmouth Premier League 17
2
7
4
2008-09 Portsmouth UEFA Cup 4
2
1
2008-09 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup
1
2008-09 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 1
1
2008-09 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 6
2
3
2009-10 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 6
1
5
1
2009-10 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 2
1
2009-10 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 31
3
18
3
1
2010-11 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 2
2
2010-11 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 16
6
4
1
2010-11 Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Champions League 3
3
3
1
2011-12 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 4
2
3
2011-12 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup
1
2011-12 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 11
14
11
2
2011-12 Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Europa League 6
3
1
2012-13 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup
1
2012-13 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 27
7
11
4
2012-13 Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Europa League 7
1
4
2013-14 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 3
2
1
2013-14 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 3
11
1
1
2013-14 Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Europa League 5
7
1
2014-15 Sunderland FA Cup 2
2014-15 Sunderland Premier League 17
4
1
2015-16 Sunderland League Cup 1
3
2015-16 Sunderland Premier League 28
5
15
3
2016-17 Sunderland FA Cup 1
1
2016-17 Sunderland League Cup
1
2016-17 Sunderland Premier League 37
15
1
2017-18 AFC Bournemouth League Cup 2
2017-18 AFC Bournemouth Premier League 11
13
4
1
2018-19 AFC Bournemouth League Cup 3
1
2018-19 AFC Bournemouth Premier League
4


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
28 Oct 2000 Stoke City v AFC Bournemouth L 2-1 League Division 2
04 Nov 2000 AFC Bournemouth v Peterborough United W 2-1 League Division 2
11 Nov 2000 Northampton Town v AFC Bournemouth W 0-3 League Division 2
02 Dec 2000 Wycombe Wanderers v AFC Bournemouth W 0-3 League Division 2
05 Dec 2000 AFC Bournemouth v Dover Athletic D 1-1 LDV Vans Trophy 1st round - southern section
16 Dec 2000 AFC Bournemouth v Swansea City W 2-0 League Division 2
23 Dec 2000 AFC Bournemouth v Millwall L 1-2 League Division 2
26 Dec 2000 Oxford United v AFC Bournemouth W 1-2 League Division 2
01 Jan 2001 AFC Bournemouth v Luton Town W 3-2 League Division 2
06 Jan 2001 AFC Bournemouth v Gillingham L 2-3 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 2001 Wrexham v AFC Bournemouth D 2-2 League Division 2
23 Jan 2001 Cambridge United v AFC Bournemouth W 0-2 League Division 2
27 Jan 2001 Millwall v AFC Bournemouth W 0-1 League Division 2
03 Feb 2001 AFC Bournemouth v Colchester United D 2-2 League Division 2
10 Feb 2001 Port Vale v AFC Bournemouth L 2-1 League Division 2
17 Feb 2001 AFC Bournemouth v Walsall D 2-2 League Division 2
20 Feb 2001 Swindon Town v AFC Bournemouth D 1-1 League Division 2
24 Feb 2001 Oldham Athletic v AFC Bournemouth L 2-1 League Division 2
03 Mar 2001 AFC Bournemouth v Brentford W 2-0 League Division 2
06 Mar 2001 Rotherham United v AFC Bournemouth L 3-1 League Division 2
10 Mar 2001 AFC Bournemouth v Bristol City W 4-0 League Division 2
17 Mar 2001 Wigan Athletic v AFC Bournemouth D 1-1 League Division 2
24 Mar 2001 AFC Bournemouth v Bury W 1-0 League Division 2
31 Mar 2001 Swansea City v AFC Bournemouth W 0-3 League Division 2
03 Apr 2001 AFC Bournemouth v Oxford United W 4-3 League Division 2
10 Apr 2001 AFC Bournemouth v Reading L 1-2 League Division 2
14 Apr 2001 Notts County v AFC Bournemouth W 0-2 League Division 2
17 Apr 2001 AFC Bournemouth v Stoke City W 1-0 League Division 2
21 Apr 2001 Peterborough United v AFC Bournemouth W 1-2 League Division 2
28 Apr 2001 AFC Bournemouth v Northampton Town W 2-0 League Division 2
05 May 2001 Reading v AFC Bournemouth D 3-3 League Division 2
12 Aug 2017 West Bromwich Albion v AFC Bournemouth L 1-0 Premier League
19 Aug 2017 AFC Bournemouth v Watford L 0-2 Premier League
22 Aug 2017 Birmingham City v AFC Bournemouth W 1-2 League Cup 2nd round
26 Aug 2017 AFC Bournemouth v Manchester City L 1-2 Premier League
09 Sep 2017 Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth L 3-0 Premier League
15 Sep 2017 AFC Bournemouth v Brighton and Hove Albion W 2-1 Premier League
23 Sep 2017 Everton v AFC Bournemouth L 2-1 Premier League
30 Sep 2017 AFC Bournemouth v Leicester City D 0-0 Premier League
14 Oct 2017 Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Bournemouth L 1-0 Premier League
28 Oct 2017 AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea L 0-1 Premier League
04 Nov 2017 Newcastle United v AFC Bournemouth W 0-1 Premier League
29 Nov 2017 AFC Bournemouth v Burnley L 1-2 Premier League
03 Dec 2017 AFC Bournemouth v Southampton D 1-1 Premier League
09 Dec 2017 Crystal Palace v AFC Bournemouth D 2-2 Premier League
13 Dec 2017 Manchester United v AFC Bournemouth L 1-0 Premier League
17 Dec 2017 AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool L 0-4 Premier League
20 Dec 2017 Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth L 2-1 League Cup 5th round
24 Feb 2018 AFC Bournemouth v Newcastle United D 2-2 Premier League
11 Mar 2018 AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-4 Premier League
17 Mar 2018 AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion W 2-1 Premier League
31 Mar 2018 Watford v AFC Bournemouth D 2-2 Premier League
07 Apr 2018 AFC Bournemouth v Crystal Palace D 2-2 Premier League
14 Apr 2018 Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth L 3-0 Premier League
18 Apr 2018 AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United L 0-2 Premier League
28 Apr 2018 Southampton v AFC Bournemouth L 2-1 Premier League
13 May 2018 Burnley v AFC Bournemouth W 1-2 Premier League
11 Aug 2018 AFC Bournemouth v Cardiff City W 2-0 Premier League
28 Aug 2018 AFC Bournemouth v Milton Keynes Dons W 3-0 League Cup 2nd round
22 Sep 2018 Burnley v AFC Bournemouth L 4-0 Premier League
25 Sep 2018 AFC Bournemouth v Blackburn Rovers W 3-2 League Cup 3rd round
27 Oct 2018 Fulham v AFC Bournemouth W 0-3 Premier League
30 Oct 2018 AFC Bournemouth v Norwich City W 2-1 League Cup 4th round
10 Nov 2018 Newcastle United v AFC Bournemouth L 2-1 Premier League
19 Dec 2018 Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth L 1-0 League Cup 5th round


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
1999-00 England Under-18 1
2000-01 England UEFA Under-18 3
1
2000-01 England UEFA Under-21 1
2000-01 England Under-18 3
1
2000-01 England Under-21 1
1
2001-02 England UEFA Under-21 6
2
3
2
2001-02 England Under-21 2
2
2
2002-03 England UEFA Under-21 3
2002-03 England Under-21 2
1
2003-04 England International Friendly
1
2003-04 England Summer Tournament
1
2003-04 England UEFA Under-21 1
2
2003-04 England Under-21 1
2004-05 England FIFA World Cup 3
3
1
2004-05 England International Friendly
4
2005-06 England B International
1
2005-06 England FIFA World Cup
2
2005-06 England International Friendly 1
1
2006-07 England B International
1
2006-07 England International Friendly 1
1
2006-07 England UEFA European Championship 2
4
2
2007-08 England International Friendly 2
1
2
2007-08 England UEFA European Championship
1
2008-09 England FIFA World Cup 1
3
3
2008-09 England International Friendly 2
2009-10 England FIFA World Cup 2
2
1
2009-10 England International Friendly 1
4
3
2010-11 England International Friendly
1
2010-11 England UEFA European Championship 2
3
2011-12 England International Friendly
1
2011-12 England UEFA European Championship
1
2012-13 England FIFA World Cup 4
3
1
2012-13 England International Friendly
2
1
2013-14 England International Friendly
1
2016-17 England FIFA World Cup 1
1
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
08 Mar 2000 England v France L 0-3 U18
01 Sep 2000 Israel v England W 1-3 U18
07 Oct 2000 Andorra v England W 0-4 UEFA U18 Group 5
11 Oct 2000 England v Italy W 2-1 UEFA U18 Group 5
16 Nov 2000 England v Belgium W 3-2 U18
01 Mar 2001 England v Netherlands W 1-0 U18
26 Apr 2001 Poland v England D 0-0 UEFA U18 Intermediary round
24 May 2001 England v Mexico W 3-0 Under-21
05 Jun 2001 Greece v England L 3-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 9
14 Aug 2001 England v Netherlands W 4-0 Under-21
31 Aug 2001 Germany v England W 1-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 9
04 Sep 2001 England v Albania W 5-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 9
05 Oct 2001 England v Greece W 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 9
09 Nov 2001 Netherlands v England D 2-2 UEFA Under-21 Play-off
13 Nov 2001 England v Netherlands W 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Play-off
12 Feb 2002 Slovenia v England W 0-1 Under-21
26 Mar 2002 England v Italy D 1-1 Under-21
16 Apr 2002 England v Portugal L 0-1 Under-21
17 May 2002 Switzerland v England W 1-2 UEFA Under-21 Finals Group A
20 May 2002 Italy v England L 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Finals Group A
22 May 2002 Portugal v England L 3-1 UEFA Under-21 Finals Group A
06 Sep 2002 England v Yugoslavia D 1-1 Under-21
28 Mar 2003 Portugal v England L 4-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 7
01 Apr 2003 England v Turkey D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 7
02 Jun 2003 England v Serbia and Montenegro W 3-2 Under-21
10 Jun 2003 England v Slovakia W 2-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 7
19 Aug 2003 England v Croatia L 0-3 Under-21
05 Sep 2003 North Macedonia v England D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 7
09 Sep 2003 England v Portugal L 1-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 7
10 Oct 2003 Turkey v England L 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 7
31 Mar 2004 Sweden v England L 1-0 International Friendly
05 Jun 2004 England v Iceland W 6-1 Summer Tournament
18 Aug 2004 England v Ukraine W 3-0 International Friendly
04 Sep 2004 Austria v England D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
08 Sep 2004 Poland v England W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
09 Oct 2004 England v Wales W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
13 Oct 2004 Azerbaijan v England W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
17 Nov 2004 Spain v England L 1-0 International Friendly
26 Mar 2005 England v Northern Ireland W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
30 Mar 2005 England v Azerbaijan W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
28 May 2005 USA v England W 1-2 International Friendly
31 May 2005 England v Colombia W 3-2 International Friendly
17 Aug 2005 Denmark v England L 4-1 International Friendly
03 Sep 2005 Wales v England W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
07 Sep 2005 Northern Ireland v England L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
01 Mar 2006 England v Uruguay W 2-1 International Friendly
25 May 2006 England v Belarus L 1-2 B International
16 Aug 2006 England v Greece W 4-0 International Friendly
02 Sep 2006 England v Andorra W 5-0 UEFA European Championship Group E
06 Sep 2006 North Macedonia v England W 0-1 UEFA European Championship Group E
07 Oct 2006 England v North Macedonia D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group E
11 Oct 2006 Croatia v England L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group E
07 Feb 2007 England v Spain L 0-1 International Friendly
24 Mar 2007 Israel v England D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group E
28 Mar 2007 Andorra v England W 0-3 UEFA European Championship Group E
25 May 2007 England v Albania W 3-1 B International
16 Nov 2007 Austria v England W 0-1 International Friendly
21 Nov 2007 England v Croatia L 2-3 UEFA European Championship Group E
28 May 2008 England v USA W 2-0 International Friendly
01 Jun 2008 Trinidad and Tobago v England W 0-3 International Friendly
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
11 Oct 2008 England v Kazakhstan W 5-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
19 Nov 2008 Germany v England W 1-2 International Friendly
06 Jun 2009 Kazakhstan v England W 0-4 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
10 Jun 2009 England v Andorra W 6-0 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
14 Nov 2009 Brazil v England L 1-0 International Friendly
03 Mar 2010 England v Egypt W 3-1 International Friendly
24 May 2010 England v Mexico W 3-1 International Friendly
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
03 Sep 2010 England v Bulgaria W 4-0 UEFA European Championship Group G
07 Sep 2010 Switzerland v England W 1-3 UEFA European Championship Group G
29 Mar 2011 England v Ghana D 1-1 International Friendly
02 Jun 2012 England v Belgium W 1-0 International Friendly
11 Jun 2012 France v England D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Finals Group D
15 Aug 2012 England v Italy W 2-1 International Friendly
07 Sep 2012 Moldova v England W 0-5 FIFA World Cup Europe group H
11 Sep 2012 England v Ukraine D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group H
17 Oct 2012 Poland v England D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group H
22 Mar 2013 San Marino v England W 0-8 FIFA World Cup Europe group H
29 May 2013 England v Republic of Ireland D 1-1 International Friendly
15 Nov 2013 England v Chile L 0-2 International Friendly
26 Mar 2017 England v Lithuania W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
10 Jun 2017 Scotland v England D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group F


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