Jermaine Pennant
| Date of birth | 15 January 1983 |
| Place of birth | Nottingham |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 65 kg |
| Height | 1.68 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
Jermaine Pennant became Arsenal's youngest ever player (16 years, 319 days) when he came on as a substitute in their Worthington Cup tie at Middlesbrough in November 1999.
He is also Notts County's youngest ever player (15 years, 342 days) in all competitions.
Having joined Arsenal as a trainee in January 1999 for a fee of £1.5million, he signed pro forms at Highbury on 16 March 2000.
After a loan spell, Jermaine joined Birmingham City in April 2005 with a contract to June 2008.
He made history as the first professional footballer to play with an electronic tag around his ankle.
Jermaine joined Liverpool in July 2006 with a three-year contract.
After a loan spell, he joined Stoke City in January 2011 with a contract to June 2013 that was then extended to January 2014.
Jermaine joined Wigan Athletic in February 2015 with a contract to June 2015.
He joined Bury in January 2017 with a contract to June 2017.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notts County | 01 Jul 1998 | 14 Jan 1999 | |
| Arsenal | 14 Jan 1999 | 25 Apr 2005 | |
| Watford | 10 Jan 2002 | 23 Feb 2002 | L |
| Watford | 15 Nov 2002 | 15 Feb 2003 | L |
| Leeds United | 20 Aug 2003 | 16 May 2004 | L |
| Birmingham City | 31 Jan 2005 | 24 Apr 2005 | L |
| Birmingham City | 25 Apr 2005 | 26 Jul 2006 | |
| Liverpool | 26 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2009 | |
| Portsmouth | 20 Jan 2009 | 31 May 2009 | L |
| Real Zaragoza | 09 Jul 2009 | 01 Jan 2011 | |
| Stoke City | 31 Aug 2010 | 30 Dec 2010 | L |
| Stoke City | 01 Jan 2011 | 25 Jan 2014 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 Oct 2012 | 11 Jan 2013 | L |
| FC Pune City | 06 Nov 2014 | 31 Jan 2015 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 21 Feb 2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | |
| Tampines Rovers | 18 Jan 2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | |
| Bury | 19 Jan 2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | |
| Billericay Town | 07 Aug 2017 | 28 Dec 2017 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1999-00 | Arsenal | League Cup | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Arsenal | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Arsenal | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 2 |
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| 2001-02 | Watford | League Division 1 | 9 | 2 |
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| 2002-03 | Arsenal | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Arsenal | Premier League | 1 | 4 |
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| 2002-03 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Watford | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Watford | League Division 1 | 12 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Leeds United | Premier League | 34 | 2 |
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| 2004-05 | Arsenal | FA Community Shield | 1 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Arsenal | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Arsenal | Premier League | 1 | 6 |
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| 2004-05 | Birmingham City | Premier League | 12 |
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| 2005-06 | Birmingham City | FA Cup | 6 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Birmingham City | League Cup | 4 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Birmingham City | Premier League | 35 | 3 |
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| 2006-07 | Liverpool | FA Community Shield | 1 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Liverpool | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Liverpool | Premier League | 20 | 14 |
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| 2006-07 | Liverpool | UEFA Champions League | 9 | 5 |
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| 2007-08 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Liverpool | Premier League | 14 | 4 |
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| 2007-08 | Liverpool | Premier League Asia Trophy | 1 | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Liverpool | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 3 |
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| 2008-09 | Liverpool | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Liverpool | Premier League | 2 | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Portsmouth | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Portsmouth | Premier League | 9 | 4 |
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| 2010-11 | Stoke City | FA Cup | 6 |
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| 2010-11 | Stoke City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Stoke City | Premier League | 26 | 3 |
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| 2011-12 | Stoke City | FA Cup | 2 |
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| 2011-12 | Stoke City | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2011-12 | Stoke City | Premier League | 18 | 9 |
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| 2011-12 | Stoke City | UEFA Europa League | 5 | 4 |
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| 2012-13 | Stoke City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Stoke City | Premier League | 1 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | League Championship | 10 | 5 |
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| 2013-14 | Stoke City | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Stoke City | Premier League | 8 |
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| 2014-15 | Wigan Athletic | League Championship | 12 | 1 |
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| 2016-17 | Bury | League One | 2 | 5 |
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| 2017-18 | Billericay Town | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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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 | |
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| 30 Nov 1999 | Middlesbrough v Arsenal | L | 2-2 (1-3) | League Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Nov 2000 | Arsenal v Ipswich Town | L | 1-2 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 30 Oct 2001 | Schalke 04 v Arsenal | L | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League | Group C |
| 05 Nov 2001 | Arsenal v Manchester United | W | 4-0 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 27 Nov 2001 | Arsenal v Grimsby Town | W | 2-0 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 11 Dec 2001 | Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal | L | 4-0 | League Cup | Quarter-final |
| 27 Feb 2002 | Arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen | W | 4-1 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group D |
| 24 Aug 2002 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 28 Sep 2002 | Leeds United v Arsenal | W | 1-4 | Premier League | |
| 02 Oct 2002 | Auxerre v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League | Group A |
| 06 Nov 2002 | Arsenal v Sunderland | L | 2-3 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 04 May 2003 | Arsenal v Leeds United | L | 2-3 | Premier League | |
| 07 May 2003 | Arsenal v Southampton | W | 6-1 | Premier League | |
| 11 May 2003 | Sunderland v Arsenal | W | 0-4 | Premier League | |
| 08 Aug 2004 | Arsenal v Manchester United | W | 3-1 | FA Community Shield | |
| 15 Aug 2004 | Everton v Arsenal | W | 1-4 | Premier League | |
| 25 Aug 2004 | Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 11 Sep 2004 | Fulham v Arsenal | W | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 02 Oct 2004 | Arsenal v Charlton Athletic | W | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 16 Oct 2004 | Arsenal v Aston Villa | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 27 Oct 2004 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 09 Nov 2004 | Arsenal v Everton | W | 3-1 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Dec 2004 | Manchester United v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | League Cup | 5th round |
| 01 Jan 2005 | Charlton Athletic v Arsenal | W | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 04 Jan 2005 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 09 Jan 2005 | Arsenal v Stoke City | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd 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 |
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| 2000-01 | England | UEFA Under-18 | 2 | 3 |
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| 2000-01 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | England | Under-18 | 2 | ||||
| 2000-01 | England | Under-21 | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | England | UEFA Under-19 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 5 | 2 |
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| 2001-02 | England | Under-19 | 1 | ||||
| 2001-02 | England | Under-21 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2002-03 | England | UEFA Under-19 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | England | Under-21 | 2 | ||||
| 2003-04 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | England | Under-21 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 4 |
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| 2004-05 | England | Under-21 | 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 | |
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| 07 Oct 2000 | Andorra v England | W | 0-4 | UEFA U18 | Group 5 |
| 09 Oct 2000 | England v Faroe Islands | W | 5-0 | 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 | |
| 22 Mar 2001 | England v Poland | L | 0-1 | UEFA U18 | Intermediary round |
| 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 | |
| 04 Sep 2001 | England v Albania | W | 5-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 9 |
| 01 Oct 2001 | England v Iceland | W | 2-0 | Under-19 | |
| 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 | |
| 21 Apr 2002 | England v Lithuania | W | 2-1 | UEFA U19 | Quarter-final |
| 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 |
| 22 Jul 2002 | England v Germany | D | 3-3 | UEFA U19 | Final group B |
| 24 Jul 2002 | England v Belgium | D | 1-1 | UEFA U19 | Final group B |
| 26 Jul 2002 | Republic of Ireland v England | L | 3-2 | UEFA U19 | Final group B |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 17 Aug 2004 | England v Ukraine | W | 3-1 | Under-21 | |
| 03 Sep 2004 | Austria v England | W | 0-2 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 6 |
| 07 Sep 2004 | Poland v England | W | 1-3 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 6 |
| 08 Oct 2004 | England v Wales | W | 2-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 6 |
| 12 Oct 2004 | Azerbaijan v England | D | 0-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 6 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.