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Also known as Jermain Colin Defoe

English association football player (born 1982)

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Jermain Colin Defoe is a male English association football player and coach. Born on 7 October 1982 in Beckton, he plays as a forward and has represented the England national team. His professional career began in 1998, and he has competed in the Premier League and Major League Soccer. Defoe has been a member of several clubs, including AFC Bournemouth, West Ham United F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., and Portsmouth F.C. He also served as a manager for Woking.

Defoe participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. He is a citizen of the United Kingdom and speaks English. His physical attributes include a height of 171 centimeters and a mass of 65 kilograms. He has received the award of Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

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Total plays
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Quotes

  • I've always been a religious person, and I try to think that every disappointment might just be a blessing in disguise. … I pray every day. In the mornings and, before I go to bed. I think it's important to pray not just when things are going bad.

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Woking
Position
Manager
Nationality
England

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Encyclopedic overview

Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7 October 1982) is an English football coach and former professional player. He is currently the manager of National League club Woking.

Defoe was a striker and began his career with Charlton Athletic, joining their youth team aged 14, before moving to West Ham United aged 16 and rising through the ranks. He made his first-team debut for West Ham in 2000 and, after a season-long loan spell at AFC Bournemouth during the 2000–01 season, established himself in the West Ham line-up. After West Ham's relegation in 2003, a move to Tottenham Hotspur in January 2004 soon followed, where Defoe played for four years before being sold to Portsmouth in January 2008. He spent one season at Fratton Park before returning to Tottenham in the January 2009 transfer window. He left for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2014, before returning to England in January 2015 to sign for Sunderland where he stayed until the club was relegated from the Premier League in 2017. Following a brief spell at AFC Bournemouth in 2017, Defoe joined Scottish side Rangers in 2018 on loan. The move was later made permanent. At his new club he was involved in winning the 2020–21 league title. This was the first and only league title in his career at the age of 38.

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