Former Tottenham Hotspur and England striker Jermaine Defoe has introduced that he’s hanging up his boots with fast impact, bringing to an finish a 22 12 months profession in English soccer.
In January, Defoe signed for Sunderland on a short-term deal till the tip of the 2021-22 season, however has determined to bow out early from his contract with the Black Cats.
‘It’s been a extremely robust determination, and one I’ve mentioned with my household and people closest to me. I made my skilled debut at 17 years outdated in 1999, and I really feel now could be the best time to bow out’, he wrote in a statement posted on Twitter.
Defoe started his Premier League profession with West Ham United, however made his title at Tottenham Hotspur, who he joined in February 2004. 43 objectives in 139 appearances for the Lilywhites adopted, earlier than an unsuccessful transfer to Portsmouth which finally noticed Spurs convey him again to White Hart Lane solely a season after promoting him to the south coast aspect.
His second spell with the north London aspect was virtually similar to his first, with Defoe racking up 47 objectives in 135 appearances throughout a 5 12 months stint, whereas he continued to impress at nationwide staff degree too, scoring 20 instances in 57 England caps.
👕 496 appearances
⚽️ 162 objectives
🅰️ 33 assists
🏅 1 Participant of the Month
🏆 1 Objective of the MonthCongratulations on an excellent #PL profession, Jermain Defoe! pic.twitter.com/Y5T5NhtmPs https://t.co/Am5sAMqJtM
— Premier League (@premierleague) March 24, 2022
Leaving Tottenham for Sunderland in 2015, Defoe then frolicked at Bournemouth and Rangers earlier than rejoining the Black Cats in January.
The final word poacher?
Usually used alongside Peter Crouch or somebody equally bodily, Defoe turned the central focus of a ‘little and enormous’ putting experiment that noticed the diminutive ahead paired with a taller companion, who would win the ball from the preliminary lengthy ball, knocking it all the way down to Defoe.
Probably the greatest finishers in Premier League historical past, he was additionally helpful as a super-sub, having the report for scoring essentially the most Premier League objectives as a sub (24), in addition to the report for essentially the most substitute objectives for the England nationwide staff (7).
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Premier League desk
| # | Staff | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester Metropolis | 29 | 50 | 70 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 29 | 55 | 69 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 28 | 38 | 59 |
| 4 | Arsenal FC | 28 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 11 | 51 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 29 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 30 | 10 | 48 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 5 | 46 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 29 | 1 | 36 |
| 10 | Leicester Metropolis | 27 | -4 | 36 |
| 11 | Southampton FC | 29 | -9 | 35 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 29 | -17 | 31 |
| 15 | Brentford FC | 30 | -14 | 30 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 30 | -33 | 29 |
| 17 | Everton FC | 27 | -18 | 25 |
| 18 | Watford FC | 29 | -26 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 27 | -16 | 21 |
| 20 | Norwich Metropolis | 29 | -45 | 17 |
| Participant | Staff | Targets |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 12 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester Metropolis | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 9 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester Metropolis | 9 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 9 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Participant | Staff | Crimson Playing cards | Yellow Playing cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 8 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Money, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Romero, Cristian | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 8 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 6 |
| Jimenez, Raul | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 5 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 7 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 7 |
| Participant | Staff | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester Metropolis | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester Metropolis | 7 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Benrahma, Stated | West Ham United | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester Metropolis | 6 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 5 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 5 |
| Henderson, Jordan | Liverpool FC | 5 |