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Jermain Defoe

Tottenham Hotspur FC, Portsmouth FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Toronto FC, Sunderland AFC, AFC Bournemouth
57 appearances, 20 goals

P 57 W 35 D 12 L 10 F 122: A 47
*(actual F 58: A 18)
72% successful
2004-17

disciplined: 1
captain: none
minutes played: 2402

Timeline
  Jermain Colin Defoe OBE

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Birth 7 October 1982 in Canning Town, Greater London [registered in Newham, December 1982].
notes: Newham became part of the Greater London registration county in 1965.
Attended St Joachim's Primary School, Custom House and St Bonaventure's Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, Forest Gate.
Marriage to Donna Tierney on Saturday, 4 June 2022 at Cliveden House in Berkshire

Source

Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2004] &

Biographies Jermain Defoe: The Autobiography - Michael Perkin (John Blake, October 2002)

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Played Sunday League football with Senrab FC and also a product of the FA's National School of Excellence at Lilleshall, Defoe was signed by Charlton Athletic FC Youth in 1997. Signed for West Ham United FC in July 1999 for £1.15 million and was sent out on loan to AFC Bournemouth from 25 October 2000. After returning to the Hammers, Defoe signed for Tottenham Hotspur FC on 2 February 2004 for £6m, rising to £7m, depending on 'specific performance criteria'. He left for Portsmouth FC on 31 January 2008 initially on loan, but the deal was made permanent on 5 February 2008. Defoe returned to White Hart Lane on 9 January 2009 for a fee around £15 million. Then, on 10 January 2014, Defoe left Spurs for Toronto FC, in the MLS, effective from 28 February 2014. After less than a year, and eleven goals in nineteen MLS appearances, Sunderland AFC signed him on 16 January 2015 for an undisclosed fee, plus Jozy Altidore, up until the Wearside club were relegated in May 2017, which released a clause in his contract, allowing him to join AFC Bournemouth on a free transfer, on 29 June 2017, before, on 6 January 2019, Defoe joined Steven Gerrard's Rangers FC in an eighteen month loan deal. On 25 January 2020, the deal was made permanent, effective from the 2020 summer. He has made making 24+thirty SPFL appearances, and scoring 25 goals. On 8 June 2021, he became a player-coach at Rangers and was released on 12 January 2022. On 31 January, Defoe rejoined Sunderland AFC until the end of the season, however, he announced his retirement from playing on 24 March 2022.

League honours
395+156 appearances, 191 goals
five red cards

9th MOST PL GOALS 162
MOST PL SUB GOALS 24		 AFC Bournemouth 2000-01 loan 27+two appearances, eighteen goals
debut(second division): 28 October 2000 Stoke City FC 2 AFC Bournemouth 1.
 West Ham United FC 2001-04 62+thirty appearances, 29 goals
debut: (sub) 19 May 2001 Middlesbrough FC 2 West Ham United FC 1.
Tottenham Hotspur FC 2004-08 88+51 appearances, 43 goals
debut: 7 February 2004 Tottenham Hotspur FC 4 Portsmouth FC 3.
Portsmouth FC 2008 loan 2008-09 permanent 29+two appearances, fifteen goals
 debut: 2 February 2008 Portsmouth FC 1 Chelsea FC 1.
 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2009-14 137 appearances, 48 goals
debut: 17 August 2008 Chelsea FC 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0.
Sunderland AFC 2015-17 87 appearances, 34 goals
debut: 17 January 2015 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 Sunderland AFC 1.
AFC Bournemouth 2017-19 eleven+seventeen appearances, four goals
debut: (sub) 12 August 2017 West Bromwich Albion FC 1 AFC Bournemouth 0.
last: (sub) 10 November 2018 Newcastle United FC 2 AFC Bournemouth 1.
Sunderland AFC 2022 two+five appearances
debut (league one): (sub) 5 February 2022 Sunderland AFC 1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2

Club honours		 Football League Division One winners 1999-2000 (0ᵍ�), fourth place 2003-04 (19), 2011-12 (25); League One fifth place-play-off winners 2021-22 (7);
FA Cup winners 2007-08 (cup-tied);
FA Community Shield runners-up 2008;
Premier League fourth place 2009-10 (34);
SPFL Premier League runners-up 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22, Champions 2020-21 (14, 4ᵍ);
Scottish League Cup runners-up 2019-20;
Individual honours Premier League... Player of the Month August 2009; Goal of the Month November 2012, December 2017;
BBC Match of the Day Goal of the Month 22 November 2012 vs. West Ham United FC.
Sunderland AFC Player of the Year 2015-16; Sunderland AFC Supporters' Player of the Year 2015-16;
Distinctions Scored in ten consecutive Football League games for AFC Bournemouth between 28 October 2000 (his debut) and 23 January 2002 (twelve goals).  A Football League record.
Height/Weight 5' 7", 10st 4lb. [2004]

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & ENFA.

England Career
Player number 1131st player to appear for England.
BME number The 46th BME player at Senior level. Top BME scorer since September 2009.
Position(s) Forward
First match No. 811, 31 March 2004, Sweden 1 England 0, friendly match at Nya Ullevi Stadion, Heden, Göteborg, substitute (12), aged 21 years 176 days;
Last match No. 967, 10 June 2017, Scotland 2 England 2, a World Cup qualification match at The National Stadium, Hampden Park, Glasgow, substitute (91:41), aged 34 years 246 days;
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 2006 (standby), 2010, 2014 (standby);
European Championship Finals 2004 (standby), 2012;
Team honours None
Individual honours England B (two appearances, 2006-07). England U21 (23 appearances, seven goals). England U18 (seven appearances, 2000-01), England U16 (eight appearances).
Distinctions The thirtieth Greater Londoner to represent England
England's joint top scorer 2010 (four (with Peter Crouch)).
The oldest player to score twenty goals (34 years 170 days)
Was the most appearanced Englishman at Tottenham Hotspur FC from 2012 to 2020.

England Disgrace

Defoe was disqualified from driving for six months on 10 July 2009 for speeding twice on the M11 in Essex.  He was found guilty of twice breaking a 50mph speed limit in Chigwell in 2008, by Chelmsford magistrates in May. Defoe was fined £1,500 for failing to tell the authorities who was driving his Land Rover on both occasions. 
On 27 July 2009, Defoe was 'unlawfully arrested' for driving. Although his driving ban had not come into force due to Defoe's appeal.


The Numbers
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts sub unused mins. goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
60 57 32 22 ▲35
 ▼19		 39 2402 20
7▲		 120 min 14 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
57 35 12 10 122 47 +75 10 25 2.14 0.825 71.9 +25

Match Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 26 18 5 3 68 18 +50 3 12 2.615 0.692 78.9 +15
Away 24 14 5 5 46 20 +26 1 11 1.917 0.7833 68.8 +9
Neutral 7 3 2 2 8 9 -1 2 2 1.143 1.286 57.1 +1

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Red - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 19 14 4 1 55 10 +45 1 11 2.895 0.526 84.2 +13
WCF 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 1 2 0.667 1.333 50.0 =0
World Cup 22 15 5 2 57 14 +43 2 13 2.591 0.636 79.5 +13

ECP

 9 5 2 2 18 6 +12 3 6 2.00 0.667 66.7 +3
ECF 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
European Championship 10 5 3 2 19 7 +12 3 6 1.90 0.70 65.0 +3
Friendly 25 15 4 6 46 26 +20 5 6 1.84 1.04 68.0 +9

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2004-06 8 6 1 1 14 4 +10 1 5 1.750 0.50 81.3 +5
WCP 2008-10 5 5 0 0 20 2 +18 0 3 4.00 0.25 100.0 +5
WCP 2012-14 4 2 2 0 15 2 +13 0 2 3.75 0.50 75.0 +2
WCP 2016-18 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 1 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
WCP All 19 14 4 1 55 10 +45 1 11 2.895 0.526 84.2 +13
World Cup Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 2010 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 1 2 0.667 1.333 50.0 =0
WCF All 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 1 2 0.667 1.333 50.0 =0
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2004-06 8 6 1 1 14 4 +10 1 5 1.750 0.50 81.3 +5
WC 2008-10 8 6 1 1 22 6 +26 1 5 2.75 0.75 81.3 +5
WC 2012-14 4 2 2 0 15 2 +13 0 2 3.75 0.50 75.0 +2
WC 2016-18 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 1 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
WC All 22 15 5 2 57 14 +43 2 13 2.591 0.636 79.5 +13

European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2006-08 7 3 2 2 11 5 +6 3 5 1.571 0.714 57.1 +1
ECP 2010-12 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 0 1 3.50 0.50 100.0 +2
ECP All 9 5 2 2 18 6 +12 3 6 2.00 0.625 66.7 +3
European Championship Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2012 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
ECF All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 2006-08 7 3 2 2 11 5 +6 3 5 1.571 0.714 57.1 +1
EC 2010-12 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 0 1 2.667 0.667 83.3 +2
EC All 10 5 3 2 19 7 +12 3 6 1.90 0.70 65.0 +3

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 22 15 5 2 57 14 +43 2 13 2.591 0.636 79.5 +13
EC 10 5 3 2 19 7 +12 3 6 1.90 0.70 65.0 +3
32 20 8 4 76 21 +55 5 19 2.375 0.656 75.0 +16

Match History

 Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - 26 full appearances (927 min), three goals

coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - 16 full appearances (516 min), one goalx

Age 21
1 811 31 March 2004 - Sweden 1 England 0, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg (⮀0-0) Fr AL ▲sub 12 21
812 1 June 2004 - England 1 Japan 1, City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester TC HD unused sub 24
2 813 5 June 2004 - England 6 Iceland 1, City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (⮀6-1) HW ▲sub 84 16
Sven-Göran Eriksson had named a provisional 24-man England squad, with a five-man standby list that did not include Defoe, on 17 May 2004. Defoe was a cover for Darius Vassell, and ultimately, not required.
    
3 818 18 August 2004 - England 3 Ukraine 0, St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne (⮀2-0) Fr HW ▲sub ht 21
4 819 4 September 2004 - Austria 2 England 2, Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien (⮀2-2) WCP AD ▲sub 76 16
5 820 8 September 2004 - Poland 1 England 2, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (⮀1-2) AW Start 37 ▼87 9

Age 22
6 821 9 October 2004 - England 2 Wales 0, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀1-0) WCP HW Start ▼70 11
7 822 13 October 2004 - Azerbaijan 0 England 1, Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu, Baku (⮀0-1) AW Start ▼55 11
8 823 17 November 2004 - Spain 1 England 0, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid (⮀1-0) Fr AL ▲sub 78 20
824 9 February 2005 - England 0 Netherlands 0, Villa Park, Birmingham Fr HD unused sub 20
9 825 26 March 2005 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀4-0) WCP HW ▲sub 80 18
10 826 30 March 2005 - England 2 Azerbaijan 0, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne (⮀2-0) HW ▲sub 84 18
11 827 28 May 2005 - United States 1 England 2, Soldier Field, Chicago (⮀0-2) tour AW ▲sub 63 16
12 828 31 May 2005 - Colombia 2 England 3, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford (⮀1-3) NW ▲sub 73 16
13 829 17 August 2005 - Denmark 4 England 1, Parken Stadion, København (⮀0-0) Fr AL Start ▼ht 10
14 830 3 September 2005 - Wales 0 England 1, The Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (⮀0-1) WCP AW ▲sub 67 17
15 831 7 September 2005 - Northern Ireland 1 England 0, Windsor Park, Belfast (⮀1-0)  AL ▲sub 76 17

Age 23
832 8 October 2005 - England 1 Austria 0, Old Trafford, Manchester WCP HW unused sub 18
833 12 October 2005 - England 2 Poland 1, Old Trafford, Manchester HW 18
834 12 November 2005 - Argentina 2 England 3, Stade de Genève, Genève Fr NW unused sub 16
16 835 1 March 2006 - England 2 Uruguay 1, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀1-1)  Fr HW ▲sub 82 20
Sven-Göran Eriksson had named a provisional 23-man England squad, with a five-man standby list that included Defoe, on 8 May 2006. The Final Squad was announced on 15 May. Defoe remained on the standby-list.
1 b 25 May 2006 - England 1 Belarus A 2, Madejski Stadium, Reading Fr HW ▲sub 79 17
836 30 May 2006 - England 3 Hungary 1, Old Trafford, Manchester HW unused sub 25
837 3 June 2006 - England 6 Jamaica 0, Old Trafford, Manchester HW 24
  

 

coach: Steve McClaren - ten full appearances (411 min), two goalsx


17 843 16 August 2006 - England 4 Greece 0, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀4-0) Fr HW Start ▼69 9
18 844 2 September 2006 - England 5 Andorra 0, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀5-0) ECP HW Start 38,47 ▼72 10
19 845 6 September 2006 - FYR Macedonia 0 England 1, Gradski Stadion, Skopje (⮀0-1) AW Start ▼76 10

Age 24
20 846 7 October 2006 - England 0 FYR Macedonia 0, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀0-0) ECP HD ▲sub 74 17
21 847 11 October 2006 - Croatia 2 England 0, Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb (⮀2-0) AL ▲sub 72 17
848 15 November 2006 - Netherlands 1 England 1, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Fr AD unused sub 20
22 849 7 February 2007 - England 0 Spain 1, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀0-1) Fr HL ▲sub 65 15
23 850 24 March 2007 - Israel 0 England 0, The National Stadium, Ramat Gan (⮀0-0) ECP AD ▲sub 70 21
24 851 28 March 2007 - Andorra 0 England 3, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona (⮀0-2) AW ▲sub 80 18
2 b 25 May 2007 - England 3 Albania A 1, Turf Moor, Burnley Fr HW ▲sub 72 18
852 1 June 2007 - England 1 Brazil 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HD unused sub 23
853 6 June 2007 - Estonia 0 England 3, A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn ECP AW 18
854 22 August 2007 - England 1 Germany 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr AW unused sub 20
855 8 September 2007 - England 3 Israel 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW unused sub 18
856 12 September 2007 - England 3 Russia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW squad member

Age 25
857 13 October 2007 - England 3 Estonia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW unused sub 18
858 17 October 2007 - Russia 2 England 1, Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva AL squad member
25 859 16 November 2007 - Austria 0 England 1, Ernst-Happel Stadion, Wien (⮀0-0) Fr AW ▲sub 34 24
26 860 21 November 2007 - England 2 Croatia 3, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-2) ECP HL ▲sub ht 16

 Club: Portsmouth F.C. - six full appearances (275 min), three goals

manager: Fabio Capello - twenty full appearances (948 min), twelve goalsx

861 6 February 2008 - England 2 Switzerland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 22
862 26 March 2008 - France 1 England 0, Stade de France, Saint-Denis Fr AL preliminary
squad member
27 863 28 May 2008 - England 2 United States 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀2-0) Fr HW Start ▼68 9
28 864 1 June 2008 - Trinidad & Tobago 0 England 3, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain (⮀3-0) AW Start
16,49 ▼69		 11
29 865 20 August 2008 - England 2 Czech Republic 2, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-2) Fr HD Start ▼ht 9
30 866 6 September 2008 - Andorra 0 England 2, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona (⮀0-0) WCP AW Start ▼ht 11
867 10 September 2008 - Croatia 1 England 4, Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb AW unused sub 22

Age 26
31 868 11 October 2008 - England 5 Kazakhstan 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀4-1) WCP HW ▲sub 87 90 17
869 15 October 2008 - Belarus 1 England 3, Dinamo Stadion, Minsk AW unused sub 17
32 870 19 November 2008 - Germany 1 England 2, Olympiastadion, Berlin (⮀0-1) Fr AW Start ▼ht 9
  

 Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - 23 full appearances (1142 min), 13 goals  

33 874 6 June 2009 - Kazakhstan 0 England 4, Ortalyk Tsentralnyi Stadium, Almaty (⮀0-4) WCP AW ▲sub 80 15
34 875 10 June 2009 - England 6 Andorra 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀3-0) HW ▲sub ht
73,75		 17
35 876 12 August 2009 - Netherlands 2 England 2, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam (⮀2-0) Fr AD ▲sub ht
49,77		 19
36 877 5 September 2009 - England 2 Slovenia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) Fr HW ▲sub ht
63		 23
37 878 9 September 2009 - England 5 Croatia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀3-0) WCP HW ▲sub 59 16
  

Age 27
38 881 14 November 2009 - Brazil 1 England 0, Istād Khalīfah, Al Rayyan (⮀1-0) Fr NL ▲sub 54 17
39 882 3 March 2010 - England 3 Egypt 1, The National Stadium, Wembley  (⮀0-1) Fr HW Start ▼ht 9
40 883 24 May 2010 - England 3 Mexico 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀2-1) Fr HW ▲sub ht 23
884 30 May 2010 - Japan 1 England 2, UPC Arena, Graz, Austria NW unused sub 27
885 12 June 2010 - England 1 United States 1, Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace Rustenburg
WCF		 ND unused sub
19
41 886 18 June 2010 - England 0 Algeria 0, Kaapstad-stadion, Kaapstad (⮀0-0) ND ▲sub 74
42 887 23 June 2010 - Slovenia 0 England 1, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Die Baai (⮀0-1) NW Start 22 ▼86
43 888 27 June 2010 - Germany 4 England 1, Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein (⮀4-1) NL Start ▼71
  
44 890 3 September 2010 - England 4 Bulgaria 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀4-0) ECP HW Start
 3,61,86▼87		 9
45 891 7 September 2010 - Switzerland 1 England 3, Sankt-Jakob Park, Basel (⮀0-2) AW Start ▼70 9
  

Age 28
894 9 February 2011 - Denmark 1 England 2, Parken Stadion, København Fr AW squad member
895 26 March 2011 - Wales 0 England 2, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff ECP AW unused sub 17
46 896 29 March 2011 - England 1 Ghana 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) Fr HD ▲sub 59 17
897 4 June 2011 - England 2 Switzerland 2, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HD withdrawn
squad member
898 2 September 2011 - Bulgaria 0 England 3, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija ECP AW unused sub 18
899 6 September 2011 - England 1 Wales 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW 18
  

 

manager: Roy Hodgson - nine full appearances (477 min), three goalsx

Age 29
904 26 May 2012 - Norway 0 England 1, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo Fr AW unused sub 18
47 905 2 June 2012 - England 1 Belgium 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) HW ▲sub 67 19
48 906 11 June 2012 - France 1 England 1, Donbass Arena, Donetsk (⮀1-1)
ECF		 ND ▲sub 77
21
907 15 June 2012 - Sweden 2 England 3, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv NW
unused sub
908 19 June 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 0, Donbass Arena, Donetsk AW
909 24 June 2012 - England 0 Italy 0ᴭᵀ, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv ND
49 910 15 August 2012 - Italy 1 England 2, Stade de Suisse, Bern (⮀1-1) Fr NW ▲sub ht 79 19
50 911 7 September 2012 - Moldova 0 England 5, Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău (⮀0-3) WCP AW Start 32 ▼68 9
51 912 11 September 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HD Start 47 9

Age 30
913 12 October 2012 - England 5 San Marino 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 21
52 914 16 October 2012 - Poland 1 England 1, Stadion Narodowy, Warszawa (⮀0-1) AD Start ▼67 9
  
916 6 February 2013 - England 2 Brazil 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW withdrawn
squad member
53 917 22 March 2013 - San Marino 0 England 8, Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle WCP AW Start 35,77 9
918 26 March 2013 - Montenegro 1 England 1, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica AD unused sub 21
54 919 29 May 2013 - England 1 Republic of Ireland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-1) tour HD ▲sub 33 18
920 2 June 2013 - Brazil 2 England 2, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro AD unused sub 17
921 14 August 2013 - England 3 Scotland 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 19
922 6 September 2013 - England 4 Moldova 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 19
923 10 September 2013 - Ukraine 0 England 0, Natsional´nyî Sportyvnyĭ Kompleks, Kyiv AD 19

Age 31
924 11 October 2013 - England 4 Montenegro 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 20
925 15 October 2013 - England 2 Poland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW 19
55 926 15 November 2013 - England 0 Chile 2, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-1) Fr HL ▲sub 66 21
927 19 November 2013 - England 0 Germany 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HL unused sub 24

 Club: Toronto F.C. - no full appearances  

928 5 March 2014 - England 1 Denmark 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 27
Roy Hodgson had named a 23-man England squad on 12 May 2014, with a seven-man standby list that included Defoe. The Final Squad was announced without changes on 2 June. Defoe remained on the standby-list.
929 30 May 2014 - England 3 Peru 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW standby
squad member
  

 Club: Sunderland A.F.C. - two full appearances (59 min), one goal

manager: Gareth Southgate - two full appearances (59 min), one goalx

Age 34
965 22 March 2017 - Germany 1 England 0, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund Fr AL unused sub 22
56 966 26 March 2017 - England 2 Lithuania 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) WCP HW Start 21 ▼59 9
57 967 10 June 2017 - Scotland 2 England 2, The National Stadium, Glasgow WCP AD ▲sub 92 18
968 13 June 2017 - France 3 England 2, Stade de France, Saint-Denis Fr AL

unused sub

 18

 Club: A.F.C. Bournemouth - no full appearances  

969 1 September 2017 - Malta 0 England 4, Stadium Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali WCP AW

unused sub

 18
970 4 September 2017 - England 2 Slovakia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HW squad member
971 5 October 2017 - England 1 Slovenia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW

unused sub

 18

Age 35
972 8 October 2017 - Lithuania 0 England 1, LFF stadionas, Vilnius WCP AW

unused sub

 18
  

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