Les Ferdinand	Queen's Park Rangers FC, Newcastle United FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC 17 appearances, 5 goals (one on debut) P 17 W x D x L x F x: A 2 *(actual F x: A x) x% successful 1993-98 disciplined: none captain: none minutes played: x
Profile
Full name	Leslie Ferdinand MBE	(*Actual for and against are the goals scored while the player was on the field.)
Born	8 December 1966 in Acton, Paddington, Greater London [registered in Paddington, December 1966]. notes: Paddington became part of the Greater London registration county in 1965. Attended Sir Christopher Wren School (Phoenix High School), Acton
Height/Weight	5' 11¾", 13st. 5lbs [1999].
Source	Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [1999] & FindMyPast.com
Club Career
Club(s)	Ferdinand started is career with non-league clubs such as AEL FC, and Southall FC and Hayes FC, it was from there that Queen's Park Rangers FC signed Les for £15,000 on 12 March 1987. 163 league appearances followed, in which he scored 80 goals.  In between times, he was loaned to Brentford AFC for three league appearances from 24 March 1988. For the 1988-89 season, Ferdinand was loaned to Turkish side, Beşiktaş JK.  His scoring record was suffice for Newcastle United FC to pay £6 million for his signature on 7 June 1995. 41 goals in 68 Premier League appearances followed. Tottenham Hotspur FC paid another £6 million for Ferdinand on 5 August 1997, where he would play another 118 Premier League appearances, scoring 33 goals, in an injury-plagued period. He was linked with a move to Kevin Keegan's Fulham FC in May 1999. Ferdinand joined West Ham United FC in January 2003, after their relegation and two goals in fourteen Premier League appearances, Ferdinand opted to remain in the Premier League with Leicester City FC, until they were relegated at the end of 2003-04 (29 Premier League appearances, twelve goals), whereupon Ferdinand joined Bolton Wanderers FC. Although starts were limited, Ferdinand still managed twelve appearances, scoring once. He left on 2 January 2005 and four days later, signed for Reading FC, where he remained until the end of the season, having played twelve times, scoring just the one. In 2005-06, Ferdinand signed with Watford FC on a non-contract basis, he retired shortly before his 40th birthday without playing a single competive game with Watford.
Club honours	Süper Lig runners-up 1988-89; Turkiye Kupası winner 1988-89; Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası winner 1989; TSYD Kupasi winner 1988-89; FA Premier League runners-up 1995-96, 1996-97; FA Charity Shield runners-up 1996; Football League Cup winner 1998-99, runner-up 2001-02; Premier League Asia Trophy winner 2005;
Individual honours	PFA Premier League Team of the Year 1995-96; PFA Player's Player of the Year 1995-96;
Distinctions	Scored the 10,000th Premier League goal.
Source	Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [1999].
England Career
Player number	1047th player to appear for England.
BME number	The 27th BME player at Senior level. The sixth forward.
Position(s)	Forward
First match	No. 692, 17 February 1993, England 6 San Marino 0, a World Cup qualification match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 26 years 71 days.
Last match	No. 746, 29 May 1998, Belgium 0 England 0, a Coupe Internationale Hassan II match at Complexe Sportif Mohamed V, Maarif Ancien, Casablanca, aged 31 years 172 days.
Major tournaments	European Championship 1996; World Cup Finals 1998;
Team honours	None
Individual honours	England B (one appearance, one goal)
Distinctions	His last kick in an England shirt was his saved penalty-kick in the shootout against Belgium.
Beyond England
Currently coaches Tottenham Hotspur FC and is also a pundit for the BBC, having being a pundit on the failed sports channel Setanta. Apparently owns and flys his own helicopter - Various Media

Les Ferdinand - Match History
Club: Queen's Park Rangers F.C. - 7 full appearances Coach: x - x full capsx
Age 26
1	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
2	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
3	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
4	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
5	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
6	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
7	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
Club: Newcastle United F.C. - 6 full appearances Coach: x - x full capsx
Age 29
8	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
9	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
10	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
11	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
12	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
13	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - 4 full appearances Coach: x - x full capsx
Age 30
14	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
15	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
16	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x
17	-	x - x, x	x	x	x	x

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