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Emile Heskey

Leicester City FC, Liverpool FC, Birmingham City FC, Wigan Athletic FC, Aston Villa FC
  
62 appearances, 7 goals
   
  P 62 W 31 D 19 L 12 F 118: A 60
*(actual F 80: A 26)
65% successful
1997-2010
   
disciplined: 4
captain: none
minutes played: 3407

Profile
Full name Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 11 January 1978 in Evington, Leicester, Leicestershire [registered in Leicester Central, March 1978]. Attended the City of Leicester Grammar School.
Partner firstly to Kylee Pinsent, with whom he had three children, and then to Chantelle Tagoe, with whom he had another two children.
Height/Weight 6' 2", 13st. 12lbs [2000].

Source

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

Club Career
Club(s)

7th MOST PL APPS 516		 After being spotted playing for Ratby Groby Juniors, Emile signed for Leicester City FC youth academy as a trainee, and signing professional forms on 3 October 1995. He played 154 league matches, scoring forty times. His performances saw Heskey sign for Liverpool FC for £11 million on 10 March 2000, and despite a proposed £12 million move to December 2002, Heskey played 150 times for the Reds, scoring 39 times. Eventually, Heskey did move on, when he signed for Birmingham City FC on 18 May 2004 for an eventual £4.75 million fee, effective on 1 July. His time at St Andrew's was plagued by injury and this limited him to just 14 goals in 68 league appearances. As City were relegated, Heskey moved onto Wigan Athletic FC for £5.5 million on 7 July 2006 where he scored another fifteen goals in 81 league appearances. Heskey then signed for Aston Villa FC on 23 January 2009 for £3.5 million, he left having made 92 Premier League appearances, scoring nine times. He did not have his contract renewed, and on 21 September 2012, he signed a one-year contract with Australian A-League side Newcastle Jets FC. After retiring, he re-signed for Bolton Wanderers FC on 24 December 2014. He made sixteen Championship appearances, scoring once.
Club honours Football League Cup winners 1996-97, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, runners-up 2009-10;
FA Cup winners 2000-01;
UEFA Cup winners 2000-01; UEFA Super Cup winners 2001;
FA Charity Shield winners 2001;
Individual honours BBC Match of the Day Goal of the Month 12 September 1998 vs. Arsenal FC.
Distinctions None

Source

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

England Career
Player number 1094th player to appear for England.
BME number The 36th BME player at Senior level. Most appearanced forward.
Position(s) Left-sided midfielder/forward
First match No. 757, 28 April 1999, Hungary 1 England 1, a friendly match at Népstadion, Budapest, substitute (82), aged 21 years 107 days.
Last match No. 888, 27 June 2010, Germany 4 England 1, a World Cup Finals Round-of-Sixteen match at The Vodacom Park, Willows, Bloemfontein, substitute (71), aged 32 years 167 days.
Major tournaments European Championship finals 2000, 2004; World Cup finals 2002, 2010;
Team honours None
Individual honours England B (one appearance). England U21 (17 appearances, six goals). England U18 (eight appearances, five goals), England U16 (four appearances, one goal).
Distinctions Could have played for Antigua, his father, Tyrone, being Antiguan.
The thirteenth Leicestershirian to represent England.
Most appearenced Englishman at Wigan Athletic AFC.

 

Emile Heskey - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
88 62 34 40 22 30 3407 7
 2 as sub		 487 min  3 0 4
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Emile Heskey - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 24 15 6 3 58 21 +37 2 8 2.50 0.958 77.1 +13
Away 24 12 8 4 40 20 +20 6 6 1.625 0.833 64.6 +7
Neutral 14 4 5 5 18 19 -1 2 5 1.286 1.357 46.4 -1
All 62 31 19 12 118 60 +58 10 19 1.903 0.968 65.3 +19

 

Emile Heskey - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Red - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All 62 31 19 12 118 60 +58 10 19 1.903 0.968 65.3 +19

 

Emile Heskey - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 14 11 2 1 39 10 +29 2 5 2.786 0.714 85.7 +10
WCF 9 3 4 2 9 8 +1 2 5 1.00 0.889 55.6 +1
World Cup 23 14 6 3 48 18 +30 4 10 2.087 0.783 73.9 +11

ECP

 8 5 2 1 13 4 +9 2 4 1.625 0.50 75.0 +4
ECF 3 0 0 3 5 8 -3 0 0 1.667 2.667 00.0 -3
European Championship 11 5 2 4 18 12 +6 2 4 1.636 1.091 54.5 +1
Minor Tournament 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.500 1.00 75.0 +1
Friendly 26 11 10 5 43 28 +15 4 5 1.654 1.077 61.5 +6
All 62 31 19 12 118 60 +58 10 19 1.903 0.968 65.3 +19

 

Emile Heskey - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2000-02 7 5 2 0 16 5 +11 1 3 2.286 0.714 85.7 +5
WCP 2004-06 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCP 2008-10 7 6 0 1 23 5 +18 1 2 3.286 0.714 85.7 +5
WCP All 14 11 2 1 39 10 +29 2 5 2.786 0.714 85.7 +10
World Cup Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 2002 5 2 2 1 6 3 +3 1 3 1.20 0.60 60.0 +1
WCF 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCF 2010 4 1 2 1 3 5 -2 1 2 0.667 1.333 50.0 =0
WCF All 9 3 4 2 9 8 +1 2 5 1.00 0.889 55.6 +1
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2000-02 12 7 4 1 22 8 +14 2 6 1.833 0.667 75.0 +6
WC 2004-06 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WC 2008-10 11 7 2 2 26 10 +16 2 4 2.364 0.909 72.7 +5
WC All 23 14 6 3 48 18 +30 4 10 2.087 0.783 73.9 +11
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 1998-2000 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 0 0.50 1.00 25.0 -1
ECP 2002-04 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 1 2 1.50 0.50 87.5 +3
ECP 2006-08 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 0 2 3.00 0.00 100.0 +2
ECP All 8 5 2 1 13 4 +9 2 4 1.625 0.50 75.0 +4
European Championship Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2000 2 0 0 2 4 6 -2 0 0 2.00 3.00 0.00 -2
ECF 2004 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
ECF All 3 0 0 3 5 8 -3 0 0 1.667 2.667 0.00 -3
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 1998-2000 4 0 1 3 5 8 -3 1 0 1.25 2.00 12.5 -3
EC 2002-04 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 1 0 1.40 0.80 70.0 +2
EC 2006-08 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 0 2 3.00 0.00 100.0 +2
EC All 11 5 2 4 18 12 +6 2 4 1.636 1.091 54.5 +1
Minor Tournaments and Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
FA Summer Tournament 2004 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.50 1.00 75.0 +1
Minor T/C All 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.50 1.00 75.0 +1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 23 14 6 3 48 18 +30 4 10 2.087 0.783 73.9 +11
EC 11 5 2 4 18 12 +6 2 4 1.636 1.091 54.5 +1
Minor T/C 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.50 1.00 75.0 +1
All 36 20 9 7 73 32 +41 6 14 2.028 0.889 68.1 +13

 

Emile Heskey - Match History
 Club: Leicester City F.C. - 5 full appearances

Coach: Glenn Hoddle - 0 full capsx

Age 19
- 738 10 September 1997 - England 4 Moldova 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW squad member
Age 20
1 b 10 February 1998 - England B 1 Chile 2, The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Fr HL Start 90 9
- 754 18 November 1998 - England 2 Czech Republic 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW injured squad member
 

Coach: Howard Wilkinson - 0 full capsx

Age 21
- 755 10 February 1999 - England 0 France 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HL injured squad member
 

Coach: Kevin Keegan - 9 full capsx

1 757 28 April 1999 - Hungary 1 England 1, Népstadion, Budapest Fr AD sub 82 18
1-1 when substituting
- 758 5 June 1999 - England 0 Sweden 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HD squad member
2 759 9 June 1999 - Bulgaria 1 England 1, Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofiya AD sub 82 18
1-1 when substituting
3 762 10 October 1999 - England 2 Belgium 1, Stadium of Light, Sunderland Fr HW sub 85 17
2-1 when substituting
- 763 13 November 1999 - Scotland 0 England 2, The National Stadium, Hampden Park ECP AW squad member
4 764 17 November 1999 - England 0 Scotland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HL sub 63 17
0-1 when substituting
Age 22
5 765 23 February 2000 - England 0 Argentina 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start off 79 10
0-0 when substituted
 Club: Liverpool F.C. - 38 full appearances  
- 766 27 May 2000 - England 1 Brazil 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD squad member
6 767 31 May 2000 - England 2 Ukraine 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub ht 19
1-0 when substituting
7 768 3 June 2000 - Malta 1 England 2, Stadium Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali Fr AW sub 51 75 17

1-1 when substituting
8 769 12 June 2000 - Portugal 3 England 2, Philips Stadion, Eindhoven ECF NL sub ht 19
2-2 when subbing
- 770 17 June 2000 - England 1 Germany 0, Stade Communal, Charleroi NW unused sub
9 771 20 June 2000 - England 2 Romania 3, Stade Communal, Charleroi NL sub 66
2-2 when substituting
- 772 2 September 2000 - France 1 England 1, Stade de France, Saint-Denis Fr AD squad member
- 773 7 October 2000 - England 0 Germany 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HL unused sub 16
 

Coach: Howard Wilkinson - 1 full capx

10 774 11 October 2000 - Finland 0 England 0, Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP AD Start 11
 

Coach: Peter Taylor - 1 full capx

11 775 15 November 2000 - Italy 1 England 0, Stadio delle Alpi, Torino Fr AL Start off 73 9
1-0 when substituted
 

Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - 32 full capsx

Age 23
12 776 28 February 2001 - England 3 Spain 0, Villa Park, Birmingham Fr HW sub ht 56 19
1-0 when substituting
13 777 24 March 2001 - England 2 Finland 1, Anfield Road, Liverpool WCP HW sub 72 16
2-1 when substituting
14 778 28 March 2001 - Albania 1 England 3, Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa, Tiranë AW sub ht 16
0-0 when substituting
15 779 25 May 2001 - England 4 Mexico 0, Pride Park Stadium, Derby Fr HW Start off 67 11
3-0 when substituted
16 780 6 June 2001 - Greece 0 England 2, Olympiako Stadio Athínas Spyros Louis, Athína WCP AW Start off 75 11
0-1 when substituted
- 781 15 August 2001 - England 0 Netherlands 2, White Hart Lane, Tottenham Fr HL squad member
17 782 1 September 2001 - Germany 1 England 5, Olympiastadion, München WCP AW Start 54 75 9
18 783 5 September 2001 - England 2 Albania 0, St.James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne HW Start off 54 9
1-0 when substituted
19 784 6 October 2001 - England 2 Greece 2, Old Trafford, Manchester HD Start 10
20 785 10 November 2001 - England 1 Sweden 1, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HD Start off 58 10
1-1 when substituted
Age 24
21 786 13 February 2002 - Netherlands 1 England 1, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Fr AD Start 11
22 787 27 March 2002 - England 1 Italy 2, Elland Road, Leeds Fr HL Start off ht 9

0-0 when substituted
23 789 21 May 2002 - Korea Republic 1 England 1, Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo-si Fr AD Start 11
24 790 26 May 2002 - England 2 Cameroon 2, Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe City Fr ND Start off ht
1-1 when substituted
25 791 2 June 2002 - England 1 Sweden 1, Saitama Sutajiamu Niimarumarunii, Saitama-shi WCF ND Start
26 792 7 June 2002 - Argentina 0 England 1, Sapporo Dōmu, Sapporo-shi NW Start 50 off 56
0-1 when subs'ted
27 793 12 June 2002 - Nigeria 0 England 0, Ōsaka-shi Nagai Rikujō Kyōgijō, Ōsaka-shi ND Start off 68
0-0 when subs'ted
28 794 15 June 2002 - Denmark 0 England 3, Niigata Sutajiamu, Niigata-shi NW Start 44 off 68
0-3 when subs'ted
29 795 21 June 2002 - England 1 Brazil 2, Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi city NL Start
30 796 7 September 2002 - England 1 Portugal 1, Villa Park, Birmingham Fr HD Start 11
31 797 12 October 2002 - Slovakia 1 England 2, Tehelné pole, Bratislava ECP AW Start off 95 9
1-2 when substituted
- 798 16 October 2002 - England 2 FYR Macedonia 2, The Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium, Southampton HD squad member
Age 25
32 800 29 March 2003 - Liechtenstein 0 England 2, Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz ECP AW Start off 79 9

0-2 when substituted
- 801 2 April 2003 - England 2 Turkey 0, Stadium of Light, Sunderland HW unused sub 17
33 802 22 May 2003 - South Africa 1 England 2, ABSA Stadium, Durban Fr AW Start 64 off 65 9
1-2 when substituted
34 803 3 June 2003 - England 2 Serbia & Montenegro 1, Walkers Stadium, Leicester Fr HW Start Capt ht - off 61 9
1-1 when substituted
- 804 11 June 2003 - England 2 Slovakia 1, The Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough ECP HW unused sub 17
35 805  20 August 2003 - England 3 Croatia 1, Portman Road, Ipswich Fr HW Start off 75 9
2-0 when substituted
36 806  6 September 2003 - FYR Macedonia 1 England 2, Gradski Stadion, Skopje ECP AW sub ht 18
1-0 when substituting
- 807 10 September 2003 - England 2 Liechtenstein 0, Old Trafford, Manchester HW unused sub 18
37 808 11 October 2003 - Turkey 0 England 0, Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu, İstanbul AD Start off 68 10
0-0 when substituted
38 809 16 November 2003 - England 2 Denmark 3, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HL Start off ht 10
2-2 when substituted
Age 26
39 810 18 February 2004 - Portugal 1 England 1, Estádio Algarve, Caliços Fr AD sub 71 20
1-1 when substituting
40 811 31 March 2004 - Sweden 1 England 0, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg Fr AL sub 59 20
1-0 when substituting
41 812  1 June 2004 - England 1 Japan 1, City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester TC HD sub 77 21
1-1 when substituted
42 813 5 June 2004 - England 6 Iceland 1, City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester HW sub ht 21
3-1 when substituted
43 814 13 June 2004 - France 2 England 1, Estádio do SL Benfica, Lisboa ECF NL sub 76 21
0-1 when subbing
- 815 17 June 2004 - England 3 Switzerland 0, Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra NW unused sub
- 816 21 June 2004 - Croatia 2 England 4, Estádio do SL Benfica, Lisboa NW
- 817 24 June 2004 - Portugal 2 England 2ᴭᵀ, Estádio do SL Benfica, Lisboa AD
 Club: Birmingham City F.C. - 0 full appearances  
- 818 18 August 2004 - England 3 Ukraine 0, St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Fr HW injured squad member
Age 27
- 825 26 March 2005 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0, Old Trafford, Manchester WCP HW unused sub 17
- 826 30 March 2005 - England 2 Azerbaijan 0, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne HW 17
 Club: Wigan Athletic F.C. - 7 full appearances

Coach: Steve McClaren - 2 full capsx

Age 29
44 855 8 September 2007 - England 3 Israel 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start off 71 9
3-0 when substituted
45 856 12 September 2007 - England 3 Russia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW Start off 84 9
2-0 when substituted
 

manager: Fabio Capello - 17 full capsx

Age 30
- 861 6 February 2008 - England 2 Switzerland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW injured preliminary squad member
46 865 20 August 2008 - England 2 Czech Republic 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HD sub ht 21
0-2 when substituting
47 866 6 September 2008 - Andorra 0 England 2, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona WCP AW sub ht 17
0-0 when substituting
48 867 10 September 2008 - Croatia 1 England 4, Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb AW Start 61 9
49 868 11 October 2008 - England 5 Kazakhstan 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HW Start 9
50 869 15 October 2008 - Belarus 1 England 3, Dinamo Stadion, Minsk AW Start off 70 9
1-2 when substituted
 Club: Aston Villa F.C. - 12 full appearances  
Age 31
51 871 11 February 2009 - Spain 2 England 0, Estádio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Sevilla Fr AL Start off ht 9
1-0 when substituted
52 872 28 March 2009 - England 4 Slovakia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 7
off 15		 9
1-0 when substituted
- 873 1 April 2009 - England 2 Ukraine 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW injured squad member
53 874 6 June 2009 - Kazakhstan 0 England 4, Ortalyk Tsentralnyi Stadium, Almaty WCP AW Start 45+1 - off 80 9
0-4 when substituted
- 875 10 June 2009 - England 6 Andorra 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW squad member
54 876 12 August 2009 - Netherlands 2 England 2, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Fr AD Start off ht 9
2-0 when substituted
55 877 5 September 2009 - England 2 Slovenia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start off ht 9
1-0 when substituted
56 878 9 September 2009 - England 5 Croatia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start off 59 9
3-0 when substituted
57 879 10 October 2009 - Ukraine 1 England 0, Stadion Dnepr-Arena, Dnepropetrovsk AL Start off 72 9
1-0 when substituted
- 880 14 October 2009 - England 3 Belarus 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW squad member
Age 32
- 882 3 March 2010 - England 3 Egypt 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 21
- 883 24 May 2010 - England 3 Mexico 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 22
58 884 30 May 2010 - Japan 1 England 2, UPC Arena, Graz Fr NW sub 76 28
1-0 when substituting
59 885 12 June 2010 - England 1 United States 1, Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Rustenburg WCF ND Start off 79 21
1-1 when subed
60 886 18 June 2010 - England 0 Algeria 0, Kaapstad-stadion, Kaapstad ND Start off 74
0-0 when subbed
61 887 23 June 2010 - Slovenia 0 England 1, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Die Baai NW sub 86
0-1 when subbing
62 888 27 June 2010 - Germany 4 England 1, Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein NL sub 71
4-1 when subbing

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