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Joleon Lescott

Everton FC, Manchester City FC

 26 appearances, 1 goal

P 26 W 14 D 7 L 5 F 48: A 19
*(actual F 41: A 17)
67% successful
2007-2013

disciplined: 1
captain: none
minutes played: 2090

Timeline
  Joleon Patrick Lescott

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Birth 16 August 1982 in Birmingham, West Midlands [registered in Birmingham, September 1982]. Attended Four Dwellings High School in Quinton, Birmingham.

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2007].

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Whilst playing youth football for the Grinham Giants in the Quinton Little League, Birmingham, Lescott was spotted by a Wolverhampton Wanderers FC scout and accepted the offer of joining the club's Centre of Excellence. Lescott signed trainee forms with Wolves in August 1999. Lescott was sold to Everton FC on 14 June 2006 for an immediate payment of £2 million, followed by a further £2 million paid in installments and a final £1 million. Then, Manchester City FC approached Lescott and Everton to attempt to sign him in June 2009, but very public offers were turned down. Lescott placed a transfer request, which was also turned down. After being dropped by Everton because of his 'bad attitude', Lescott finally moved to City for £24 million on 25 August 2009. He remained until his transfer to West Bromwich Albion FC on 20 June 2014 after his contract had expired. On 1 September 2015, transfer deadline day, Lescott joined Aston Villa FC. After refusing a move to Scottish side Rangers FC, Lescott joined AEK, of the Greek Superleague, on 29 August 2016, ahead of Italian side Pescara. He made just four Superleague appearances. He was sacked on 14 November and he returned to England, eventually signing with David Moyes' Sunderland AFC on 24 January 2017, but as the club were relegated, Lescott left on 9 June 2017.

League honours
474+26 appearances, 36 goals
two red cards		 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2000-06 206+six appearances, thirteen goals
debut (first div.): 13 August 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 Sheffield Wed. FC 1.
Everton FC 2006-09 109+four appearances, fourteen goals
debut: (sub) 19 August 2006 Everton FC 2 Watford FC 1.
Manchester City FC 2009-14 92+fifteen appearances, seven goals
debut: 30 August 2009 Portsmouth FC 0 Manchester City FC 1.
West Bromwich Albion FC 2014-15 36 appearances, one goal
debut: 21 September 2014 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 West Bromwich Albion FC 0.
Aston Villa FC 2015-16 thirty appearances, one goal
debut: 13 September 2015 Leicester City FC 3 Aston Villa FC 2.
Sunderland AFC 2017 one+one appearances
debut: (sub) 4 February 2017 Crystal Palace FC 0 Sunderland AFC 0.
last: 21 May 2017 Chelsea FC 5 Sunderland AFC 1.

Club honours		 Football League Division One third place 2001-02 (44 apps), fifth place & play off winners 2002-03 (44);
FA Cup runners-up 2009-10 (7), 2012-13 (4), winners 2010-11 (8);
Premier League third place 2010-11 (22), Champions 2011-12 (31), 2013-14 (10), runners-up 2012-13 (26);
FA Community Shield runners up 2011, winners 2012;
Football League Cup winners 2013-14;
Individual honours PFA Division One Team of the Year 2001-02, 2002-03, Championship 2005-06; Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Player of the Year 2005-06; Everton FC Players' Player of the Year 2006-07, 2007-08; Everton FC Player of the Year 2007-08;
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 6' 2", 14st. [2007]

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2008] & ENFA.

England Career
Player number 1151st player to appear for England.
BME number The 55th BME player at Senior level.
Position(s) Central defender
First match No. 857, 13 October 2007, England 3 Estonia 0, a European Championship qualification match at the National Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (ht), aged 25 years 58 days.
Last match No. 918, 26 March 2013, Montenegro 1 England 1, a World Cup qualification match at Stadion Pod Goricom, Centar, Podgorica, aged 30 years 222 days.
Major tournaments European Championship Finals 2012;
Team honours None
Individual honours England B (one appearance, 2007), England U21 (two appearances), England U20 (five appearances, 2002), England U18 (two appearances), England U17 (one appearance, 2000).

Notes

Five year-old Lescott was struck by a car as he stepped into the road outside his primary school in the Midlands.  His mother, sitting in the family car opposite, could only look on as her child was dragged along the road and suffered such severe head injuries that his survival was in doubt as he was taken away for major surgery.  Numerous operations followed, leaving the scar that is still visible on Lescott's forehead and which has left a permanent reminder of that dreadful afternoon.

 

Joleon Lescott - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts sub on sub off mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
53 26 16 20 ▲6 1▼ 2090 1 2090 min 1 none 1
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Joleon Lescott - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 10 5 3 2 18 7 +11 1 5 1.80 0.70 65.0 +3
Away 11 7 2 2 24 6 +18 1 6 2.182 0.545 72.7 +5
Neutral 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 2 1 1.20 1.00 60.0 +1
All 26 14 7 5 48 18 +30 4 12 1.846 0.692 67.3 +9

 

Joleon Lescott - Match Record - By Shirt Colour
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 22 12 6 4 43 15 +28 3 11 1.955 0.682 68.2 +8
Red 2 1 0 1 1 1 =0 1 1 0.50 0.50 50.0 =0
Blue 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 0 0 2.00 1.50 75.0 +1
All 26 14 7 5 48 18 +30 4 12 1.846 0.692 67.3 +9

 

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

WCP

 7 4 3 0 24 3 +21 0 4 3.429 0.429 78.6 +4
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup 7 4 3 0 24 3 +21 0 4 3.429 0.429 78.6 +4

ECP

 5 2 1 2 9 6 +3 1 2 1.80 1.20 50.0 =0
ECF 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 1 2 1.25 0.75 75.0 +2
European Championship 9 4 3 2 14 9 +5 2 4 1.556 1.00 61.1 +2
Friendly 10 6 1 3 10 7 +3 2 4 1.00 0.70 65.0 +3
All 26 14 7 5 48 18 +30 4 12 1.846 0.692 67.3 +9

 

Joleon Lescott - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2008-10 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 0 2 4.00 0.00 100.0 +2
WCP 2012-14 5 2 3 0 16 3 +13 0 2 3.20 0.60 70.0 +2
WCP All 7 4 3 0 24 3 +21 0 4 3.429 0.429 78.6 +4
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2006-08 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 0 1 2.00 1.667 33.3 -1
ECP 2010-12 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 1 1 1.50 0.50 75.0 +2
ECP All 5 2 1 2 9 6 +3 1 2 1.80 1.20 50.0 =0
European Championship Final Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2012 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 1 2 1.25 0.75 75.0 +2
ECF All 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 1 2 1.25 0.75 75.0 +2
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 2006-08 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 0 1 2.00 1.667 33.3 -1
EC 2010-12 9 4 3 2 14 9 +5 2 4 1.556 1.00 61.1 +2
EC All 9 4 3 2 14 9 +5 2 4 1.556 1.00 61.1 +2
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 7 4 3 0 24 3 +21 0 4 3.429 0.429 78.6 +4
EC 9 4 3 2 14 9 +5 2 4 1.556 1.00 61.1 +2
All 16 8 6 2 42 11 +31 2 8 2.625 0.688 68.8 +6

 Match History

 Club: Everton F.C. - seven full appearances (530min)

coach: Steve McClaren - four full appearances (305 min)x

Age 24
1 b 25 May 2007 - England 3 Albania A 1, Turf Moor, Burnley Fr HW ▲sub 74 15

Age 25
855 8 September 2007 - England 3 Israel 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW squad member
856 12 September 2007 - England 3 Russia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW
1 857 13 October 2007 - England 3 Estonia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀3-0) ECP HW ▲sub ht 12
2 858 17 October 2007 - Russia 2 England 1, Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva (⮀2-1) AL Start ▼80 2
3 859 16 November 2007 - Austria 0 England 1, Ernst-Happel Stadion, Wien Fr AW Start 5
4 860 21 November 2007 - England 2 Croatia 3, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HL Start 5

 

manager: Fabio Capello - ten full appearances (746 min)x

861 6 February 2008 - England 2 Switzerland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 14
5 862 26 March 2008 - France 1 England 0, Stade de France, Saint-Denis (⮀1-0) Fr AL ▲sub ht 14
  

Age 26
6 866 6 September 2008 - Andorra 0 England 2, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona WCP AW Start 5
867 10 September 2008 - Croatia 1 England 4, Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb AW squad member
868 11 October 2008 - England 5 Kazakhstan 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW squad member
869 15 October 2008 - Belarus 1 England 3, Dinamo Stadion, Minsk AW unused sub 14
870 19 November 2008 - Germany 1 England 2, Olympiastadion, Berlin Fr AW unused sub 13
  
872 28 March 2009 - England 4 Slovakia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 14
873 1 April 2009 - England 2 Ukraine 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 14
874 6 June 2009 - Kazakhstan 0 England 4, Ortalyk Tsentralnyi Stadium, Almaty WCP AW unused sub 13
7 875 10 June 2009 - England 6 Andorra 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW Start 5
876 12 August 2009 - Netherlands 2 England 2, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Fr AD unused sub 16

 Club: Manchester City F.C. - 21 full appearances (530min)  

Age 27
8 877 5 September 2009 - England 2 Slovenia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀2-0) Fr HW ▲sub 64 13
878 9 September 2009 - England 5 Croatia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW squad member
879 10 October 2009 - Ukraine 1 England 0, Stadion Dnepr-Arena, Dnepropetrovsk WCP AL injured
squad member
880 14 October 2009 - England 3 Belarus 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW
9 881 14 November 2009 - Brazil 1 England 0, Khalifi International Stadium, ad-Dawha Fr NL Start 6
882 3 March 2010 - England 3 Egypt 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 16
  

Age 28
890 3 September 2010 - England 4 Bulgaria 0, The National Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HW squad member
10 891 7 September 2010 - Switzerland 1 England 3, Sankt-Jakob Park, Basel ECP AW Start 5
11 892 12 October 2010 - England 0 Montenegro 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HD Start 6
12 893 17 November 2010 - England 1 France 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL Start 6
894 9 February 2011 - Denmark 1 England 2, Parken Stadion, København Fr AW unused sub 15
895 26 March 2011 - Wales 0 England 2, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff ECP AW unused sub 14
13 896 29 March 2011 - England 1 Ghana 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) Fr HD ▲sub ht 13
897 4 June 2011 - England 2 Switzerland 2, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HD squad member
898 10 August 2011 - England vs. Netherlands, The National Stadium, Wembley - match postponed Fr pp squad member

Age 29
898 2 September 2011 - Bulgaria 0 England 3, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija ECP AW squad member
899 6 September 2011 - England 1 Wales 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW unused sub 14
  
14 901 12 November 2011 - England 1 Spain 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 6
902 15 November 2011 - England 1 Sweden 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW unused sub 15

 

caretaker manager: Stuart Pearce - no full appearancesx


903 29 February 2012 - England 2 Netherlands 3, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL unused sub 15

 

manager: Roy Hodgson - twelve full appearances (999 min), one goalx


15 904 26 May 2012 - Norway 0 England 1, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo Fr AW Start 6
16 905 2 June 2012 - England 1 Belgium 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-0) HW ▲sub 19 15
17 906 11 June 2012 - France 1 England 1, Donbass Arena, Donetsk
ECF		 ND Start 30
15
18 907 15 June 2012 - Sweden 2 England 3, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv NW Start
19 908 19 June 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 0, Donbass Arena, Donetsk AW Start
20 909 24 June 2012 - England 0 Italy 0ᴭᵀ, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv ND Start
21 910 15 August 2012 - Italy 1 England 2, Stade de Suisse, Bern (⮀1-1) Fr NW ▲sub 62 12

Age 30
22 911 7 September 2012 - Moldova 0 England 5, Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău WCP AW Start 5
23 912 11 September 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HD Start 5
913 12 October 2012 - England 5 San Marino 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 14
24 914 16 October 2012 - Poland 1 England 1, Stadion Narodowy, Warszawa AD Start 6
916 6 February 2013 - England 2 Brazil 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 16
25 917 22 March 2013 - San Marino 0 England 8, Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle WCP AW Start ©67 5
26 918 26 March 2013 - Montenegro 1 England 1, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica AD Start 5
919 29 May 2013 - England 1 Republic of Ireland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley tour HD unused sub 14
920 2 June 2013 - Brazil 2 England 2, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio AD unused sub 14
  

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