Emile Heskey

Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Bolton Wanderers in the Football League Championship.

Emile Heskey
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Heskey in Leicester City colours during an event at the club's ground in 2006
Personal information
Full nameEmile William Ivanhoe Heskey[1]
Date of birth (1978-01-11) 11 January 1978 (age 46)[1]
Place of birthLeicester, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Newcastle Jets
Number9
Youth career
1987–1994Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–2000Leicester City154(40)
2000–2004Liverpool150(39)
2004–2006Birmingham City68(14)
2006–2009Wigan Athletic82(15)
2009–2012Aston Villa92(9)
2012–Newcastle Jets9(5)
National team
England U164(1)
England U188(5)
1996–2000England U2117(6)
1998England B1(1)
1999–2010England62(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:32, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

At the pinnacle of his career, he played for Leicester City, Liverpool and Birmingham City. he later he played for Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa, then Newcastle Jets in the Australian A-League. For a while he was a regular member of the England national team, striking up a good partnership with fellow forward Michael Owen, where he was often deployed as a 'Target Man' due to his immense strength, good first touch and passing skills.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2012.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 1994–95[2] FA Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1995–96[2] First Division 30 7 0 0 2 0 3[a] 0 35 7
1996–97[2] FA Premier League 35 10 3 0 9 2 47 12
1997–98[2] FA Premier League 35 10 2 0 0 0 2[b] 0 39 10
1998–99[2] FA Premier League 30 6 2 0 8 3 40 9
1999–2000[2] FA Premier League 23 7 4 0 8 1 35 8
Total 154 40 11 0 27 6 2 0 3 0 197 46
Liverpool 1999–2000[2] FA Premier League 12 3 0 0 0 0 12 3
2000–01[2] FA Premier League 36 14 5 5 4 0 11[b] 3 56 22
2001–02[3] FA Premier League 35 9 2 0 1 0 17[c] 5 1[d] 0 56 14
2002–03[4] FA Premier League 32 6 3 0 5 0 11[e] 3 1[d] 0 52 9
2003–04[5] FA Premier League 35 7 4 1 2 2 6[b] 2 47 12
Total 150 39 14 6 12 2 45 13 2 0 223 60
Birmingham City 2004–05[6] FA Premier League 34 10 2 1 2 0 38 11
2005–06[7] FA Premier League 34 4 3 0 3 1 40 5
Total 68 14 5 1 5 1 78 16
Wigan Athletic 2006–07[8] FA Premier League 34 8 1 0 1 0 36 8
2007–08[9] Premier League 28 4 2 0 0 0 30 4
2008–09[10] Premier League 20 3 0 0 2 0 22 3
Total 82 15 3 0 3 0 88 15
Aston Villa 2008–09[10] Premier League 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
2009–10[11] Premier League 31 3 4 0 5 2 2[f] 0 42 5
2010–11[12] Premier League 19 3 2 0 2 2 2[f] 1 25 6
2011–12[13] Premier League 28 1 1 0 0 0 29 1
Total 92 9 7 0 7 4 4 1 110 14
Newcastle Jets 2012–13[14] A-League 9 5 9 5
Career totals 555 122 40 7 54 13 51 14 5 0 705 156
  1. Appearances in First Division play-offs
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. 16 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 1 in UEFA Super Cup
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
  5. 6 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 5 in UEFA Cup
  6. 6.0 6.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

National team Year Apps Goals
England[15] 1999 4 0
2000 7 1
2001 9 2
2002 11 1
2003 7 1
2004 5 0
2007 2 0
2008 5 0
2009 7 2
2010 5 0
Total 62 7

International goals

As of 6 June 2009.[15]
# Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 June 2000 Ta' Qali, Malta   Malta 2–1 Win Friendly
2. 28 February 2001 Birmingham, England   Spain 3–0 Win Friendly
3. 1 September 2001 Munich, Germany   Germany 5–1 Win 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 15 June 2002 Niigata, Japan   Denmark 3–0 Win 2002 FIFA World Cup
5. 22 May 2003 Durban, South Africa   South Africa 2–1 Win Friendly
6. 28 March 2009 London, England   Slovakia 4–0 Win Friendly
7. 6 June 2009 Almaty, Kazakhstan   Kazakhstan 4–0 Win 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Emile Heskey Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "1st Team". Wigan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  3. "Season 2001/2002". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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  8. "Season 2006/2007". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  9. "Season 2007/2008". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Season 2008/2009". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  11. "Season 2009/2010". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  12. "Season 2010/2011". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  13. "Squad stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 August 2011. The 2011–12 season accessed via dropdown menu.
  14. "E. Heskey". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  15. 15.0 15.1 "Player Info". englandstats.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.