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Emile Heskey

Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978) is an English former footballer.

Emile Heskey
Emile Heskey as a player of England national football team.jpg
Heskey playing for England in 2009
Personal information
Full nameEmile William Ivanhoe Heskey[1]
Date of birth11 January 1978 
     (aged 47)
[2]
Place of birthLeicester, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Leicester City Women (head of football development)
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)
2012–2014Newcastle Jets42(10)
2014–2016Bolton Wanderers45(3)
Total633(130)
National team
1994England U164(0)
1995–1996England U188(5)
1996–2000England U2117(6)
1998England B1(1)
1999–2010England62(7)
Teams managed
2021Leicester City Women (interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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[4] FA Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
1995–96[4] First Division 30 7 0 0 2 0 — 3[a] 0 35 7
1996–97[4] FA Premier League 35 10 3 0 9 2 — — 47 12
1997–98[4] FA Premier League 35 10 2 0 0 0 2[b] 0 — 39 10
1998–99[4] FA Premier League 30 6 2 0 8 3 — — 40 9
1999–2000[4] 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[4] FA Premier League 12 3 0 0 0 0 — — 12 3
2000–01[4] FA Premier League 36 14 5 5 4 0 11[b] 3 — 56 22
2001–02[5] FA Premier League 35 9 2 0 1 0 17[c] 5 1[d] 0 56 14
2002–03[6] FA Premier League 32 6 3 0 5 0 11[e] 3 1[d] 0 52 9
2003–04[7] 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[8] FA Premier League 34 10 2 1 2 0 — — 38 11
2005–06[9] FA Premier League 34 4 3 0 3 1 — — 40 5
Total 68 14 5 1 5 1 — — 78 16
Wigan Athletic 2006–07[10] FA Premier League 34 8 1 0 1 0 — — 36 8
2007–08[11] Premier League 28 4 2 0 0 0 — — 30 4
2008–09[12] Premier League 20 3 0 0 2 0 — — 22 3
Total 82 15 3 0 3 0 — — 88 15
Aston Villa 2008–09[12] Premier League 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 14 2
2009–10[13] Premier League 31 3 4 0 5 2 2[f] 0 — 42 5
2010–11[14] Premier League 19 3 2 0 2 2 2[f] 1 — 25 6
2011–12[15] 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[16] 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[17] 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.[17]
# 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. ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Emile Heskey". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  3. ↑ "Emile Heskey: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "1st Team". Wigan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Season 2001/2002". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Season 2002/2003". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Season 2003/2004". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Season 2004/2005". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Season 2005/2006". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Season 2006/2007". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  11. ↑ "Season 2007/2008". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Season 2008/2009". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  13. ↑ "Season 2009/2010". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  14. ↑ "Season 2010/2011". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  15. ↑ "Squad stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 August 2011. The 2011–12 season accessed via dropdown menu.
  16. ↑ "E. Heskey". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Player Info". englandstats.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.




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