Peter Crouch

Peter James Crouch (born 30 January 1981) is a former English football player. He was born in Macclesfield and was raised in Singapore and Ealing, west London. At 6 feet, 7 inches (201 cm), he is one of the tallest people to ever play in the Premier League. Crouch played for Liverpool and England. He was the first player to score 10 goals for England in a single year. He is known for his famous robotic dance celebration, which he first performed after his goal against Hungary in May 2006.

Peter Crouch
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Crouch playing for Stoke City in 2014
Personal information
Full namePeter James Crouch[1]
Date of birth30 January 1981
     (aged 45)
[1]
Place of birthMacclesfield, England
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1991–1993Brentford
1994–1995Queens Park Rangers
1995–1998Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2000Tottenham Hotspur0(0)
2000Dulwich Hamlet (loan)6(1)
2000IFK Hässleholm (loan)8(3)
2000–2001Queens Park Rangers42(10)
2001–2002Portsmouth37(18)
2002–2004Aston Villa37(6)
2003Norwich City (loan)15(4)
2004–2005Southampton27(12)
2005–2008Liverpool85(22)
2008–2009Portsmouth38(11)
2009–2011Tottenham Hotspur73(12)
2011–2019Stoke City225(46)
2019Burnley6(0)
Total599(145)
National team
2002–2003England U216(1)
2006England B1(0)
2005–2010England42(22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was a judge on the fourth series of the United Kingdom's version of The Masked Singer.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 1999–2000[2] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 1999–2000[3] Isthmian League Premier Division 6 1 6 1
IFK Hässleholm (loan) 2000[3] Swedish Division 2 8 3 8 3
Queens Park Rangers 2000–01[4] First Division 42 10 3 2 2 0 47 12
Portsmouth 2001–02[5] First Division 37 18 1 0 1 1 39 19
Aston Villa 2001–02[5] Premier League 7 2 7 2
2002–03[6] Premier League 14 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 18 0
2003–04[7] Premier League 16 4 0 0 2 0 18 4
Total 37 6 0 0 2 0 4 0 43 6
Norwich City (loan) 2003–04[7] First Division 15 4 15 4
Southampton 2004–05[8] Premier League 27 12 5 4 1 0 33 16
Liverpool 2005–06[9] Premier League 32 8 6 3 1 0 8[b] 0 2[c] 2 49 13
2006–07[10] Premier League 32 9 1 0 1 1 14[b] 7 1[d] 1 49 18
2007–08[11] Premier League 21 5 4 2 3 0 8[b] 4 36 11
Total 85 22 11 5 5 1 30 11 3 3 134 42
Portsmouth 2008–09[12] Premier League 38 11 3 1 1 0 6[e] 4 1[d] 0 49 16
Tottenham Hotspur 2009–10[13] Premier League 38 8 6 1 3 4 47 13
2010–11[14] Premier League 34 4 1 0 0 0 10[b] 7 45 11
2011–12[15] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 73 12 7 1 3 4 10 7 0 0 93 24
Stoke City 2011–12[15] Premier League 32 10 3 2 2 0 3[f] 2 40 14
2012–13[16] Premier League 34 7 3 0 1 1 38 8
2013–14[17] Premier League 34 8 1 0 3 2 38 10
2014–15[18] Premier League 33 8 2 1 3 1 38 10
2015–16[19] Premier League 11 0 2 1 5 1 18 2
2016–17[20] Premier League 27 7 1 0 1 3 29 10
2017–18[21] Premier League 31 5 1 0 2 1 34 6
2018–19[22] Championship 23 1 2 1 1 0 26 2
Total 225 46 15 5 18 9 3 2 261 62
Stoke City U23 2016–17[20] 1[g] 0 1 0
Burnley 2018–19[22] Premier League 6 0 6 0
Career total 599 145 45 18 33 15 53 24 5 3 735 205
  1. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in FIFA Club World Championship
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  5. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in EFL Trophy

International

Crouch training with England in 2007
Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2005 4 0
2006 12 11
2007 8 3
2008 6 0
2009 6 4
2010 6 4
Total 42 22
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Crouch goal.[3]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 1 March 2006 Anfield, Liverpool, England 5 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 1–1 2–1 Friendly [23]
2 30 May 2006 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 6  Hungary 3–1 3–1 Friendly [24]
3 3 June 2006 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 7  Jamaica 3–0 6–0 Friendly [25]
4 5–0
5 6–0
6 15 June 2006 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany 9  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup [26]
7 16 August 2006 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 12  Greece 3–0 4–0 Friendly [27]
8 4–0
9 2 September 2006 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 13  Andorra 1–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification [28]
10 5–0
11 6 September 2006 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia 14  FYR Macedonia 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification [29]
12 6 June 2007 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia 19  Estonia 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification [30]
13 16 November 2007 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 23  Austria 1–0 1–0 Friendly [31]
14 21 November 2007 Wembley Stadium, London, England 24  Croatia 2–2 2–3 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification [32]
15 1 April 2009 Wembley Stadium, London, England 33  Ukraine 1–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [33]
16 10 June 2009 Wembley Stadium, London, England 34  Andorra 6–0 6–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [34]
17 14 October 2009 Wembley Stadium, London, England 35  Belarus 1–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [35]
18 3–0
19 3 March 2010 Wembley Stadium, London, England 37  Egypt 1–1 3–1 Friendly [36]
20 3–1
21 24 May 2010 Wembley Stadium, London, England 38  Mexico 2–0 3–1 Friendly [37]
22 17 November 2010 Wembley Stadium, London, England 42  France 1–2 1–2 Friendly [38]

Honours

Norwich City

Liverpool

Individual

Peter Crouch Media

References

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