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Rio Ferdinand

Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is a retired English football player. He is now a pundit for BT Sport.

Rio Ferdinand
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Rio Ferdinand on 5 November 2015
Personal information
Full nameRio Gavin Ferdinand
Date of birth (1978-11-07) 7 November 1978 (age 46)
Place of birthPeckham, London, England
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionDefender (retired)
Number5
Youth career
1990–1993Queens Park Rangers
1993–1995West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2000West Ham United127(2)
1996–1997→Bournemouth (loan)10(0)
2000–2002Leeds United54(2)
2002–2014Manchester United312(7)
2014–2015Queens Park Rangers11(0)
Total514(11)
National team
1997–2009England76(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On 8 November 2022, he was given a Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his service of sport and charities.

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
West Ham United 1995–96[1] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
1996–97[2] Premier League 15 2 1 0 1 0 — — 17 2
1997–98[3] Premier League 35 0 6 0 5 0 — — 46 0
1998–99[4] Premier League 31 0 1 0 1 0 — — 33 0
1999–2000[5] Premier League 33 0 1 0 4 0 3[a] 0 6[b] 0 46 0
2000–01[6] Premier League 12 0 — 2 0 — — 14 0
Total 127 2 9 0 13 0 3 0 6 0 158 2
AFC Bournemouth (loan) 1996–97[2] Second Division 10 0 — — — 1[c] 0 11 0
Leeds United 2000–01[6] Premier League 23 2 2 0 — 7[d] 1 — 32 3
2001–02[7] Premier League 31 0 1 0 2 0 7[a] 0 — 41 0
Total 54 2 3 0 2 0 14 1 0 0 73 3
Manchester United 2002–03[8] Premier League 28 0 3 0 4 0 11[d] 0 — 46 0
2003–04[9] Premier League 20 0 0 0 0 0 6[d] 0 1[e] 0 27 0
2004–05[10] Premier League 31 0 5 0 1 0 5[d] 0 0 0 42 0
2005–06[11] Premier League 37 3 2 0 5 0 8[d] 0 — 52 3
2006–07[12] Premier League 33 1 7 0 0 0 9[d] 0 — 49 1
2007–08[13] Premier League 35 2 4 0 0 0 11[d] 1 1[e] 0 51 3
2008–09[14] Premier League 24 0 3 0 1 0 11[d] 0 4[f] 0 43 0
2009–10[15] Premier League 13 0 0 0 1 0 6[d] 0 1[e] 0 21 0
2010–11[16] Premier League 19 0 2 0 1 0 7[d] 0 0 0 29 0
2011–12[17] Premier League 30 0 1 0 0 0 6[g] 0 1[e] 0 38 0
2012–13[18] Premier League 28 1 2 0 0 0 4[d] 0 — 34 1
2013–14[19] Premier League 14 0 1 0 1 0 7[d] 0 0 0 23 0
Total 312 7 30 0 14 0 91 1 8 0 455 8
Queens Park Rangers 2014–15[20] Premier League 11 0 1 0 0 0 — — 12 0
Career total 514 11 43 0 29 0 108 2 15 0 709 13
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  6. ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield, one in UEFA Super Cup, two in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England[21] 1997 1 0
1998 4 0
1999 3 0
2000 2 0
2001 9 0
2002 9 1
2003 5 0
2004 3 0
2005 8 0
2006 12 0
2007 8 1
2008 8 1
2009 4 0
2010 4 0
2011 1 0
Total 81 3
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ferdinand goal.
List of international goals scored by Rio Ferdinand [21]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 June 2002 Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan 26   Denmark 1–0 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup
2 12 September 2007 Wembley Stadium, London, England 62   Russia 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
3 11 October 2008 Wembley Stadium, London, England 71   Kazakhstan 1–0 5–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

West Ham United

Manchester United[23]

Individual

Rio Ferdinand Media

Bibliography

Title Year published Pages Ref.
Rio: My Story 2007 470 [44]
Rio: My Decade as a Red 2013 256 [45]
#2Sides: My Autobiography 2014 271 [46]
Thinking Out Loud: Love, Grief and Being Mum and Dad 2017 288 [47]

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 1995/1996". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Ferdinand, Rio at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. ↑ Intertoto Cup 1999 – Round Finals. FootballDatabase. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.coupe.metz.west-ham.15109.en.html. Retrieved 17 June 2016. 
  23. ↑ "Man Utd News – Team news, injury updates, transfers, new signings". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Rio Ferdinand: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  25. ↑ PFA's Premiership XI. BBC Sport. 15 April 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1930394.stm. Retrieved 16 April 2018. 
  26. ↑ Terry claims player of year award. BBC Sport. 24 April 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4478329.stm. Retrieved 16 April 2018. 
  27. ↑ Ronaldo secures PFA awards double. BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6582201.stm. Retrieved 16 April 2018. 
  28. ↑ Ronaldo named player of the year. BBC Sport. 27 April 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm. Retrieved 16 April 2018. 
  29. ↑ Giggs earns prestigious PFA award. BBC Sport. 26 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8019726.stm. Retrieved 16 April 2018. 
  30. ↑ Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards. BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22331030. Retrieved 16 April 2018. 
  31. ↑ ESM Squad of the season. European Football Statistics. http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/special/esmsquadyear.htm. Retrieved 25 September 2014. 
  32. ↑ The FIFPro World XI of the Year 2007/2008. FIFA. https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/classic/awards/01/53/35/75/world_xi_2008.pdf. Retrieved 25 September 2014. 
  33. ↑ Sports stars celebrate London Youth Games. London: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/news_stories/7414.aspx. Retrieved 19 March 2012. 
  34. ↑ Man Utd dominate 20 Seasons Fantasy Teams. Premier League. 26 June 2015. http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/man-utd-dominate-20-seasons-fantasy-team.html. Retrieved 14 May 2012. 
  35. ↑ "Hall of Fame Inductees Announced". National Football Museum. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  36. ↑ "Television Single Documentary in 2018". BAFTA. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  37. ↑ BAFTA (26 March 2022). "Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad wins Single Documentary" – via YouTube.
  38. ↑ BAFTA (26 March 2022). "Rio Ferdinand talks about becoming a BAFTA winner for Single Documentary" – via YouTube.
  39. ↑ Porter, Toby (3 March 2022). "Ex-England captain Rio Ferdinand bestowed with honorary doctorate for his equality work". London News Online. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  40. ↑ "Rio Ferdinand presented with honorary doctorate by London South Bank University". The Voice. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  41. ↑ "Rio Ferdinand, honorary doctor of letters". The London South Bank University. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  42. ↑ "Queen's Birthday Honours: Rio Ferdinand, Gareth Bale, Eve Muirhead and Moeen Ali honoured" (in en). BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.com/sport/61644594. Retrieved 2 June 2022. 
  43. ↑ "Ferdinand, Cech & Adams inducted into Hall of Fame". BBC Sport. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  44. ↑ Ferdinand, Rio (2006). Rio: My Story. ISBN 978-0755315321.
  45. ↑ Ferdinand, Rio (August 2013). Rio: My Decade as a Red. ISBN 978-1905825585.
  46. ↑ Ferdinand, Rio (October 2014). #2Sides: My Autobiography. ISBN 978-1905825912.
  47. ↑ Ferdinand, Rio (2017). Thinking Out Loud. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781473670235.
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