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Jermain Defoe⁠: England football

Caps57
Goals20

Player file

At a glance

  • Born7 October 1982
  • BirthplaceBeckton
  • England debut31 March 2004 v Sweden

Major tournaments

2010 FIFA World Cup2012 UEFA European Championship

Every England goal

Jermain Defoe's goals

2004 – 2017

Goals20In our match records
Matches scored in13Of 57 caps
Hat-tricks1Three or more in a match
Opponents11Different nations scored against

Season by season

Goals by year

Jermain Defoe's England goals by year
YearGoals
20041
20050
20062
20070
20083
20095
20104
20110
20122
20132
20140
20150
20160
20171

Favourite opponents

Most goals against

  1. Andorra 4
  2. Bulgaria 3
  3. San Marino 2
  4. Slovenia 2
  5. Netherlands 2
  6. Trinidad and Tobago 2
  7. Lithuania 1
  8. Moldova 1
First England goal
v Poland, 8 September 2004 · FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6
Latest
v Lithuania, 26 March 2017 · FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group F
Latest matches in which Jermain Defoe scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionGoals
20 26 Mar 2017 England 2–0 LithuaniaFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group F FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group F 22'
18–19 22 Mar 2013 San Marino 0–8 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group H FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group H 35', 77'
17 7 Sep 2012 Moldova 0–5 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group H FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group H 32'
16 15 Aug 2012 Italy 1–2 EnglandInternational friendly International friendly 79'
13–15 3 Sep 2010 England 4–0 BulgariaUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group G UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group G Hat-trick 3', 61', 86'
12 23 Jun 2010 Slovenia 0–1 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group C FIFA World Cup · Group C 23'
11 5 Sep 2009 England 2–1 SloveniaInternational friendly International friendly 63'
9–10 12 Aug 2009 Netherlands 2–2 EnglandInternational friendly International friendly 49', 77'
7–8 10 Jun 2009 England 6–0 AndorraFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 73', 76'
6 11 Oct 2008 England 5–1 KazakhstanFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 90'
4–5 1 Jun 2008 Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 EnglandInternational friendly International friendly 16', 49'
2–3 2 Sep 2006 England 5–0 AndorraUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group E UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group E 38', 47'
Show all 13 matches
Earlier matches in which Jermain Defoe scored for England
No.DateMatchCompetitionGoals
1 8 Sep 2004 Poland 1–2 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 37'

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