Name: Jermain Colin Defoe
Height: 1.70m
Date of birth:
Position: Forward
Nationality:
Appearance (Substitute) - Goals
League: 85 (40) - 39
FA Cup: 7 (4) - 5
League Cup: 8 (2) 9
Other: 2 (3) 3
Jermain Defoe was a youth product of Charlton where he impressed enough to be purchased by then West Ham boss Harry Redknapp for a fee of 1.15million in 1999; he was only 19 years old then. In his 5 years at Upton Park he netted 51 goals and when The Hammers went down in 2003, it was almost inevitable that someone one of his quality would have no lack of suitors. Thus he followed the West Ham exodus of that season and joined Tottenham Hotspur for a hefty fee of 7million in 2004. This move saw him make his senior debut as a substitute in March of the same year in a 1-0 defeat to . He subsequently handed his first start in a World Cup qualifying match against Poland in September 2004, scoring in a 2-1 win. He has clocked up 22 more caps after this and scoring 2 more goals. Blessed with quick feet, lightning reaction and explosive finishing, many people would have tipped him to achieve great things. This is precisely why I decided to devote an entire article to him.
He has made 5 league appearances for Spurs this season, all as a substitute. In his 24 international caps for , he only started four of those games, with the rest as a cameo substitute. Sven brought an unfit Rooney and an untested 17 year old Walcott rather than a raring-to-go Defoe for the World Cup last year. In short, Defoe s recent fortune with selection could be described as pitiful. Why is that so? Let s look at the situation in both Spurs and to have a better idea.
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