.jpg) Vassell playing for Leicester City in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darius Martin Clarke Vassell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1980[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Romulus | |||
| 1996–1998 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2005 | Aston Villa | 162 | (35) |
| 2005–2009 | Manchester City | 103 | (17) |
| 2009–2010 | Ankaragücü | 22 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Leicester City | 44 | (6) |
| Total | 331 | (62) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | England U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | England U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | England | 22 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Darius Martin Clarke Vassell (born 13 June 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Ankaragücü and Leicester City.
Vassell began his career at his home town club Aston Villa in the Premier League, being developed by their academy and making his first team debut in 1998. He was sold for £2 million in 2005 to another Premier League club, Manchester City, staying for four seasons before being released in 2009, moving abroad to Turkey for a season to play for the Süper Lig team Ankaragücü. In October 2010 he was brought back to England by his former international manager Sven-Göran Eriksson to play for the Championship side Leicester City.
Under Eriksson with England, Vassell scored six goals from 22 international caps awarded between 2002 and 2004, including appearances at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal.
- ^ "Squad List: FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023: England (ENG)" (PDF). FIFA. 14 November 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Darius Vassell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Manchester City Official Profile".