.jpg) Lescott playing for West Bromwich Albion in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joleon Patrick Lescott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[3] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 212 | (13) |
| 2006–2009 | Everton | 113 | (14) |
| 2009–2014 | Manchester City | 107 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | West Bromwich Albion | 36 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Aston Villa | 30 | (1) |
| 2016 | AEK Athens | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sunderland | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 504 | (36) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
| England U18 | 2 | (0) | |
| 2002 | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2013 | England | 26 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joleon Patrick Lescott (born 16 August 1982) is an English former professional footballer, coach and sports pundit. He currently works as an interim coach with the England senior team.
As a player he was a centre-back and was a graduate of the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth academy. He made his first-team debut with Wolves in 2000 and he was named the supporters' Young Player of the Year two years running. He was a regular player as the club won promotion to the Premier League in 2003, but missed the following relegation season through injury. He was named in the Championship team of the year for the 2005–06 season, and subsequently moved to Premier League club Everton for a total of £5 million in August 2006. He was voted Player's Player of the Season by his teammates in the following two seasons. Lescott moved to Manchester City in August 2009 for a reported £22 million and spent five seasons at the club, winning two league titles, an FA Cup and a League Cup. After his release in 2014, he joined West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer and Aston Villa a year later.
Internationally, Lescott represented England at various youth levels before making his senior debut in 2007 against Estonia in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers. He represented the country at UEFA Euro 2012, scoring England's first goal of the tournament in their opening match, a 1–1 draw against France.
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
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