.JPG) Ferdinand watching a Queens Park Rangers match in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Ferdinand[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1966[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Acton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Viking Sports | |||
| Southall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Southall | ||
| 1986–1987 | Hayes | 33 | (19) |
| 1987–1995 | Queens Park Rangers | 163 | (80) |
| 1988 | → Brentford (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 24 | (14) |
| 1995–1997 | Newcastle United | 80 | (50) |
| 1997–2003 | Tottenham Hotspur | 118 | (33) |
| 2003 | West Ham United | 14 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Leicester City | 29 | (12) |
| 2004–2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | (1) |
| 2005 | Reading | 12 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 443 | (184) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | England B | 1 | (1) |
| 1993–1998 | England | 17 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Queens Park Rangers (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leslie Ferdinand MBE (born 8 December 1966)[4] is an English football coach, former professional footballer and television pundit.
A striker, his playing career included notable spells in the Premier League with Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers. He also played in Turkey with Beşiktaş and in the Football League with Brentford, Reading and Watford. Prior to becoming a professional player, Ferdinand had played non-league football with both Southall and Hayes. He was capped and 17 caps for England and was part of the Euro 96 and World Cup 98 squads. He is the eleventh-highest scorer in the history of the Premier League, with 149 goals[5] and he contributed a further 49 assists in the division.[3]
Since his retirement, Ferdinand has worked as a television pundit, but re-joined Tottenham Hotspur as strikers coach in 2008, remaining with Spurs until 2014. He then returned to QPR, first as head of football operations and subsequently as director of football. In 2015, he was named as caretaker manager for a short period.
- ^ "Les Ferdinand". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "'Sir' Les to arise with an MBE". BBC Sport. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Les Ferdinand: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Weekend birthdays, "The Guardian", (11 August 2007); retrieved 15 August 2007.
- ^ "Stats". Premier League. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2020.