Joleon Lescott
Joleon Patrick Lescott (born 16 August 1982) is an ex-English footballer who played for Manchester City and the England national football team. He was a defender who could play on the left or in the centre.
.jpg.webp) 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 | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 504 | (36) | |
| National team | |||
| 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Lescott was born in Birmingham. At 17 he began playing for the Wolverhampton Wanderers. In 2006 he was named in the Championship team of the season. He also got the Wolves' Player of the Year award.
Lescott was sold to Everton at the start of the 2006–07 season. On 8 May 2008, Lescott was voted Everton's Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year.[4]
Following the end of the 2008–09 season, Manchester City tried to sign Lescott. Everton said no. On 11 August 2009, Lescott asked to move to Manchester City. Again Everton said no. The manager said Lescott had a "bad attitude" and did not have him play. Then on 25 August 2009[5] he was traded to Manchester City. Fans in Everton are now angry at Lescott for leaving. They boo when he takes the field.
On 13 May 2012 Lescott helped Manchester City win their first premiership title in 44 years.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1999–2000[6] | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01[7] | First Division | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 2 | |||
| 2001–02[8] | First Division | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||
| 2002–03[9] | First Division | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05[11] | Championship | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 4 | |||
| 2005–06[12] | Championship | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 1 | |||
| Total | 212 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 235 | 13 | |||
| Everton | 2006–07[13] | Premier League | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08[14] | Premier League | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | — | 54 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09[15] | Premier League | 36 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 46 | 5 | ||
| 2009–10[16] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 113 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 143 | 17 | |||
| Manchester City | 2009–10[16] | Premier League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11[17] | Premier League | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12[18] | Premier League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 1 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2012–13[19] | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2013–14[20] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 107 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 9 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2014–15[21] | Premier League | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16[22] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||||
| Aston Villa | 2015–16[22] | Premier League | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| AEK Athens | 2016–17[24] | Super League Greece | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Sunderland | 2016–17[23] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 504 | 36 | 42 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 614 | 41 | ||
- Includes FA Cup
- Includes Football League Cup
- Appearances in First Division play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in FA Community Shield
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | |
- England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lescott goal.[25]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2012 | Donbas Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine | 17 |  France | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 | [26] |
Honours
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Football League First Division play-offs: 2003[27]
Everton
Manchester City
- Premier League: 2011–12, 2013–14[2]
- FA Cup: 2010–11;[29] runner-up: 2012–13[30]
- Football League Cup: 2013–14[31]
Individual
References
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