Joleon Lescott

Joleon Lescott
Lescott playing for West Bromwich Albion in 2014
Personal information
Full name Joleon Patrick Lescott
Date of birth (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 (age 44)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
0000–2000 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)
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 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.

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.

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 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1999–2000 First Division 000000——00
2000–01 First Division 3722050——442
2001–02 First Division 4450000—20465
2002–03 First Division 4414010—30521
2003–04 Premier League 000000——00
2004–05 Championship 4142000——434
2005–06 Championship 4612020——501
Total 2121310080—5023513
Everton 2006–07 Premier League 3821030——422
2007–08 Premier League 3881050102—5410
2008–09 Premier League 364711020—465
2009–10 Premier League 10——00—10
Total 113149190122—14317
Manchester City 2009–10 Premier League 1812041——242
2010–11 Premier League 223800070—373
2011–12 Premier League 31210207011423
2012–13 Premier League 26140102000331
2013–14 Premier League 100505040—240
Total 1077200121200111609
West Bromwich Albion 2014–15 Premier League 3413000——371
2015–16 Premier League 20————20
Total 3613000——391
Aston Villa 2015–16 Premier League 3010010——311
2016–17 Championship 00—00——00
Total 3010010——311
AEK Athens 2016–17 Super League Greece 4000———40
Sunderland 2016–17 Premier League 20————20
Career total 504364213013226161441
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in First Division play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  8. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 200740
200820
200930
201030
201120
2012101
201320
Total261
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lescott goal.
List of international goals scored by Joleon Lescott
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
111 June 2012Donbas Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine17 France1–01–1UEFA Euro 2012

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Everton

Manchester City

Individual

References

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  3. ↑ "Joleon Lescott". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  4. ↑ Player of the Season – 07–08 End Of Season Awards
  5. ↑ "Lescott completes move to City". Manchester City F.C. 2009-08-25. Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Joleon Lescott in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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  25. 1 2 "Lescott, Joleon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  26. ↑ "France vs. England 1–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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  28. ↑ Bevan, Chris (30 May 2009). "Chelsea 2–1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  29. ↑ McNulty, Phil (14 May 2011). "Man City 1–0 Stoke". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014.
  30. ↑ McNulty, Phil (11 May 2013). "Man City 0–1 Wigan". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016.
  31. ↑ McNulty, Phil (2 March 2014). "Manchester City 3–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  32. 1 2 "Awards winners". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  33. ↑ "Top three dominate". BBC Sport. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  34. ↑ McKechnie, David (28 April 2003). "Henry lands PFA award". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  35. ↑ "Gerrard named player of the year". BBC Sport. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  36. ↑ "Player of the Year". Wolvesheroes.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

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