Peter Crouch

Peter Crouch
Crouch playing for Stoke City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Peter James Crouch
Date of birth (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 45)
Place of birth Macclesfield, England
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1991–1993 Brentford
1994–1995 Queens Park Rangers
1995–1998 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2000 → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 6 (1)
2000 → IFK Hässleholm (loan) 8 (3)
2000–2001 Queens Park Rangers 42 (10)
2001–2002 Portsmouth 37 (18)
2002–2004 Aston Villa 37 (6)
2003 → Norwich City (loan) 15 (4)
2004–2005 Southampton 27 (12)
2005–2008 Liverpool 85 (22)
2008–2009 Portsmouth 38 (11)
2009–2011 Tottenham Hotspur 73 (12)
2011–2019 Stoke City 225 (46)
2019 Burnley 6 (0)
Total 599 (145)
International career
2002–2003 England U21 6 (1)
2006 England B 1 (0)
2005–2010 England 42 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter James Crouch (born 30 January 1981) is a former English football player. He was born in Macclesfield and was raised in Singapore and Ealing, west London. At 6 feet, 7 inches (201 cm), he is one of the tallest people to ever play in the Premier League. Crouch played for Liverpool and England. He was the first player to score 10 goals for England in a single year. He is known for his famous robotic dance celebration, which he first performed after his goal against Hungary in May 2006.

He was a judge on the fourth series of the United Kingdom's version of The Masked Singer.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 1999–2000 Premier League 00000000—00
Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 1999–2000 Isthmian League Premier Division 61————61
IFK Hässleholm (loan) 2000 Swedish Division 2 83————83
Queens Park Rangers 2000–01 First Division 42103220——4712
Portsmouth 2001–02 First Division 37181011——3919
Aston Villa 2001–02 Premier League 72————72
2002–03 Premier League 140000040—180
2003–04 Premier League 1640020——184
Total 376002040—436
Norwich City (loan) 2003–04 First Division 154————154
Southampton 2004–05 Premier League 27125410——3316
Liverpool 2005–06 Premier League 328631080224913
2006–07 Premier League 3291011147114918
2007–08 Premier League 215423084—3611
Total 85221155130113313442
Portsmouth 2008–09 Premier League 3811311064104916
Tottenham Hotspur 2009–10 Premier League 3886134——4713
2010–11 Premier League 3441000107—4511
2011–12 Premier League 10——00—10
Total 73127134107009324
Stoke City 2011–12 Premier League 3210322032—4014
2012–13 Premier League 3473011——388
2013–14 Premier League 3481032——3810
2014–15 Premier League 3382131——3810
2015–16 Premier League 1102151——182
2016–17 Premier League 2771013——2910
2017–18 Premier League 3151021——346
2018–19 Championship 2312110——262
Total 2254615518932—26162
Stoke City U23 2016–17 —————1010
Burnley 2018–19 Premier League 60————60
Career total 59914545183315532453735205
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Championship
  4. 1 2 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

International

Crouch training with England in 2007
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 200540
20061211
200783
200860
200964
201064
Total4222
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Crouch goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 1 March 2006Anfield, Liverpool, England5 Uruguay1–12–1Friendly
2 30 May 2006Old Trafford, Manchester, England6 Hungary3–13–1Friendly
3 3 June 2006Old Trafford, Manchester, England7 Jamaica3–06–0Friendly
4 5–0
5 6–0
6 15 June 2006Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany9 Trinidad and Tobago1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup
7 16 August 2006Old Trafford, Manchester, England12 Greece3–04–0Friendly
8 4–0
9 2 September 2006Old Trafford, Manchester, England13 Andorra1–05–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
10 5–0
11 6 September 2006Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia14 Macedonia1–01–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
12 6 June 2007A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia19 Estonia2–03–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
13 16 November 2007Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria23 Austria1–01–0Friendly
14 21 November 2007Wembley Stadium, London, England24 Croatia2–22–3UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
15 1 April 2009Wembley Stadium, London, England33 Ukraine1–02–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 10 June 2009Wembley Stadium, London, England34 Andorra6–06–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 14 October 2009Wembley Stadium, London, England35 Belarus1–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 3–0
19 3 March 2010Wembley Stadium, London, England37 Egypt1–13–1Friendly
20 3–1
21 24 May 2010Wembley Stadium, London, England38 Mexico2–03–1Friendly
22 17 November 2010Wembley Stadium, London, England42 France1–21–2Friendly

Honours

Norwich City

Liverpool

Individual

References

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  24. ↑ "England 3–1 Hungary". BBC Sport. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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  26. ↑ "England 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago". BBC Sport. 15 June 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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