Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand on 5 November 2015
Born (1978-11-07) 7 November 1978 (age 47)
Peckham, London, England
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)

Rio Gavin Ferdinand OBE (born 7 November 1978) is a retired English football player. He is now a pundit for BT Sport.

On 8 November 2022, he was given a Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his service of sport and charities.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 1995–96 Premier League 100000——10
1996–97 Premier League 1521010——172
1997–98 Premier League 3506050——460
1998–99 Premier League 3101010——330
1999–2000 Premier League 33010403060460
2000–01 Premier League 120—20——140
Total 12729013030601582
AFC Bournemouth (loan) 1996–97 Second Division 100———10110
Leeds United 2000–01 Premier League 23220—71—323
2001–02 Premier League 310102070—410
Total 542302014100733
Manchester United 2002–03 Premier League 2803040110—460
2003–04 Premier League 20000006010270
2004–05 Premier League 31050105000420
2005–06 Premier League 373205080—523
2006–07 Premier League 331700090—491
2007–08 Premier League 352400011110513
2008–09 Premier League 240301011040430
2009–10 Premier League 13000106010210
2010–11 Premier League 19020107000290
2011–12 Premier League 30010006010380
2012–13 Premier League 281200040—341
2013–14 Premier League 14010107000230
Total 3127300140911804558
Queens Park Rangers 2014–15 Premier League 1101000——120
Career total 51411430290108215070913
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  6. ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield, one in UEFA Super Cup, two in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 199710
199840
199930
200020
200190
200291
200350
200430
200580
2006120
200781
200881
200940
201040
201110
Total813
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ferdinand goal.
List of international goals scored by Rio Ferdinand
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 June 2002Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan26 Denmark1–03–02002 FIFA World Cup
2 12 September 2007Wembley Stadium, London, England62 Russia3–03–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
3 11 October 2008Wembley Stadium, London, England71 Kazakhstan1–05–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

West Ham United

Manchester United

Individual

Bibliography

Title Year published Pages Ref.
Rio: My Story 2007 470
Rio: My Decade as a Red 2013 256
#2Sides: My Autobiography 2014 271
Thinking Out Loud: Love, Grief and Being Mum and Dad 2017 288

References

  1. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 1995/1996". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  21. 1 2 "Ferdinand, Rio". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Intertoto Cup 1999 – Round Finals". FootballDatabase. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  23. ↑ "Man Utd News – Team news, injury updates, transfers, new signings". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  24. 1 2 "Rio Ferdinand: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  25. ↑ "PFA's Premiership XI". BBC Sport. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  26. ↑ "Terry claims player of year award". BBC Sport. 24 April 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  27. ↑ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  28. ↑ "Ronaldo named player of the year". BBC Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  29. ↑ "Giggs earns prestigious PFA award". BBC Sport. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  30. ↑ "Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  31. ↑ "ESM Squad of the season". European Football Statistics. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  32. ↑ "The FIFPro World XI of the Year 2007/2008" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  33. ↑ "Sports stars celebrate London Youth Games". London: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  34. ↑ "Man Utd dominate 20 Seasons Fantasy Teams". Premier League. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  35. ↑ "Hall of Fame Inductees Announced". National Football Museum. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  36. ↑ "Television Single Documentary in 2018". BAFTA. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  37. ↑ BAFTA (26 March 2022). "Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad wins Single Documentary" – via YouTube.
  38. ↑ BAFTA (26 March 2022). "Rio Ferdinand talks about becoming a BAFTA winner for Single Documentary" – via YouTube.
  39. ↑ Porter, Toby (3 March 2022). "Ex-England captain Rio Ferdinand bestowed with honorary doctorate for his equality work". London News Online. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  40. ↑ "Rio Ferdinand presented with honorary doctorate by London South Bank University". The Voice. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  41. ↑ "Rio Ferdinand, honorary doctor of letters". The London South Bank University. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  42. ↑ "Queen's Birthday Honours: Rio Ferdinand, Gareth Bale, Eve Muirhead and Moeen Ali honoured". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  43. ↑ "Ferdinand, Cech & Adams inducted into Hall of Fame". BBC Sport. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  44. ↑ Ferdinand, Rio (2006). Rio: My Story. ISBN 978-0755315321.
  45. ↑ Ferdinand, Rio (August 2013). Rio: My Decade as a Red. ISBN 978-1905825585.
  46. ↑ Ferdinand, Rio (October 2014). #2Sides: My Autobiography. ISBN 978-1905825912.
  47. ↑ Ferdinand, Rio (2017). Thinking Out Loud. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781473670235.