Joleon Lescott

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Joleon Lescott
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Lescott playing for West Bromwich Albion in 2014
Personal information
Full name Joleon Patrick Lescott[1]
Date of birth (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 16
Youth career
1999–2000 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– Aston Villa 13 (2)
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– England 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:45, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Joleon Patrick Lescott (born 16 August 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the England national team. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, including left-back.

Born in Birmingham, Lescott is a graduate of the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth academy. He made his first team debut with Wolves in 2000 and he was named the supporters' Young Player of the Year two years running. He was a regular player as the club won promotion to Premier League in 2003, but missed the whole season through injury and they were relegated. He was named in the Championship team of the year for the 2005–06 season, and subsequently moved to Premier League side Everton for a total of £5 million in August 2006. He was voted player's Player of the Season by his teammates in the following two seasons. Lescott moved to Manchester City in August 2009 for a reported £22 million and spent five seasons at the club, winning two league titles, an FA Cup and a League Cup. After his release in 2014, he joined West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer and Aston Villa a year later.

Internationally, Lescott represented England at various youth levels before making his first team debut in 2007 against Estonia in the Euro 2008 qualifiers. He represented the country at Euro 2012.

Early life

Lescott grew up in the Quinton area of Birmingham, where he attended the Four Dwellings High School in Quinton, the area in which his mother still lives.[3] When he was five years old, Lescott was struck by a car outside his primary school, suffering severe head injuries leaving scarring on his forehead and hairline.[4]

Club career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

His first-team debut came as a 17-year-old in the 2000–01 season against Sheffield Wednesday at Molineux on 13 August 2000. At the end of his first season, Lescott was named the Supporters' Young Player of the Year by the Wolves' fans; an award he also won in the subsequent 2001–02 season.

Lescott started to become a regular fixture in the Wolves' team. During the 2002–03 season he missed only one league match and played in each of the club's FA Cup fixtures. He was also a member of the team that defeated Sheffield United 3–0 at the Millennium Stadium to win promotion to the FA Premier League for the 2003–04 season. Lescott declared this to be the proudest moment of his career.[citation needed]

Despite Wolves gaining promotion, Lescott along with Matt Murray was unable to participate in the 2003–04 season due to knee surgery, preventing him from competing in the Premier League. Wolves were subsequently relegated and, upon completing his rehabilitation, Lescott returned to compete in the Championship.

In October 2005, Lescott agreed a two-and-a-half-year extension to his contract at Wolves. At the conclusion of the 2005–06 season, he was named in the Championship team of the season, voted for by his fellow professionals, and also picked up the Wolves' Player of the Year award.

Everton

Lescott playing for Everton in 2008

Lescott was sold to Everton at the start of the 2006–07 season for an immediate payment of £2 million, followed by a further £2 million paid in instalments and a final £1 million contingent on appearances.[5] The transfer was slightly delayed as Everton asked for extra medical checks to be taken on Lescott's knee following the reconstruction of the joint earlier in his career. Lescott made his Everton debut in August 2006 during a victory over Watford and his first start of the season away to Tottenham Hotspur, after Alan Stubbs injured his groin in the previous game against Blackburn Rovers. The game was Everton's first victory at White Hart Lane in two decades, and Lescott was named man of the match.[citation needed] Lescott started again in the next match, the 204th Merseyside derby, a 3–0 victory for Everton. Lescott's first Everton goal came in a 1–1 draw against Aston Villa at Villa Park on 2 April 2007. Lescott was voted the Players' Player of the Season 2006–07 by his teammates.[6] He also finished a very close[quantify] second behind Mikel Arteta in the fans Player of the Season.[citation needed]

The start of the 2007–08 season saw Lescott score three goals in the first eight games of the season. He did not quite manage to continue scoring at that rate, but he ended the campaign with 10 goals in all competitions and the highest shot-to-goal ratio in the Premier League: 42.1%.[7]

On 8 May 2008, at the end of season awards, Lescott was voted Everton's Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year.[8] Prior to the final home game of the season against Newcastle, on 11 May 2008, Lescott was also awarded the Player of the Year award by the Everton Disabled Supporters Association. The EDSA labelled Lescott "Mr Consistency" for his performances over the 2007–08 season. He is also only the second Everton player to have ever been awarded the honour twice.[9]

The start of the 2007–08 season saw Lescott move to the left-back position after Joseph Yobo and Phil Jagielka's successful partnership at the centre of Everton's defence provided manager David Moyes with a selection dilemma. On 7 December 2008 Lescott played superbly against Aston Villa scoring two goals, even though Everton lost 3–2.[10]

On 25 January 2009, Lescott scored Everton's only goal – a close-range header – in the FA Cup 4th Round meeting with Liverpool. The match ended as a 1–1 draw,[11] but Everton went through by scoring the replay's only goal in extra-time on 4 February. Lescott later played in the FA Cup final for Everton on 30 May, resulting in a 2–1 defeat to Chelsea.

Following the end of the 2008–09 season, Manchester City attempted to sign Lescott, but Everton publicly rejected 2 offers from the club. On 11 August 2009, Lescott submitted a formal written transfer request, which was immediately rejected by Everton. Manager David Moyes refused a request from Lescott to be taken out of the squad for the first home game of the season, a 6–1 defeat to Arsenal. Lescott received a mixed reaction from Evertonians when the teams were announced on the PA system.

David Moyes then revealed that he had taken Lescott out of the squad for the midweek Europa league game due to 'bad attitude'. He claimed his head had been turned and that Manchester City's public pursuit of Lescott had disrupted Everton. Powerless to keep hold of an unhappy player, Lescott was sold to Manchester City for £24 million much to the anger of Evertonians who had taken Lescott to their heart. Lescott has received abuse from Evertonian's since his move, highlighted in April 2011 when Lescott played at Goodison for the first time since his move and was met with boos and anti Lescott songs from the terraces.

Manchester City

Lescott lining up for Manchester City in 2010

The ongoing saga finally came to an end when Lescott moved to Manchester City for a fee speculated to be £22 million[12][13] with Lescott signing a five-year contract with the club on 25 August 2009.[14] Lescott made his debut for City on 27 August in a 2–0 League Cup away victory over Crystal Palace[15] and scored his first City goal in a 2–2 draw with Fulham on 25 October 2009.[16] Lescott's first season and a half proved to be a frustrating time for the defender with him struggling to find the form he had shown at Everton, along with picking up a number of injuries, which included re-injuring his knee after hyper-extending it in a 3–3 away draw with Bolton Wanderers. Pundits and journalists alike felt Lescott was finding the pressure of performing after the big fee City had spent to bring him to the club difficult.[17][18] Roberto Mancini replaced Mark Hughes as manager in December 2009 and preferred Lescott after his return from injury to Kolo Touré to partner the fast improving Vincent Kompany for a few months which in this time, including an impressive 4–2 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in March 2010. With Lescott finally showing good form he would once again find himself frustrated after picking up another niggling injury, which would see him struggle to get back into the side in his preferred central defensive role for the foreseeable future.

On 28 December 2010, Lescott scored a header, City's first of the season, in the 4–0 victory over Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium, but during the January 2011 transfer window, with Lescott making few first team appearances during the first half of the 2010–11 season, there was speculation that he would be moving back to Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan, Roberto Mancini however continually insisted that Lescott was a part of his plans. In February 2011 Kolo Touré was suspended for failing a drug test, this would represent a huge opportunity for Lescott who was reinstalled as the partner of Vincent Kompany in central defence. Lescott went from strength to strength as the two formed a formidable defensive partnership. On 17 April 2011, he started and played the full 90 minutes against Manchester United in the 1–0 FA Cup semi-final victory at Wembley Stadium as City reached their first major-final since 1981. On 25 April, eight days after that win over their rivals, Lescott partnered Vincent Kompany again in an important game against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park and completing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win, also making his 30th appearance of the season for City in the process.[19][20] Lescott was part of the Manchester City team that won the FA Cup, beating Stoke City 1–0 in the final at Wembley and ending a 35-year wait for a major trophy in the process. He would also score two more headers in the final two games of the season, in a 3–0 win against Stoke City three days later and also against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–0 win, as City ended the season in third position and qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time.

On 7 August 2011, in the 2011 FA Community Shield, Lescott scored in a 2–3 loss against Manchester United; this would prove to be City's last defeat on English soil until a 2–1 defeat by Chelsea on 12 December. During this time, Lescott firmly established himself as a vital part of the team in defence as City recorded 1–5 and 1–6 away victories over Tottenham and Manchester United respectively, in which Lescott started both and assisted a goal in the victory over United. Lescott scored an own-goal in a 1–1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield in November but continued to show strong form throughout the season. Lescott also made his Champions League debut against Napoli, though City failed to progress past the group stages. On 22 January 2012, he scored a goal in a 3–2 win against Tottenham, giving City a 2–0 lead at the time.[21] On 12 February 2012, he scored a winning goal against boyhood club Aston Villa in a 1–0 win.

In 2014, Joleon Lescott was reportedly offered the chance to leave Manchester City with clubs such as West Ham being linked as prospective destinations, and a deal being agreed at one point.[22] However, Lescott turned down a move to "win trophies" before seeing what happened at the end of the season.[23] Lescott fulfilled his wishes, winning the League Cup and the 2013-14 Premier League.

On 24 May 2014, Lescott was released by City.[24]

West Bromwich Albion

Lescott marking Chelsea's Diego Costa in a November 2014 match

Despite interest from Hull City and Stoke City, on 20 June 2014, Lescott signed for West Bromwich Albion for free on a Bosman transfer, signing a two-year contract with the option of a further year. He was the first signing for the club by Alan Irvine, with whom he had previously worked at Everton, and he also knew his assistant Rob Kelly from Wolves.[25] He scored his first goal in a 3–2 defeat against Queens Park Rangers.[26] Following six clean sheets in only ten games under new manager Tony Pulis, Lescott was praised by the fans with some calling for a call-up back into the England squad.[27]

Aston Villa

On 1 September 2015, Lescott signed for fellow Premier League club Aston Villa.[28] When signing for Villa Lescott revealed to the Birmingham Mail he has been an Aston Villa fan from a young age.[29] Lescott made his debit twelve days later, playing the entirety of a 3–2 loss at Leicester City. On 5 December, he scored his first goal for the Villans, finishing Jordan Veretout's corner kick to open a 1–1 draw at Southampton.[30] Lescott scored his second goal for The Villans when another of his headers was fumbled by Wayne Hennessey in what proved to be the only goal in a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on 12 January 2016, just the team's second win of the 2015-16 season and fist of 20 games, and their first clean sheet since 8 November.[31][32]

International career

Lescott with England at UEFA Euro 2012

Lescott has represented England at Under-18, Under-20, Under-21 and England B levels. After his first season for Everton, Lescott made his England B debut against Albania at Burnley's Turf Moor on 25 May 2007, he replaced Reading's Nicky Shorey in the 73rd minute.[33]

On 3 September 2007, Lescott received a call-up to Steve McClaren's England squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers with Israel and Russia.[34] Lescott made his international senior debut against Estonia on 13 October 2007 – replacing Rio Ferdinand at half-time – with England winning 3–0. His second cap – and first start – was the Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia, which England lost 2–1. On 16 November Lescott made his second international start against Austria in a friendly, England won the game 1–0 and Lescott made a composed performance at the heart of defence.

Lescott made his first England appearance under the management of Fabio Capello on 26 March 2008 in a friendly match against France, coming on as a substitute at half time for the skipper John Terry. He made two appearances in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, but injury prevented him from being part of the squad for the finals.[35] Lescott was a regular member of the England squad during qualification for Euro 2012 and was named in Roy Hodgson's 23-man squad for the tournament.[36] On 11 June 2012, he scored his first international goal for England with a header against France in England's opening game of Euro 2012.[37]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 June 2012 Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine  France 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2012

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 January 2016.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2000–01[38] First Division 37 2 2 0 5 0 — — 44 2
2001–02[39] First Division 44 5 0 0 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 46 5
2002–03[40] First Division 44 1 4 0 1 0 — 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 52 1
2003–04 Premiership — — — — — —
2004–05[41] Championship 41 4 2 0 0 0 — — 43 4
2005–06[42] Championship 46 1 2 0 2 0 — — 50 1
Total 212 13 10 0 8 0 — 5 0 235 13
Everton 2006–07[43] Premier League 38 2 1 0 3 0 — — 42 2
2007–08[44] Premier League 38 8 1 0 5 0 10[lower-alpha 2] 2 — 54 10
2008–09[45] Premier League 36 4 7 1 1 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 — 46 5
2009–10[46] Premier League 1 0 — — 0 0 — 1 0
Total 113 14 9 1 9 0 12 2 — 143 17
Manchester City 2009–10[46] Premier League 18 1 2 0 4 1 — — 24 2
2010–11[47] Premier League 22 3 8 0 0 0 7[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 37 3
2011–12[48] Premier League 31 2 1 0 2 0 7[lower-alpha 4] 0 1[lower-alpha 5] 1 42 3
2012–13[49] Premier League 26 1 4 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 6] 0 0 0 33 1
2013–14[50] Premier League 10 0 5 0 5 0 4[lower-alpha 6] 0 — 24 0
Total 107 7 20 0 12 1 20 0 1 1 160 9
West Bromwich Albion 2014–15[51] Premier League 34 1 3 0 0 0 — — 37 1
2015–16 Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 36 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 1
Aston Villa 2015–16[52] Premier League 15 2 0 0 1 0 — — 16 2
Total 15 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
Career total 482 37 43 1 30 1 32 2 6 1 593 42

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International

As of match played 26 March 2013.[53]
International statistics
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

Honours

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Lescott (furthest left) celebrating Manchester City's winning of the Premier League in May 2012
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City

Personal life

In April 2012, Lescott, his brother Aaron Lescott, and Coventry City defender Jordan Stewart launched a fashion line of high end designer clothes called "The Lescott Stewart Collection."[54] Lescott is a cousin of British boxer Brian Rose. The pair were featured together on Sky Sports' Ringside programme in April 2013.

References

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