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Jermain Defoe

1982 - Today

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Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7 October 1982) is an English football coach and former professional player. He was most recently the under-18s coach at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Defoe was a striker and began his career with Charlton Athletic, joining their youth team aged 14, before moving to West Ham United aged 16 and rising through the ranks. He made his first-team debut for West Ham in 2000 and, after a season-long loan spell at AFC Bournemouth during the 2000–01 season, established himself in the West Ham line-up. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2024). Jermain Defoe is the 5,144th most popular soccer player (down from 4,730th in 2024), the 5,086th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,789th in 2019) and the 286th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jermain Defoe ranks 5,143 out of 21,273. Before him are Magdaleno Mercado, Jean Capelle, Jiří Pešek, József Moravetz, and Carlos Ruiz. After him are Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Álvaro Odriozola, Yasutaro Matsuki, Kazuki Tsuda, Antonio Jasso, Aloísio Pires Alves, and Gordon Hodgson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Jermain Defoe ranks 186. Before him are Shin Dong-hyuk, Guillermo Coria, Rasmus Paludan, Bobi Wine, Jenny Slate, and Yoichi Futori. After him are Kazuki Tsuda, Tomasz Kuszczak, Thomas Middleditch, Kelly Clarkson, Yusuke Suzuki, and Kári Árnason.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jermain Defoe ranks 5,087 out of 8,785. Before him are Edd China (1971), Barbara Shelley (1932), John Castle (1940), Don McCullin (1935), and Julian Symons (1912). After him are William Beechey (1753), Tony Rolt (1918), Ethel Muckelt (1885), Moira Shearer (1926), Donald Campbell (1921), Peter Wright (1970), and Eileen Hiscock (1909).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jermain Defoe ranks 286. Before him are Conor Coady (1993), John Byrne (1961), Bill Nicholson (1919), Terry McDermott (1951), Jack Rowley (1920), and Ray Kennedy (1951). After him are Michael Olise (2001), Michael Robinson (1958), Cole Palmer (2002), Rob Page (1974), Gary Cahill (1985), and Bob Crompton (1879).

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