Emile Heskey

Emile Heskey
Heskey playing for England in 2009
Personal information
Full name Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey[1]
Date of birth (1978-01-11) 11 January 1978 (age 47)[2]
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Leicester City Women (head of football development)
Youth career
1987–1994 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2000 Leicester City 154 (40)
2000–2004 Liverpool 150 (39)
2004–2006 Birmingham City 68 (14)
2006–2009 Wigan Athletic 82 (15)
2009–2012 Aston Villa 92 (9)
2012–2014 Newcastle Jets 42 (10)
2014–2016 Bolton Wanderers 45 (3)
Total 633 (130)
International career
1994 England U16 4 (0)
1995–1996 England U18 8 (5)
1996–2000 England U21 17 (6)
1998 England B 1 (1)
1999–2010 England 62 (7)
Managerial career
2021 Leicester City Women (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978) is an English former footballer.

At the pinnacle of his career, he played for Leicester City, Liverpool and Birmingham City. he later he played for Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa, then Newcastle Jets in the Australian A-League. For a while he was a regular member of the England national team, striking up a good partnership with fellow forward Michael Owen, where he was often deployed as a 'Target Man' due to his immense strength, good first touch and passing skills.

  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. "Emile Heskey". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  3. "Emile Heskey: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Nelliwinne