Emile Heskey

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Emile Heskey
Personal information
Full name:	Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey
Date of birth:	11 January 1978 (1978-01-11)
Place of birth:	Leicester, England
Height:	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position:	Striker
Club information
Current club	Leicester City Women (head of football development)
Youth clubs
1987–1994	Leicester City
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1994–2000 2000–2004 2004–2006 2006–2009 2009–2012 2012–2014 2014–2016 Total	Leicester City Liverpool Birmingham City Wigan Athletic Aston Villa Newcastle Jets Bolton Wanderers	154 0(40) 150 0(39) 068 0(14) 082 0(15) 092 00(9) 042 0(10) 045 00(3) 633 (130)
National team
1999–2010	England	062 00(7)
Teams managed
2021	Leicester City Women (interim)

Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the head of football development for Leicester City Women.

Heskey had made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League over an 18-year career, and represented England in international football. He also had a spell for Australian A-League side Newcastle Jets.

Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995. After winning the League Cup in 1997 and 2000 he made an £11 million move to Liverpool in 2000, which, at the time, was the record transfer fee paid by the club. At Liverpool, he won multiple honours, including the FA Cup in 2001. He moved to Birmingham City in 2004 and after their relegation from the FA Premier League signed for Wigan Athletic for a club record £5.5 million fee in 2006. He signed for Aston Villa in 2009 and was released in 2012 before signing for Australian A-League side Newcastle Jets. After two years, he returned to England, signing for Football League Championship side Bolton Wanderers.

Heskey was an England international at under-16, under-18, under-21, B and senior levels. He made his England debut against Hungary in a 1–1 draw in 1999. He lost his place in the squad after UEFA Euro 2004, during which he failed to shine and was the subject of much criticism. After a long lay-off from international duty, Heskey was recalled to the England squad for UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers in September 2007. He retired from international football following the 2010 FIFA World Cup, having attained 62 caps and scored seven goals for his country.

External links

• Emile Heskey profile at Soccerbase
• Emile Heskey FIFA competition record

England – UEFA Euro 2000

1. Seaman 2. G. Neville 3. P. Neville 4. Campbell 5. Adams 6. Keown 7. Beckham 8. Scholes 9. Shearer 10. Owen 11. McManaman 12. Southgate 13. Martyn 14. Ince 15. Barry 16. Gerrard 17. Wise 18. Barmby 19. Heskey 20. Phillips 21. Fowler 22. Wright Manager:   Keegan

England – 2002 FIFA World Cup

1. Seaman 2. Mills 3. A. Cole 4. Sinclair 5. Ferdinand 6. Campbell 7. Beckham 8. Scholes 9. Fowler 10. Owen 11. Heskey 12. Brown 13. Martyn 14. Bridge 15. Keown 16. Southgate 17. Sheringham 18. Hargreaves 19. J. Cole 20. Vassell 21. Butt 22. James 23. Dyer Manager:   Sven-Göran Eriksson

England – UEFA Euro 2004

1. James 2. G. Neville 3. A. Cole 4. Gerrard 5. Terry 6. Campbell 7. Beckham 8. Scholes 9. Rooney 10. Owen 11. Lampard 12. Bridge 13. Robinson 14. P. Neville 15. King 16. Carragher 17. Butt 18. Hargreaves 19. J. Cole 20. Dyer 21. Heskey 22. Walker 23. Vassell Manager:   Sven-Göran Eriksson

England – 2010 FIFA World Cup – Knockout stage

1. James 2. Johnson 3. A. Cole 4. Gerrard 5. Dawson 6. Terry 7. Lennon 8. Lampard 9. Crouch 10. Rooney 11. J. Cole 12. Green 13. Warnock 14. Barry 15. Upson 16. Milner 17. Wright-Phillips 18. Carragher 19. Defoe 20. King 21. Heskey 22. Carrick 23. Hart Manager:   Fabio Capello