| Joleon Lescott | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Joleon Patrick Lescott | |
| Date of birth | 16 August 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham,  England
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sunderland
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| Youth clubs | ||
| 1999-2001 | Wolverhampton
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2000-2006 2006-2009 2009-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016 2017– | Wolverhampton Everton Manchester City West Bromwich Albion Aston Villa AEK Athens Sunderland
| 212 (8) 113 (14) 107 (7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0) 1 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2000 2002 2002–2003 2007 2007–2013 | England U17 England U18 England U20 England U21 England B England
| 1 (0) 2 (0) 5 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 26 (1) |
Joleon Patrick Lescott (born 16 August 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Sunderland. 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 club 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 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers. He represented the country at UEFA Euro 2012, scoring England's first goal of the tournament in their opening match, a 1–1 draw against France.
Honours
Clubs
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City
External links
- Joleon Lescott profile at the Sunderland A.F.C. profile
- Joleon Lescott profile at the Football Association profile
| Sunderland A.F.C. squad - 2020–21 |
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1 Mannone · 2 Jones · 3 Oviedo · 5 Djilobodji · 6 Cattermole · 8 Rodwell · 10 Khazri · 12 Mika · 14 Watmore · 16 O'Shea (c) · 17 N'Dong · 19 McNair · 22 Love · 23 Koné · 24 Gibson · 29 Asoro · 39 Honeyman · 46 Gooch · — Matthews · — Lens ·
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| England – UEFA Euro 2012 |
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1. Hart 2. Johnson 3. Cole 4. Gerrard (c) 5. Kelly 6. Terry 7. Walcott 8. Henderson 9. Carroll 10. Rooney 11. Young 12. Baines 13. Green 14. Jones 15. Lescott 16. Milner 17. Parker 18. Jagielka 19. Downing 20. Chamberlain 21. Defoe 22. Welbeck 23. Butland
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