Joleon Lescott
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Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City
. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back.
Born in Birmingham
, he 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. By the 2002 he was a first team regular, playing in nearly all Wolves' games. The team was promoted to the FA Premier League in 2003 but a knee injury ruled him out for the season and the team was relegated. He was named in the Championship
team of the year for the 2005–06 season.
He moved to Premier League side Everton and made his debut in August 2006. He was voted player's Player of the Season by his teammates in the following two seasons. In 2007–08, he also scored a number of goals for the team, finishing with 8 league goals. Lescott completed his move to Manchester City on 25 August 2009.
Internationally, Lescott represented England
at various youth levels before making his first team debut in 2007 against Estonia
in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
in Quinton
, — the area in which his mother still lives. Lescott grew up supporting Aston Villa. As a 5-year-old, Lescott was involved in a serious car accident. Lescott made a full physical recovery though was left with some superficial scarring.
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.
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.
at the start of the 2006–07 season
for an immediate payment of £2 million, followed by a further £2 million paid in installments and a final £1 million contingent on appearances. 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 was Everton's third summer signing after Tim Howard
and Andrew Johnson. Everton sold Per Krøldrup
in January 2006 and Matteo Ferrari
returned to Roma
at the conclusion of his loan making Lescott one of only four senior centre backs at the club.
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. 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. He also finished a very close second behind Mikel Arteta
in the fans Player of the Season.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
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, but Everton went through by scoring the replay's only goal in extra-time on 4 February.
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. The ongoing saga came to an end when Lescott finally moved to Manchester City for a fee speculated to be between £22–£24 million, Everton immediately replaced him with Sylvain Distin
Lescott signed a five-year contract with Manchester City on 25 August 2009.
and took his place amongst a group of other high profile signings such as Carlos Tévez
and Emmanuel Adebayor
. He made his debut for the club on 27 August, in the 2–0 League Cup away victory against Crystal Palace
and scored his first City goal in a 2–2 draw with Fulham
on 25 October 2009.
Though his time has so far been dogged with injury, most pundits agree that his early promise failed to materialise in relation to the exuberant sums City spent on his protracted summer transfer. However, since Kolo Touré
's suspension for failing a drug test
, Lescott has formed an impressive defensive partnership with Vincent Kompany
. On 28 December 2010, Lescott scored a header (City's first of the season) in the 4–0 win over Aston Villa at the City of Manchester Stadium. On 16 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
. On 25 April, nine days after that win over their rivals, Lescott partnered Vincent Kompany
again in an important game vs. Blackburn Rovers
at Ewood Park
and completing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win also making his 30th appearance for City of the season in the process. Lescott was part of the Man City team that won the FA Cup, beating Stoke City
1–0 in the final
at Wembley. He scored another header in the 3–0 win against Stoke three days later. Lescott also scored against Bolton Wanderers
in a 2–0 win, heading in Adam Johnson
's corner. In the 2011 FA Community Shield
, Lescott scored in a 2–3 loss against Manchester United
.
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.
On 3 September 2007, Lescott received a call-up to Steve McClaren's England squad
for the Euro 2008 qualifiers with Israel
and Russia
.
Lescott was given 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 Joleon made his second international start against Austria in a friendly, England won the game 1–0 and Joleon made a composed performance at the heart of defence.
Lescott made his first England appearance under new manager Fabio Capello
on 26 March 2008 in a friendly match against France
, coming on as a substitute at half time for the skipper and Chelsea footballer John Terry
.
Football League Division One Playoffs
Manchester City
FA Cup
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back.
Born in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, he is a graduate of the Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
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. By the 2002 he was a first team regular, playing in nearly all Wolves' games. The team was promoted to the FA Premier League in 2003 but a knee injury ruled him out for the season and the team was relegated. He was named in the Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
team of the year for the 2005–06 season.
He moved to Premier League side Everton and made his debut in August 2006. He was voted player's Player of the Season by his teammates in the following two seasons. In 2007–08, he also scored a number of goals for the team, finishing with 8 league goals. Lescott completed his move to Manchester City on 25 August 2009.
Internationally, Lescott represented England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
at various youth levels before making his first team debut in 2007 against Estonia
Estonia national football team
The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
Early life
Lescott was born on 16 August 1982, and grew up in Birmingham where he attended the Four Dwellings High SchoolFour Dwellings High School
Four Dwellings High School is a secondary school in the Quinton area of Birmingham, England. It opened in 1940 on Quinton Road West. This part of the school is now used by other council departments including the Quinton Neighbourhood Office...
in Quinton
Quinton
Quinton may refer to:*Quinton Andrews, American football player*Anthony Quinton, a philosopher*A. R. Quinton, an English watercolour artist*Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, an American Mixed Martial Artist*René Quinton, a French naturalist...
, — the area in which his mother still lives. Lescott grew up supporting Aston Villa. As a 5-year-old, Lescott was involved in a serious car accident. Lescott made a full physical recovery though was left with some superficial scarring.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
His first-team debut came as a 17-year-old in the 2000–01 season2000-01 in English football
The 2000–01 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Manchester United secured their 3rd Premiership title in succession and their 7th title in just nine seasons...
against Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
at Molineux
Molineux stadium
Molineux Stadium is a Premier League football stadium situated in Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, England. It has been the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club since 1889, and has a long and illustrious history as the first 'new build' stadium in Football League history, one of the...
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
2001-02 in English football
The 2001-02 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England.-Arsenal cruise to title glory:In what had earlier been one of the most closely fought Premiership title races for years, Arsenal won the championship by seven points. Their crown was won in the penultimate game of the...
.
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
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
fixtures. He was also a member of the team that defeated Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
3–0 at the Millennium Stadium
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage...
to win promotion to the FA Premier League for the 2003–04 season
2003-04 in English football
The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....
. Lescott declared this to be the proudest moment of his career.
Despite Wolves gaining promotion, Lescott along with Matt Murray
Matt Murray
Matthew William "Matt" Murray is an English former football goalkeeper who spent his entire career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. His career was plagued by injuries which eventually forced him to retire aged 29.-Career:...
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
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
team of the season, voted for by his fellow professionals, and also picked up the Wolves' Player of the Year award.
Everton
Lescott was sold to EvertonEverton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
at the start of the 2006–07 season
2006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...
for an immediate payment of £2 million, followed by a further £2 million paid in installments and a final £1 million contingent on appearances. 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 was Everton's third summer signing after Tim Howard
Tim Howard
Timothy Matthew Howard is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Everton and the United States national team....
and Andrew Johnson. Everton sold Per Krøldrup
Per Krøldrup
Per Billeskov Krøldrup is a Danish professional football player who plays as a central defender for Fiorentina in the Serie A championship...
in January 2006 and Matteo Ferrari
Matteo Ferrari
Matteo Ferrari is an Italian footballer, currently a free agent after being released by Beşiktaş J.K..-Early career:Ferrari started his career at SPAL in 1995, and he can play as left-back or centreback....
returned to Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
at the conclusion of his loan making Lescott one of only four senior centre backs at the club.
Lescott made his Everton debut in August 2006 during a victory over Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
and his first start of the season away to Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, after Alan Stubbs
Alan Stubbs
Alan Stubbs is a retired English footballer who played as a centre back. He was forced to retire from professional football due to a troublesome knee injury on the 20 August 2008. The final match of his career was against Doncaster Rovers on 9 August 2008...
injured his groin in the previous game against Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
. The game was Everton's first victory at White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspur and, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,230....
in two decades, and Lescott was named man of the match. Lescott started again in the next match, the 204th Merseyside derby
Merseyside derby
The Merseyside derby is the name given to any football match contested between Everton and Liverpool football clubs, the two most successful clubs from the city of Liverpool in England...
, a 3–0 victory for Everton. Lescott's first Everton goal came in a 1–1 draw against Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
at Villa Park
Villa Park
Villa Park may mean:United Kingdom* Villa Park, an association football stadium in Birmingham, EnglandUnited States* Villa Park, California, a small city in Orange County* Villa Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County...
on 2 April 2007. Lescott was voted the Players' Player of the Season 2006–07 by his teammates. He also finished a very close second behind Mikel Arteta
Mikel Arteta
Mikel Arteta Amatriain is a Spanish footballer who plays for Arsenal as a midfielder.Arteta started out as a trainee with FC Barcelona but could not break his way into the first team and was eventually loaned to Paris Saint-Germain in the French league...
in the fans Player of the Season.
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%.
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.
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.
The start of the 2007–08 season saw Lescott move to the left-back position after Joseph Yobo
Joseph Yobo
Joseph Yobo is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a centre back for Fenerbahçe, on loan from Everton. He is also an international for the Nigerian national team, for which he has 81 caps and currently captains....
and Phil Jagielka
Phil Jagielka
Philip Nikodem "Phil" Jagielka is an English international footballer who plays for Everton in the Premier League. He played regularly in central midfield for his previous club Sheffield United, but generally plays in central defence for Everton...
's successful partnership at the centre of Everton's defence provided manager David Moyes
David Moyes
David William Moyes is an association football manager and former player, currently managing English Premier League club Everton. He was the 2003, 2005 and 2009 League Managers Association Manager of the Year...
with a selection dilemma. On 7 December 2008 Lescott played superbly against Aston Villa scoring two goals, even though Everton lost 3–2.
On 25 January 2009, Lescott scored Everton's only goal — a close-range header — in the FA Cup 4th Round meeting with Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. The match ended as a 1–1 draw, but Everton went through by scoring the replay's only goal in extra-time on 4 February.
Following the end of the 2008–09 season, Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
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. The ongoing saga came to an end when Lescott finally moved to Manchester City for a fee speculated to be between £22–£24 million, Everton immediately replaced him with Sylvain Distin
Sylvain Distin
Sylvain Distin is a French footballer who plays for English Premier League side Everton.-Early career:Born in Bagnolet, Distin started his career at French non-league side Joue-les-Tours before moving to Tours a year later, where he played 26 times and scored three goals. He then transferred to...
Lescott signed a five-year contract with Manchester City on 25 August 2009.
Manchester City
Lescott joined Manchester CityManchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
and took his place amongst a group of other high profile signings such as Carlos Tévez
Carlos Tévez
Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...
and Emmanuel Adebayor
Emmanuel Adebayor
Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a striker on loan from Manchester City. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008...
. He made his debut for the club on 27 August, in the 2–0 League Cup away victory against Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
and scored his first City goal in a 2–2 draw with Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
on 25 October 2009.
Though his time has so far been dogged with injury, most pundits agree that his early promise failed to materialise in relation to the exuberant sums City spent on his protracted summer transfer. However, since Kolo Touré
Kolo Touré
Kolo Habib Touré is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City and Ivory Coast. Touré is a central defender. He is the elder brother of Manchester City team-mate Yaya Touré and Makasa's Ibrahim Touré.-Arsenal:...
's suspension for failing a drug test
Doping
Doping is generally the practice of adding impurities to something.* Doping is a term for the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport or blood doping, often to improve athletic performance....
, Lescott has formed an impressive defensive partnership with Vincent Kompany
Vincent Kompany
Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry...
. On 28 December 2010, Lescott scored a header (City's first of the season) in the 4–0 win over Aston Villa at the City of Manchester Stadium. On 16 April 2011, he started and played the full 90 minutes against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
in the 1–0 FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
semi-final victory at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
. On 25 April, nine days after that win over their rivals, Lescott partnered Vincent Kompany
Vincent Kompany
Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry...
again in an important game vs. Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
at Ewood Park
Ewood Park
Ewood Park is a football stadium in the English town of Blackburn, Lancashire, and is the home of Blackburn Rovers Football Club — one of the founder members of the Football League and Premier League. Rovers have played there since they moved from Leamington Street in the summer of 1890. The...
and completing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win also making his 30th appearance for City of the season in the process. Lescott was part of the Man City team that won the FA Cup, beating Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
1–0 in the final
2011 FA Cup Final
The 2011 FA Cup Final was the 130th final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest domestic football cup competition. The match took place on 14 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London. The clubs contesting the 2011 final were Premier League clubs Manchester City and Stoke City, with the victors guaranteed...
at Wembley. He scored another header in the 3–0 win against Stoke three days later. Lescott also scored against Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
in a 2–0 win, heading in Adam Johnson
Adam Johnson
Adam Johnson is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester City as a winger. A product of the Middlesbrough youth academy, he came to prominence after making his debut aged seventeen in a UEFA Cup game. He played 119 games for Middlesbrough, having also played on loan with...
's corner. In the 2011 FA Community Shield
2011 FA Community Shield
The 2011 FA Community Shield was the 89th FA Community Shield, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was the 160th Manchester derby between Manchester United and Manchester City and played at Wembley Stadium,...
, Lescott scored in a 2–3 loss against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
.
International career
Lescott has represented England at Under-18, Under-20, Under-21England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
and England B
England B national football team
England B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the England national football team. At times they have played other nations' full teams; they have also played matches against 'B' teams from other football associations...
levels. After his first season for Everton, Lescott made his England B
England B national football team
England B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the England national football team. At times they have played other nations' full teams; they have also played matches against 'B' teams from other football associations...
debut against Albania
Albania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
at Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
's Turf Moor on 25 May 2007, he replaced Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
's Nicky Shorey
Nicky Shorey
Nicholas "Nicky" Robert Shorey is an English footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League as a left-back.-Leyton Orient:...
in the 73rd minute.
On 3 September 2007, Lescott received a call-up to Steve McClaren's England squad
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
for the Euro 2008 qualifiers with Israel
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
and Russia
Russia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
.
Lescott was given his international senior debut against Estonia
Estonia national football team
The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, 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 Joleon made his second international start against Austria in a friendly, England won the game 1–0 and Joleon made a composed performance at the heart of defence.
Lescott made his first England appearance under new manager Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the manager of the England national football team.Capello has the distinction of winning the domestic league title with every club he has coached throughout his career...
on 26 March 2008 in a friendly match against France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
, coming on as a substitute at half time for the skipper and Chelsea footballer John Terry
John Terry
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Career statistics
| Season | Club | League | Premier League | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
Carling Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | |||
| 2011–12 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Total | 51!!4!!10!!0!!4!!1!!9!!0!!74!!5 | |||||||||||
| 2009–10 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||
| 2007–08 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 54 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| Total | !!113!!14!!9!!1!!9!!0!!12!!2!!143!!17 | |||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| 2004–05 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
| 2001–02 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | !!169!!8!!10!!0!!8!!0!!0!!0!!185!!8 | |||||||||||
| Career Total | 333 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 402 | 30 | ||
| Correct as of 02:13, 13 November 2011 (UTC) | ||||||||||||
Honours
Wolverhampton WanderersFootball League Division One Playoffs
- Winner: 2002–032003 Football League First Division playoff finalThe 2003 Football League First Division playoff final was a football match played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on 26 May 2003, at the end of the 2002–03 season...
Manchester City
FA Cup
- Winner: 2010–112011 FA Cup FinalThe 2011 FA Cup Final was the 130th final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest domestic football cup competition. The match took place on 14 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London. The clubs contesting the 2011 final were Premier League clubs Manchester City and Stoke City, with the victors guaranteed...