Jermaine Pennant

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Jermaine Pennant
Tampines Rovers
in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jermaine Lloyd Pennant[1]
Date of birth (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 41)[2]
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1993–1998 Notts County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Notts County 0 (0)
1999–2005 Arsenal 12 (3)
2002Watford (loan) 9 (2)
2002–2003Watford (loan) 12 (0)
2003–2004Leeds United (loan) 36 (2)
2005Birmingham City (loan) 12 (0)
2005–2006 Birmingham City 38 (2)
2006–2009 Liverpool 55 (3)
2009Portsmouth (loan) 13 (0)
2009–2010 Real Zaragoza 25 (0)
2010Stoke City (loan) 13 (0)
2011–2014 Stoke City 52 (4)
2012–2013
Wolverhampton Wanderers
(loan)
15 (0)
2014 Pune City 7 (0)
2015 Wigan Athletic 13 (3)
2016 Tampines Rovers 21 (5)
2017 Bury 7 (0)
2017 Billericay Town 13 (1)
Total 353 (25)
International career
2001–2004 England U21 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jermaine Lloyd Pennant (born 15 January 1983) is an retired English professional footballer who played as a winger. Pennant made over 350 league appearances for 15 clubs, and scored 25 league goals.

Born in

2007 UEFA Champions League Final, where Liverpool lost 2–1 to AC Milan
.

However, off-field problems continued to affect Pennant and consequently led to him being left out of the side. He joined

S.League club Tampines Rovers. Pennant returned to England once more signing for EFL League Two side Bury, before retiring in non-league football with Billericay Town
in 2017.

Early years

Pennant was born in The Meadows area of Nottingham.[4] His father Gary was a semi-professional footballer who inspired Pennant to play. Pennant recalls how as a child his favourite toy was a football and how it rarely left his side.[5]

Pennant, who grew up in a crime and drug-infested neighbourhood, credits football for saving him from a life of crime. When he was 14, he moved away from home and was living with Youth Training Scheme players who were 16, 17 and 18.[5]

Club career

Arsenal

Pennant was signed at age 15 by Arsenal from Notts County for £2 million,[6] a record transfer fee for a trainee at the time.[7]

Pennant's career seemed promising following his move to Arsenal. He made his debut aged 16 years and 319 days against Middlesbrough in the League Cup on 30 November 1999, making him Arsenal's youngest-ever first team player, surpassing Gerry Ward's long-standing record by two days; Pennant's record has since been surpassed by Cesc Fàbregas.[8] He continued to make League Cup appearances over the next few seasons, but had to wait 2+12 years for his league debut, as a substitute against West Ham United on 24 August 2002 in the Premier League.[citation needed]

At first, Pennant became homesick. After that subsided, he began to get sick from not playing. It affected him greatly.[5] He played for Arsenal for seven years and only made five starts, including a hat-trick on his full league debut against Southampton on 7 May 2003.[6][9] He said in 2018 that he did not expect to start that match, and had been drinking until 6 in the morning the night before.[10] However, these were also his only Arsenal league goals and he did not manage to secure a regular place in an Arsenal side that went on a run of 49 consecutive games without defeat. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger appeared to have eventually lost patience with Pennant, who had a history of turning up late to training. Between 2002 and 2004, Pennant spent time on loan at Watford and Leeds United. Pennant received regular first-team action at Leeds, who were relegated at the conclusion of the 2003–04 season.[citation needed]

Birmingham City

Pennant was loaned to

drink-driving, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.[14][15] He was handed a three-month prison sentence by the courts.[16] Despite this, Birmingham manager Steve Bruce and chairman David Gold vowed to stand by Pennant once his sentence was over.[17][18] He was released from prison after serving 30 days and wore an electronic tag in a match against Tottenham Hotspur.[19]

Pennant signed a permanent contract with Birmingham on 25 April 2005 for a fee of £3 million.[20] He again struggled with discipline problems in 2005–06 as the club battled against relegation.[21][22] Ultimately, Birmingham were relegated to the Championship after they drew 0–0 with Newcastle United.[23] Following Birmingham's relegation, Liverpool made a bid for Pennant.[24]

Liverpool

Jermaine Pennant
Pennant playing for Liverpool in 2007

On 26 July 2006, Pennant signed for Liverpool on a four-year contract for a £6.7 million transfer fee, potentially rising to £8 million with add-ons.[25] After impressing in pre-season, Pennant made his Liverpool debut against Maccabi Haifa in a UEFA Champions League third round qualifying match at Anfield, where he went on to win the fans' Star Man award.[26] On 20 January 2007, he scored his first goal for Liverpool in their 2–0 home victory over Chelsea in the Premier League. On 31 March, Pennant participated in a 4–1 win against his former club Arsenal.[27] After not being chosen for the England squad to play Israel and Andorra in March 2007, Pennant expressed the lack of recognition from England manager Steve McClaren as "frustrating".[28]

Pennant started the

Premier League table in the first month.[29] However, he was again ignored by McClaren for the England team in their European Championship qualifying matches against Israel and Russia, despite the backing of Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez.[30] As Liverpool struggled to regain their early season form following the international break, Pennant too could not maintain his form.[citation needed
]

On 18 September 2007, Pennant was

sent off against Porto in Liverpool's opening UEFA Champions League match of the season.[31][32]

In January 2009, Pennant was loaned out to Portsmouth, where he spent the second half of the 2008–09 season.[33] He played 13 league matches for Portsmouth without scoring a goal. Pennant was not offered a new contract by Liverpool following his return,[34] and he subsequently became a free agent when his contract expired on 1 July 2009.[35]

Real Zaragoza

On 9 July 2009, Pennant passed a medical and signed a three-year deal at Real Zaragoza.[36] He made his La Liga debut on the first matchday of the season, playing 71 minutes in Zaragoza's 1–0 win over Tenerife.[37] On 24 February 2010, he was reprimanded by coach José Aurelio Gay after turning up late for training three times in the space of two weeks; he was sent home on the third occasion and disciplined. He never played for Real Zaragoza again.[38]

Stoke City

On 31 August 2010, the final day of the summer transfer window, Pennant agreed a four-month loan deal with Premier League side Stoke City.[39] He made his Stoke debut as a substitute in the home match against Aston Villa on 13 September 2010.[40] Manager Tony Pulis indicated he would look to make Pennant's loan switch permanent in the January transfer window.[41][42] Pennant also expressed his desire to stay at Stoke after his loan spell.[43][44]

Pennant joined Stoke on a permanent transfer on 29 December 2010, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract for an initial fee of £1.725 million which could eventually rise to £2.8 million.[45]

"I think everyone knows how I feel about being at this football club. The supporters, players and management have been absolutely fantastic to me over these past four months and I desperately wanted to stay here because I love it so much. I know I have only been here a few months, but it really does feel like I have been here for years. The atmosphere around the place is brilliant, so I am looking forward to the fact that I am here at Stoke now for the long term and back in the best league in the world."

— Pennant on his permanent transfer to Stoke City.[46]

Following his transfer, Pulis stated that Pennant must not become complacent.

2011 FA Cup Final as Stoke lost 1–0 to Manchester City.[52]

Pennant was handed the number 7 shirt prior to the start of the

However, with the arrival of Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Michael Kightly, Pennant was unable to force his way back into Tony Pulis' plans, and on 12 October 2012, he moved to Wolves on an emergency three-month loan deal.[58] He did not have the best of spells at Molineux, making just ten starts and was jeered by some of the Wolves support for some poor performances, and returned to Stoke in January 2013.[59][60] After returning to Stoke, Pennant found himself out of the first team and looked to be leaving at the end of the 2012–13 season after the deadline for an appearances-related contract extension expired,[61] and he was included on Stoke's released list.[62] However, new Stoke manager Mark Hughes offered Pennant a one-year contract, which he accepted.[63][64][65]

Pennant returned to the side for the 2013–14 season, and on 31 August 2013, he scored a free-kick against West Ham United in a 1–0 victory.[66] However, after making little impact under Hughes, his contract was terminated on 24 January 2014.[67]

Pune City

On 6 November 2014, Pennant joined Indian Super League side Pune City.[68] He played seven times for Pune as they finished in sixth position.[citation needed]

Wigan Athletic

Pennant returned to England and joined Championship club Wigan Athletic on 21 February 2015 until the end of the season on a free transfer.[69] He played 13 times and scored three goals, all of which were free-kicks, but was unable to help prevent Wigan suffering relegation to the third tier.[70][71] He was offered a new contract with the club, but chose not to accept.[72]

Tampines Rovers

After nothing came of a trial with Thailand club

Home United and against Warriors
.

Bury

Pennant returned to English football in January 2017 on a short-term contract with League One club Bury.[75]

Pennant had a trial spell with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian during July 2017,[76] but the club decided against offering him a contract.[77]

He then signed a two-year deal with Isthmian League Premier Division side Billericay Town.[77][78] On 28 December 2017, Pennant left Billericay Town, after just four months,[79] having made 13 appearances league (1 goal)[80] and 2 in the FA Cup.[81]

Pennant was retired by August 2019.[82]

International career

While on the

sent off for punching Niko Kranjčar in a match against the Croatia under-21s.[84] However, he did manage to make 24 appearances for the U21s in total, making him one of the ten most-capped Englishmen at this level.[citation needed
]

Despite being of Jamaican and Irish descent, he opted to represent England internationally; although he played at under-21 level, he did not play for the senior team. In March 2011, Pennant revealed that though he would still "love to play for England", he had made the Football Association of Ireland aware he was interested in representing the Republic of Ireland, saying, "If I've got a chance to play international football with Ireland, I'm going to take it with both hands."[85]

Style of play

Pennant played as a right winger. He had been described by former Newcastle United left-back José Enrique as a player with similar style to that of Aaron Lennon and Theo Walcott.[86] Pennant was also able to use skill to beat opponents' full backs.[87]

Personal life

In February 2004, Pennant was given a 16-month driving ban after being caught drink-driving in Paddington, West London.

illiterate.[91]

In January 2011, Pennant's Porsche Turbo with his personal number plate was found abandoned at a railway station in Zaragoza with five months' worth of parking tickets. He was reported to have forgotten he owned the car.[92] In April 2012, Pennant was arrested for drink driving, driving while disqualified and without insurance after being involved in a traffic collision. The following month, he was banned from driving for three years and given an eight-week jail sentence, suspended for a year.[93]

In 2007, Pennant began dating

CCTV footage of Pennant cheating,[95] and "took revenge by destroying £200,000 of his designer gear".[citation needed] In December 2008, Pennant's front gates at his home in Cheshire were ram-raided by burglars in an attempted robbery.[96]

Until January 2008, Pennant was dating Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe.[97] In October 2008, he reunited with former girlfriend Amii Grove following the death of her brother and became engaged.[98] Soon afterwards, Pennant's father Gary was convicted on drug dealing charges and sentenced to four years imprisonment.[99][100] In early 2009, Pennant and Grove broke up[101] and Pennant began dating Metcalfe again.[citation needed]

In May 2010, Pennant became engaged to Lara Murphy,[102] with whom he had a son named Trey who was born in August 2010. The relationship with Murphy ended when his son was one year old, when Pennant left her for glamour model Alice Goodwin.[103] He married Goodwin in May 2014. In October 2018, the couple appeared on The Jeremy Kyle Show,[104] with an appearance on comedy gameshow Your Face or Mine? following in 2019.[105]

Pennant's autobiography, Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game, was released in 2018.

Celebrity Big Brother.[104]

For Season Two of the Apple TV series Ted Lasso, assistant director Sophie Worger hired former professional player Kasali Casal to manage the soccer choreography. Casal enlisted a team of former professional players to play for the opposition teams facing AFC Richmond during game scenes, these included Pennant and fellow former Premier League players and Lee Hendrie, Jay Bothroyd and George Elokobi.[107][108][109][110]

Since his retirement, Pennant has worked as a pundit, and can often be heard on

talkSPORT
.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Notts County 1998–99[111] Second Division 0 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Arsenal 1999–2000[112] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2000–01[113] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2001–02[114] Premier League 0 0 0 0 3 0 2[b] 0 5 0
2002–03[115] Premier League 5 3 1 0 1[b] 0 7 3
2003–04[116] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004–05[117] Premier League 7 0 1 0 3 0 1[c] 0 12 0
Total 12 3 1 0 9 0 4 0 26 3
Watford (loan) 2001–02[114] First Division 9 2 9 2
2002–03[115] First Division 12 0 2 1 14 1
Total 21 2 2 1 23 3
Leeds United (loan) 2003–04[116] Premier League 36 2 0 0 0 0 36 2
Birmingham City 2004–05[117] Premier League 12 0 12 0
2005–06[118] Premier League 38 2 6 0 4 1 48 3
Total 50 2 6 0 4 1 60 3
Liverpool 2006–07[119] Premier League 34 1 1 0 2 0 15[d] 0 52 1
2007–08[120] Premier League 18 2 2 0 0 0 5[b] 0 25 2
2008–09[121] Premier League 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 55 3 3 0 3 0 20 0 81 3
Portsmouth (loan) 2008–09[121] Premier League 13 0 1 0 14 0
Real Zaragoza 2009–10[122] La Liga 25 0 1 0 26 0
Stoke City 2010–11[123] Premier League 29 3 6 0 1 0 36 3
2011–12[124][125] Premier League 27 0 2 0 2 0 9[e] 0 40 0
2012–13[126] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2013–14[127] Premier League 8 1 0 0 3 0 11 1
Total 65 4 8 0 7 0 9 0 89 4
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2012–13[126] Championship 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
FC Pune City 2014[125] Indian Super League 7 0 7 0
Wigan Athletic 2014–15[70] Championship 13 3 13 3
Tampines Rovers 2016[125]
S.League
21 5 5 0 0 0 8[f] 0 34 5
Bury 2016–17[128] League One 7 0 7 0
Billericay Town 2017–18[80][81]
Isthmian League Premier Division
13 1 2 0 15 1
Career total 353 25 30 1 23 1 42 0 448 27
  1. Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  4. ^ Fourteen appearances in UEFA Champions League, one in FA Community Shield
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup

Honours

Arsenal

Liverpool

Stoke City

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