First Team

Gallery: Jermain Defoe's career in photos

30th Jun 2017

Iain Pearce

Defoe was in an England shirt long before his West Ham debut, including here as England schoolboys took on Brazil at Wembley.

Defoe made his West Ham debut in the League Cup in 2000, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Walsall.

The striker's career really took off during his loan spell with the Cherries, the teenager scoring 18 times during the spell.

Defoe's first spell with Bournemouth also included a record-breaking run of ten goals in ten matches.

Following his return to Upton Park, Defoe was top scorer for the Hammers in the 2001/02 season.

Moving up the age ranges with the Three Lions, Defoe grabbed a goal in the under-21s' 3-0 win over Mexico at Filbert Street.

In early 2004, Defoe headed across the capital to Tottenham, the first of his goal-laden spells at White Hart Lane.

A month after signing for Spurs, the striker made his first appearance for the England senior team - coming on as a substitute away in Sweden.

In his first five and a half years at the Lane, Defoe made himself a home favourite with 64 goals.

In January 2008 Defoe headed to Portsmouth for a year-long stint, 17 more goals followed but the striker missed the FA Cup win due to being cup tied.

Possibly the highlight of Defoe's international career to date, Defoe scored the goal against Slovenia that saw England qualify for the knockout stages of the 2010 Word Cup in South Africa.

Defoe returned to Spurs to link up again with Harry Redknapp. His second stint with the side saw even more goals: 79.

North London was swapped for North America as Defoe made the move to MLS and Toronto, scoring 11 goals in 19 games.

Defoe's time with Spurs ended in January 2014, with a total of 356 appearances and 143 goals for the club.

Defoe returned to the UK in January 2015 with Sunderland, in two and a half years on Wearside another 37 goals followed.

Following three years without a cap, Defoe was recalled to the England squad this March, scoring on his return in the win over Lithuania.

AFC Bournemouth

Jermain Defoe is back. Here's a look at his path to the Cherries in 2000 and then back again in 2017.

1 - Defoe was in international shirts long before his league debut, here taking on Brazil at Wembley for England schoolboys.

2 - Goals have always been the striker's trademark, including on his West Ham debut when he scored the only goal in a 1-0 League Cup win over Walsall.

3 - Defoe really introduced himself to football fans with his record-breaking antics during his 2000/01 loan spell at Dean Court, where the teenage striker scored 18 goals in total.

4 - The striker's first spell with the Cherries was capped by a remarkable run of ten goals in ten games, life being a beach for the on-loan man.

5 - The goals continued to flow upon Defoe's return to West Ham, where he top-scored for the Hammers in 2001/02.

6 - Now with the England under-21s, Defoe scored at Filbert Street as the Three Lions saw off Mexico with a 3-0 win.

7 - Following relegation with the Hammers, Defoe signed for Tottenham for the first time in early 2004.

8 - Soon after joining Spurs the striker made his international debut in March 2004, coming off the bench away in Sweden.

9 - Defoe's first five-and-a-half-year spell with Spurs saw him become a favourite with the White Hart Lane fans as he scored 64 goals for the North London club.

10 - In January 2008 the striker joined Portsmouth, scoring 14 league goals but missing the FA Cup win as he was cup tied.

11 - Harry Redknapp lured Defoe back to Spurs a year later, and 79 further goals followed in Defoe's second Tottenham stint.

12 - Defoe netted the crucial goal against Slovenia in the 2010 World Cup that ensured England qualified from their group in South Africa.

13 - In 2014 Defoe swapped North London for North America as he joined MLS side Toronto, scoring 11 goals in 19 games for the Canadian side.

14 - The striker returned to the Premier League with Sunderland in January 2015, keeping the Black Cats in the top flight in his first season on Weirside.

15 - Defoe's 37 goals for Sunderland helped push for an England recall, earned and capped with a goal in the win over Lithuania earlier this year.