Jermaine Jenas

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Jermaine Jenas
Jermaine Jenas Brighton v Spurs Amex Opening 30711.jpg
Personal information
Full name Jermaine Anthony Jenas
Date of birth 18 February 1983 (1983-02-18) (age 28)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) [1]
Playing position Centre midfielder
Club information
Current club Tottenham Hotspur
Number TBA
Youth career
1999–2001 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2002 Nottingham Forest 29 (4)
2002–2005 Newcastle United 110 (9)
2005– Tottenham Hotspur 155 (21)
2011 → Aston Villa (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
1999 England U16 3 (0)
2000 England U17 1 (0)
2001 England U18 2 (0)
2001–2002 England U19 5 (0)
2002–2003 England U21 9 (0)
2006 England B 2 (1)
2003– England 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:50, 12 February 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Jermaine Anthony Jenas (play /ˈdʒiːnəs/ jee-nəs;[2] born 18 February 1983 in Nottingham) is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. He is of mixed African-Caribbean and English descent.[3]

Contents

[edit] Club career

[edit] Nottingham Forest

Jenas began his career at Nottingham Forest where he immediately impressed during the 2001–02 season. After a single season at the City Ground, which produced four goals in 33 games, Jenas was sold to Newcastle United for £5 million in February 2002.[4]

[edit] Newcastle United

Despite an impressive first full season with Newcastle United, in which he won the 2002–03 PFA Young Player of the Year award,[5] Jenas failed to repeat his initial form with the club and his two subsequent seasons were disappointing considering his early promise. Known for his strong "box-to-box" play and ability to score from midfield, Jenas' last two years with Newcastle were marked by a series of inexplicably bland displays, but goals and energy started to dry up, leading to Jenas starting fewer games. Despite temporarily regaining his form and gaining the vice-captaincy under new manager Graeme Souness early in the 2004–05 season, Jenas' form dipped again with only two goals in 48 appearances. He scored a total of 12 goals in 152 appearances for Newcastle United.

[edit] Tottenham Hotspur

Rumours of his unhappiness were confirmed early in the 2005–06 season by manager Graeme Souness, when he revealed Jenas was not enjoying life at Newcastle, and the player reportedly compared life at the club to living 'in a goldfish bowl'. He was sold to Tottenham Hotspur on transfer deadline day of 31 August for an initial fee of £7 million,.[6] Throughout the season, Jenas netted seven goals from midfield as Tottenham qualified for the UEFA Cup. He marked his return from a 13-match absence through injury by scoring the second goal in Tottenham's 3–1 FA Cup fourth round win over Southend United.

He signed a new five-year deal with Tottenham on 29 August 2007, keeping him at the club until 2012.[7] Under Juande Ramos, Jenas' form improved greatly and he initially produced occasional impressive performances, partly due to the new regime but also from some personal words of encouragement from the Spaniard.[8] Jenas played in 1–1 draw and the 5–1 victory over rivals Arsenal in both legs of the semi-finals of the League Cup, scoring the opening goals in both matches. Jenas set up Jonathan Woodgate for the winning goal in the 2–1 League Cup final victory over Chelsea on 24 February 2008.

On 30 July 2008, Jenas added a one-year extension to his five-year contract, keeping him at Tottenham until 2013. A few days later, Jenas was named as Spurs' new vice-captain, following the departures of Robbie Keane and Paul Robinson. In December on Boxing Day against Fulham, Jenas made his 100th league appearance for Tottenham.[9] He scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over West Bromwich Albion.

[edit] Aston Villa (loan)

On 31 August 2011, Jenas joined Aston Villa on a season loan deal from Tottenham Hotspur.[10] Jenas wore the number 8 shirt at Villa, the same number he had while at Spurs.[11] Jenas eventually made his debut for Aston Villa on 5 November 2011, after a series of niggling injuries, coming on as a second half substitute against Norwich City. Jenas then came on for his second appearance for Aston Villa, on 27 November 2011 against Swansea City, as a 69th minute substitute for Emile Heskey.[12] On 4 December 2011, Jenas started his first game for Villa against Manchester United. Whilst playing he tripped on the Villa Park pitch and suffered a ruptured achilles injury which required surgery. The injury is set to keep him out of action for six months, meaning his loan with Villa came to a premature end after an injury troubled four months.[13]

[edit] International career

Jenas has played internationally for England from the Under-15 level right up to the senior team, where he made his debut against Australia on 12 February 2003. Despite struggling with injury towards the end of the 2005–06 season, he recovered sufficiently to be named in the 2006 World Cup squad. His improvement at Spurs earned him a call-up to the England squad for Fabio Capello's first game in charge, a friendly against Switzerland at Wembley. Jenas scored the opening goal as England won 2-1.

[edit] International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 February 2008 Wembley, London, England  Switzerland 1–0 2–1 Friendly match

[edit] Honours

Tottenham Hotspur England
Individiual

[edit] Career stats

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals
Aston Villa (loan) 11-12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Club Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Tottenham Hotspur 10-11 20 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 28 0
09-10 19 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 23 1
08-09 32 4 0 0 3 0 4 0 39 4
07-08 29 4 3 0 6 2 7 0 45 6
06-07 25 6 2 1 1 0 6 1 34 8
05-06 30 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 32 7
Club Total 155 21 10 2 13 2 23 1 201 26
Club Season Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals
Newcastle Utd 05-06 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
04-05 31 1 4 0 2 1 11 0 48 2
03-04 31 2 2 0 1 0 12 1 46 3
02-03 32 6 1 1 0 0 8 0 41 7
01-02 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Club Total 110 9 7 1 3 1 32 1 152 12
Club Season First Division FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals
Nott'm Forest 01-02 28 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 31 4
00-01 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Club Total 29 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 33 4
Career Totals 294 34 19 3 18 3 55 2 386 42
  • As of 27 November 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Personal life

Jenas attended The Becket School, in Nottingham, for his education. His father was born with the surname Genas but had it changed by deed-poll as he wanted the initials "D.J.".[citation needed] Jermaine is nicknamed "J.J.". He dated Sabrina Keogh, who accompanied him to the World Cup in Germany in 2006, for over six years. In November 2007, Sabrina gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Sancha Natasha. Unfortunately the relationship was not to last and Jermaine and Sabrina split up in late 2008.[14] He announced his engagement to part-time model Ellie Penfold in August 2009, a year after meeting in a London nightclub. The couple were married on 11 June 2011.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~16401,00.html. Retrieved 6 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "Future's brighter for 'Gee-nas'". Northern Echo. Newsquest Media Group. 2003-04-03. http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2003/4/3/97339.html. Retrieved 2008-04-02. )
  3. ^ "Jermaine Jenas to help students in rough districts of Nottingham". DNA. 2009-12-06. http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_jermaine-jenas-to-help-students-in-rough-districts-of-nottingham_1320729. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
  4. ^ "Magpies swoop for Jenas". BBC Sport. 1 February 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/1795337.stm. Retrieved 4 December 2007. 
  5. ^ "Henry honoured by peers". BBC Sport. 2003-04-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2978177.stm. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 
  6. ^ "Jenas completes £7m Spurs switch". BBC Sport. 2005-08-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/4199802.stm. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 
  7. ^ "Jenas to stay at Spurs until 2012". BBC Sport. 2007-08-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/6969012.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-23. 
  8. ^ "Ramos eyeing first Spurs trophy". Football365. 2008-02-23. http://dev.football365.co.za/news/ramos_eyeing_first_spurs_trophy_23208115507.php. Retrieved 2008-03-04. 
  9. ^ Nabil Hassan (26 December 2008). "Tottenham 0–0 Fulham". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7787592.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-27. 
  10. ^ "Aston Villa set to sign Alan Hutton and Jermaine Jenas from Tottenham". BBC Sport. 31 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14717626.stm. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  11. ^ http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2438403,00.html
  12. ^ "Swansea 0-0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 27 November 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15809430.stm. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
  13. ^ "Aston Villa's Jermaine Jenas out for six months after surgery". BBC Sport. 8 December 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16083563.stm. 
  14. ^ http://www.myrelationshipwithfootball.com/2008/10/sabrina-keogh-bids-jermaine-jenas-adieu.html

[edit] External links
England squad – 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
England
England squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
England
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – current squad
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