Les Ferdinand
.JPG) Ferdinand watching a Queens Park Rangers match in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Ferdinand[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1966[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Acton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers (director of football) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Viking Sports | |||
| Southall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Southall | ||
| 1986–1987 | Hayes | 33 | (19) |
| 1987–1995 | Queens Park Rangers | 163 | (80) |
| 1988 | → Brentford (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 24 | (14) |
| 1995–1997 | Newcastle United | 68 | (41) |
| 1997–2003 | Tottenham Hotspur | 118 | (33) |
| 2003 | West Ham United | 14 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Leicester City | 29 | (12) |
| 2004–2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | (1) |
| 2005 | Reading | 12 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 443 | (184) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | England B | 1 | (1) |
| 1993–1998 | England | 17 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Queens Park Rangers (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Les Ferdinand (born 8 December 1966) is a former football player. He has played for the England national team.
Career statistics
Club career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1986–87 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 1987–88 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1989–90 | First Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | First Division | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 26 | 12 | |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 37 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 42 | 24 | ||
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 36 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 40 | 18 | ||
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 37 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 42 | 26 | ||
| Total | 163 | 80 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 90 | ||
| Brentford (loan) | 1987–88 | Third Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Beşiktaş (loan) | 1988–89 | Süper Lig | 24 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 18 | ||
| Newcastle United | 1995–96 | Premier League | 37 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | 44 | 29 | |
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 31 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 4 | 40 | 21 | |
| Total | 68 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 50 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1997–98 | Premier League | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 5 | |
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 24 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 33 | 15 | ||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 118 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 39 | ||
| West Ham United | 2002–03 | Premier League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Leicester City | 2003–04 | Premier League | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 13 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2004–05 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Reading | 2004–05 | Championship | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Watford | 2005–06 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 443 | 184 | 37 | 11 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 523 | 215 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Full Members' Cup
- ↑ Four appearances and 4 goals in UEFA Cup, one appearance in Charity Shield
International career statistics
| England national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1993 | 6 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 5 |
Honours
Beşiktaş
- Turkish Cup: 1988–89[5]
Tottenham Hotspur
- Football League Cup: 1998–99[6]
Individual
- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1995–96[7]
- Premier League PFA Team of the Year: 1995–96[8]
- North-East FWA Player of the Year: 1996[9]
- Scorer of the 10,000th Premier League goal – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 – 2001–02)[10][11]
- Leicester City Player of the Year: 2003–04[12][13]
- Newcastle United Hall of Fame Inductee[14]
References
- ↑ "Les Ferdinand". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ "'Sir' Les to arise with an MBE". BBC Sport. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "Les Ferdinand: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Les Ferdinand". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Brits abroad – Les Ferdinand". Sky Sports. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ↑ "Where is Les Ferdinand now?". Premier League Heroes. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ↑ "PFA Player of the Year winners 1974-2007". The Telegraph. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1996). The 1996–97 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-85291-571-1.
- ↑ "Saint-Maximin voted North-East FWA Player of the Year". footballwriters.co.uk. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "10 SEASONS AWARD WINNERS". Premier League. Archived from the original on 17 April 2003. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ↑ "Ferdinand scores Premiership's 10,000th goal". RTÉ Sport. 12 December 2001. Archived from the original on 16 February 2005. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ Dave Smith & Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils and Foxes. ISBN 978-1-905411-94-8.
- ↑ "The official site of Leicester City Football Club". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ↑ "Les Ferdinand". NUFC. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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