Most people know Jermain Defoe as a goalscorer first, which is why his name keeps turning up in searches about his family and money. The Premier League’s official records put him on 162 goals in 496 appearances (Premier League (official player statistics)), so this piece keeps to those records and says plainly where the sources stay silent.
Premier League goals: 162 in 496 games (Premier League (official player statistics)) · Club goals: 305 in 762 games, according to Transfermarkt (career statistics database) · Date of birth: 7 October 1982 (Premier League (official career record)) · Substitute goals: 24 (Premier League (Hall of Fame nominee profile))
Quick snapshot
- Born 7 October 1982 (Premier League (official career record))
- 496 Premier League appearances and 162 goals (Premier League (official player statistics))
- Retirement announced 24 March 2022 (Wikipedia (career summary))
- Relationship, marriage and children: no sourced detail in the verified set
- Net worth and height: no sourced figure in any source reviewed
- Current residence: not stated in the sources
- Appointed manager of National League club Woking on 29 March 2026 (Wikipedia (career summary))
- Departed Woking on 23 July 2026 after six league matches (Wikipedia (career summary))
- Goal.com reportedly says Defoe will join Karl Robinson’s staff at Bromley as assistant manager, pending Robinson’s appointment (Goal.com (football news))
- No official Bromley FC confirmation appears in the evidence reviewed (Goal.com (football news))
Eight data points, one pattern: the Premier League records are firm, while the personal fields have no sourced value at all.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jermain Colin Defoe OBE (Wikipedia (career summary)) |
| Date of birth | 7 October 1982 (Premier League (official career record)) |
| Nationality | English (Wikipedia (career summary)) |
| Position | Striker (Premier League (Hall of Fame nominee profile)) |
| Club goals | 305 in 762 games, according to Transfermarkt (career statistics database) |
| Premier League goals | 162 in 496 appearances (Premier League (official player statistics)) |
| Soccer Aid | Seven goals, reported as the all-time top scorer. The claim is attributed to his official account, and no linked source has been verified. |
| Most recent role | Manager of National League club Woking, 29 July 2026 to 23 July 2026 (Wikipedia (career summary)) |
Is Jermain Defoe in a relationship?
None of the sources reviewed for this piece mention a partner, a marriage or a relationship. Premier League records cover his playing career only, and claims about a partner appear only on unsourced aggregator pages.
Did Jermain Defoe get married?
- No marriage is recorded in the verified sources.
- Any marriage claim needs a named, dated primary or editorial source before publication.
Who is Jermain Defoe with?
- No partner is named in the sources reviewed.
- Aggregator pages that name one should be treated as unverified.
What this means: a named partner on an aggregator page has no verified source behind it, so the page itself is the only thing to check.
Has Jermain Defoe got children?
The verified sources do not confirm the number or names of his children. A search-driven claim about a son exists, but no source in the set verifies it.
Does Jermain Defoe have a son?
- No source in the set confirms a son.
- Any family claim must cite a named source before it appears in print.
The catch: family questions draw the most searches, and that is where unsourced content concentrates.
What is Jermain Defoe doing now?
His most recent confirmed role is manager of National League club Woking. Wikipedia dates the appointment to 29 March 2026 and the departure to 23 July 2026 (Wikipedia (career summary)).
What happened with Jermain Defoe?
- Appointed Woking manager on 29 March 2026 (Wikipedia (career summary))
- Left Woking on 23 July 2026 after six league matches: two wins, three draws and one defeat (Wikipedia (career summary))
- His earlier club coaching role was as academy coach and ambassador at Tottenham Hotspur, from 12 August 2022 (Wikipedia (career summary))
Where does Jermain Defoe live?
- No current place of residence is stated in the provided sources.
- Location details from search results are not verified.
A reported Bromley role would be his next job after Woking, but Goal.com is the only source for it and cites talkSPORT rather than a club statement (Goal.com US (football news)). Treat the role as open until Bromley confirms it.
What this means: his last confirmed job has ended, so a current role should be treated as open rather than settled.
How rich is Jermain Defoe?
No provided source gives a verified net worth figure. Career earnings are a different measure from net worth, and none of the sources reviewed discloses either.
A net worth number without a named method is an estimate dressed as a fact. Wealth-ranking pages that publish one rarely explain how it was built, so readers should treat it as a guess.
What is Jermain Defoe’s net worth?
- No verified net worth figure appears in the sources reviewed.
- Aggregator estimates do not name a methodology.
- Career earnings are not disclosed in these sources.
The implication: any figure on a wealth-ranking page is an estimate, not a record.
What are Jermain Defoe’s stats?
Premier League records give the clearest numbers. Its official career record lists 496 appearances and 162 goals (Premier League (official career record)), while FBref and Goal.com both put the goal total at 163 (FBref (football statistics database), Goal.com US (football news)).
How tall is Jermain Defoe?
- Height is not stated in the provided sources.
- Any height figure needs a named source before publication.
Which clubs has Jermain Defoe played for?
- West Ham United: first-team debut in 2000, according to TheSportsDB (player database)
- AFC Bournemouth: loan from 25 October 2000 (Sky Sports (transfer history))
- Tottenham Hotspur: joined from West Ham on 2 February 2004 and returned from Portsmouth on 9 January 2009 (Sky Sports (transfer history))
- Portsmouth: moved from Tottenham on 31 January 2008 (Sky Sports (transfer history)), and won the FA Cup in 2007–08, according to FotMob (football statistics app)
- Toronto FC: 1 March 2014 per Sky Sports, while Transfermarkt (player profile) dates the move to 28 February 2014
- Sunderland: 16 January 2015 per Transfermarkt, while Sky Sports gives 18 January 2015 (Sky Sports (transfer history))
- Rangers: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership title, according to Apple TV (person biography)
At Tottenham, Wikipedia lists 137 Premier League appearances and 48 goals, and at Sunderland it lists 87 appearances and 34 goals (Wikipedia (career summary)). The season labels also conflict: ESPN puts 15 goals in 33 starts in 2015–16 (ESPN (sports statistics)), while the Premier League’s career record gives 15 Sunderland goals in 2016–17 (Premier League (official career record)).
The 24-goal substitute record is the best-supported number in the set. Premier League Hall of Fame material and Wikipedia both give 24 (Premier League (Hall of Fame nominee profile)), while TheSportsDB (player database) gives 22 as of January 2014.
The catch: the 162-versus-163 gap looks small, but it repeats across aggregator pages, so cite the official figure and flag the alternative.
Career timeline
- 7 October 1982: born (Premier League (official career record))
- 2000: first-team debut for West Ham, according to TheSportsDB (player database)
- 25 October 2000: loan to AFC Bournemouth (Sky Sports (transfer history))
- 2 February 2004: joins Tottenham Hotspur from West Ham (Sky Sports (transfer history))
- 31 January 2008: moves from Tottenham to Portsmouth (Sky Sports (transfer history))
- 9 January 2009: returns to Tottenham from Portsmouth (Sky Sports (transfer history))
- April 2011: becomes the 20th player to score 100 Premier League goals (Wikipedia (career summary))
- 2014 and 2015: Toronto FC and Sunderland moves, with dates that differ between Sky Sports (transfer history) and Transfermarkt (player profile) (see the clubs list above)
- 24 March 2022: announces retirement from professional football (Wikipedia (career summary))
- 12 August 2022: returns to Tottenham Hotspur as ambassador and academy coach (Wikipedia (career summary))
- 29 March 2026: appointed Woking manager (Wikipedia (career summary))
- 23 July 2026: leaves Woking (Wikipedia (career summary))
The implication: the dated milestones are firm, but the gaps between 2009 and 2022 show that the sources cover the playing years far better than the coaching years.
Confirmed facts and unverified claims
Confirmed facts
- Born 7 October 1982 (Premier League (official career record))
- 496 Premier League appearances and 162 goals (Premier League (official player statistics))
- 24 Premier League goals as a substitute (Premier League (Hall of Fame nominee profile))
- 100th Premier League goal in April 2011 (Wikipedia (career summary))
- Retirement announced 24 March 2022 (Wikipedia (career summary))
- Woking appointment on 29 March 2026 and departure on 23 July 2026 (Wikipedia (career summary))
What’s unclear
- Reported Bromley assistant-manager role, pending Karl Robinson’s appointment (Goal.com (football news))
- Relationship, marriage, children and son: no sourced detail
- Net worth: no verified figure or method
- Height: not stated in any source reviewed
- Current residence: not stated
- Club goals: a biography profile cited in the brief gives 304, while Transfermarkt gives 305; the biography page has no retrievable link
- England: 57 caps and 20 goals, according to Apple TV (person biography), a lower-tier source
- Soccer Aid: seven goals as all-time top scorer, attributed to his official account with no linked source verified
The implication: the verifiable record is strongest on league numbers and dated milestones, and weakest on everything a reader would search for after the football.
What managers and Defoe himself have said
“He’s a great boy and a tremendous professional, as well as being a superb striker.”
Harry Redknapp, former Premier League manager, in Premier League (Hall of Fame nominee profile)
“He’s one of the best finishers I’ve ever seen. That was the first thing that struck me when working with him, how good his finishing is from all angles.”
Eddie Howe, former Premier League manager, in Premier League (Hall of Fame nominee profile)
“To give five-and-a-half years of your life to a club and a fanbase that I really loved and bought into, where I gave everything I had, to then be told in no more than three or four minutes ‘thanks’. That was it really.”
Jermain Defoe, former player, as quoted by Goal.com US (football news)
The pattern: both managers praise the striker’s finishing, and Defoe’s own words show how he viewed his final club exit.
Where the record stands
Defoe’s record is firm where the sources are strongest: Premier League appearances, goals and milestones rest on official pages, and his last dated role is Woking, which ended in July 2026 (Wikipedia (career summary)). The personal questions have no sourced answer in this set, and his current coaching status depends on a Bromley report that Bromley has not confirmed. For fans tracking his career, the choice is clear: cite the 162-goal Premier League figure and note the 163 alternative, or wait for a named source before repeating any claim about his family or wealth.
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Frequently asked questions
Who does Jermain Defoe support?
None of the sources reviewed names a club he supports, so there is no sourced answer.
When was Jermain Defoe born?
He was born on 7 October 1982, according to the Premier League (official career record).
What is Jermain Defoe’s full name?
Wikipedia gives his full name as Jermain Colin Defoe OBE (Wikipedia (career summary)).
How many Premier League goals has Jermain Defoe scored?
The Premier League’s official record shows 162 goals in 496 appearances (Premier League (official player statistics)). FBref and Goal.com list 163 (FBref (football statistics database)).
What is Jermain Defoe known for in Soccer Aid?
An account attributed to his official profile describes him as the all-time Soccer Aid top scorer with seven goals. No linked source has been verified, so treat the claim as unverified.
Did Jermain Defoe play for England?
According to Apple TV (person biography), a lower-tier source, he debuted for England in 2004 and earned 57 senior caps, scoring 20 goals.
George Harry Howard Bennett is a staff writer for Public Journal UK, specializing in UK news, policy analysis, and public affairs coverage. He works under Editor-in-Chief Margaret Ellison, maintaining high standards of sourcing, verification, and fact-checking. Bennett reports on Westminster, government policy, and societal issues, providing balanced and accurate journalism with timely insight.