| Playing Career | - Club: West Ham United Years: 1995-2001 Details: Started career as apprentice in July 1994, signed professional forms in 1995. Had loan spell at Swansea City in 1995. Made nine league appearances for Swansea before returning to West Ham.
- Club: Chelsea Years: 2001-2014 Transfer Fee: £11 million Details: Thirteen years with the club. All-time leading goalscorer with 211 goals in all competitions. Won 3 Premier League titles (2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10), UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, 4 FA Cups, 2 League Cups. Named FWA Footballer of the Year in 2005. Runner-up for Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year in 2005. Netted career-high 16 league goals in 2005-06. Set record of 164 consecutive Premier League appearances.
- Club: Manchester City Years: 2014-2015 Details: One season before joining New York City FC
- Club: New York City FC Years: 2015-2016 Details: MLS career. Scored 3 goals in 10 appearances in 2015. Scored NYCFC's first-ever hat trick.
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| International Career | | Caps | 106 |
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| Goals | 29 |
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| Years | 1999-2014 |
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| Debut | 10/10/1998 vs Belgium (friendly under Kevin Keegan) |
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| Final Cap | 2014 World Cup group stage vs Costa Rica |
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| Tournament Participation | - Euro 2004
- 2006 FIFA World Cup
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2014 FIFA World Cup
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| Notable Records | Leading appearance maker among Chelsea players for England. Record scorer for Chelsea for the Three Lions. Nine of 29 goals from penalty spot. Scored against 22 different nations. Scored five times against Croatia in six appearances. Oldest player to score more than once in a match for England (aged 34 years 79 days vs Moldova in September 2012). |
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| Managerial Career | - Club: Coventry City Years: From 11/11/2024 Details: Current manager
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| Premier League Records | All-time leading goalscoring midfielder with 177 goals. Ranked highly on multiple statistics for Premier League players for ten years from 1 December 2000, including most games and most wins. |
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