Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (né Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains EFL Championship club Leicester City.
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Vardy with England at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamie Richard Vardy | ||
| Birth name | Jamie Richard Gill | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | |||
| 2003–2006 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 88 | (40) |
| 2010–2011 | FC Halifax Town | 37 | (26) |
| 2011–2012 | Fleetwood Town | 36 | (31) |
| 2012– | Leicester City | 392 | (165) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2018 | England | 26 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:25, 14 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
After being released by Sheffield Wednesday at the age of 16, Vardy began his senior career with Stocksbridge Park Steels. He broke into the first team in 2007 and spent three seasons there before joining Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC Halifax Town in 2010. Scoring 25 goals in his debut season, he won the club's Players' Player of the Year award and then moved to Conference Premier club Fleetwood Town in August 2011 for an undisclosed fee. He scored 31 league goals in his first season at his new team, winning the team's Player of the Year award as they won the division.
Vardy signed for Leicester City in the Championship in May 2012 for a non-League record transfer fee of £1 million and helped the team win the Championship in 2014. In the 2015–16 Premier League season, he scored in eleven consecutive Premier League matches, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record, and was voted the Premier League Player of the Season and FWA Footballer of the Year as outsiders Leicester won the title. He won the Premier League Golden Boot for the 2019–20 season, becoming the oldest player to win the award. By playing in the 2021 FA Cup final, he became the first ever player to play in every round of the competition, from the preliminary stages to the final.
Vardy made his international debut for the England national team in June 2015 and was selected for UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. His last appearance for England was at the latter tournament, and later that summer, he asked not to be chosen for any more squads, unless there was an injury crisis.