Peter Crouch: English association football player (born 1981)
Peter James Crouch (born 30 January 1981) is a former English football player.
He was born in Macclesfield and was raised in Singapore and Ealing, west London. At 6 feet, 7 inches (201 cm), he is one of the tallest people to ever play in the Premier League. Crouch played for Liverpool and England. He was the first player to score 10 goals for England in a single year. He is known for his famous robotic dance celebration, which he first performed after his goal against Hungary in May 2006.
_-_Peter_Crouch_(cropped).jpg) Crouch playing for Stoke City in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter James Crouch | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Macclesfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Brentford | ||
| 1994–1995 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1995–1998 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2000 | → IFK Hässleholm (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | (10) |
| 2001–2002 | Portsmouth | 37 | (18) |
| 2002–2004 | Aston Villa | 37 | (6) |
| 2003 | → Norwich City (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Southampton | 27 | (12) |
| 2005–2008 | Liverpool | 85 | (22) |
| 2008–2009 | Portsmouth | 38 | (11) |
| 2009–2011 | Tottenham Hotspur | 73 | (12) |
| 2011–2019 | Stoke City | 225 | (46) |
| 2019 | Burnley | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 599 | (145) | |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2003 | England U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2006 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | England | 42 | (22) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was a judge on the fourth series of the United Kingdom's version of The Masked Singer.
Club career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 1999–2000 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| IFK Hässleholm (loan) | 2000 | Swedish Division 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2000–01 | First Division | 42 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 12 | ||
| Portsmouth | 2001–02 | First Division | 37 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 19 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2001–02 | Premier League | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| Total | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 43 | 6 | |||
| Norwich City (loan) | 2003–04 | First Division | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Southampton | 2004–05 | Premier League | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 16 | ||
| Liverpool | 2005–06 | Premier League | 32 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 13 |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 18 | |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 36 | 11 | ||
| Total | 85 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 134 | 42 | ||
| Portsmouth | 2008–09 | Premier League | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 16 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2009–10 | Premier League | 38 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 47 | 13 | ||
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | — | 45 | 11 | ||
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 24 | ||
| Stoke City | 2011–12 | Premier League | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 40 | 14 | |
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 8 | |||
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 10 | |||
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 10 | |||
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 29 | 10 | |||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Total | 225 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | 261 | 62 | |||
| Stoke City U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Burnley | 2018–19 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 599 | 145 | 45 | 18 | 33 | 15 | 53 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 735 | 205 | ||
International career statistics
| England national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 12 | 11 |
| 2007 | 8 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 |
| 2010 | ||
| Total | 36 | 18 |
References
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