Jermain Defoe, OBE

Jermain Defoe, OBE: Biography in Details

Who is Jermain Defoe, OBE ?

Jermain Colin Defoe OBE is a British professional footballer. Jermain Colin Defoe was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours. As a philanthropist, he sponsors charities too.

Defoe is a striker for the English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. In addition, he played for the England national football group.

Jermain Defoe, OBE is known for his successful profession with so many clubs as West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, and Sunderland.

Jermain Colin Defoe OBE: Birth, Family, Ethnicity

Jermain Defoe was born Jermain Colin Defoe on October 7, 1982, in Beckton, London, the United Kingdom to Jimmy Defoe, a Dominican, and Sandra Defoe of Saint Lucian heritage.

Defoe’s father was an alcoholic and eventually died from throat cancer in 2012 approximately. His 26-year-old half-brother Jade Defoe died of injuries.

Jermain Defoe, OBE is of Anglo-Dominican-Afro-Saint Lucian ethnicity.

Education

Jermain Defoe attended the St Joachim Primary School in Custom House, London. Afterward, he went to St Bonaventure’s in Forest Gate, London.

As a young student, Jermain Defoe, OBE played with clubs such as Senrab F.C and Charlton Athletic Club.

Jermain Defoe OBE: Profession, Career

Jermain Defoe stands out as the most energizing footballer in the English Premier League.

Right from the beginning of his profession with Charlton by means of Portsmouth, Tottenham, and England, Defoe’s mind-blowing expertise and competition won him millions of fans.

At the age of 16, Defoe made a disputable move to West Ham, where he became more proficient.  After three years, following a credit spell at Bournemouth where he accomplished the mind-blowing accomplishment.

Jermain Defoe, OBE was West Ham’s best scorer as the club secured a seventh-put complete in the Premier League.

Here are some of Defoe’s crucial goals and noteworthy exhibitions for his motherland England.

Achievements

These are some scores after each of OBE Dafoe’s goals.

• 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Lithuania: Result 2-0
• 2014, FIFA World Cup qualification against Moldova: Result 5-0
• 2010 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification: Result 4-0
• 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification against Poland: Result 2-1

Honors

2018, was bestowed the OBE or Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Awards

• 2004, Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year
• 2007–08, Football League Cup for Tottenham Hotspur
• 2009, in August, awarded the Premier League Player of the Month
• 2015–16, awarded the Sunderland Supporters’ Player of the Year

Jermain Defoe, OBE: Net Worth 2024, Salary

As of 2024, Jermain Defoe, OBE has a net worth of $20 million US. His salary as a reputed footballer is or £5.2 m or $6.75 m US a year.

Jermain Defoe, OBE: Controversy, Rumors

Rumors have always been part of him related to his transfers to different clubs.

Being controversially left out of Sven-Goran Eriksson’s squad for the World Cup in 2006, Defoe staked his claim for a regular international place under Steve McClaren and fought his way into Fabio Capello’s squad for the 2010 World Cup.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Jermain Defoe OBE has dark brown eye color and black hair. His height is 5 feet 7 inches (1.7 m) and weighs around 65 kg.

Social Media

Jermain Defoe, OBE has more than 1 million followers on his Twitter account and 504k followers on his Instagram account. He is not active on Facebook.

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