Jesse Lingard

Jesse Lingard: Biography in Details

Who is Jesse Lingard?

Jesse Lingard is a popular English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.

Likely, Lingard also made his senior debut while on loan at Leicester City in 2012.

Also, he represented England at under-17 and under-21 levels, before making his senior international debut in October 2016 and went to represent his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Eurocup 2020 Jesse Lingard playing for England?

The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, also known as the 2020 UEFA European Championship, UEFA Euro 2020, or simply Euro 2020, is the 16th edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, the quadrennial European men’s football championship organized by the Union of European Football Associations.

Jesse Lingard is playing for his country England. The Euro cup matches will take place in different countries which are listed below:

• The Netherlands – The 1988 European champions will play their games at Amsterdam’s iconic Johan Cruijff Arena.
• Azerbaijan – The former Soviet Republic will host the group stage games on the grounds of the Baku Olympic Stadium, which is located near the Boyukshor Lake’s shoreline.
• Romania – This year’s Euro games will be held at the National Arena Bucharest in Romania’s capital, Bucharest.
• Hungary – The group F matches will be held at the state-of-the-art Puskás Arena in Budapest, which was recently completed.
• Denmark – At Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium, the 1992 UEFA Champions League winners will strive to advance from the group stage to the next round of the competition.
• Scotland – The matches in Group D will be held at the renowned Hampden Park, which is the home of the Scotland national team.
• Germany – The German national team’s group games will be held in the Football Arena, home of Bayern Munich, the multiple Bundesliga champion and pride of Bavaria.
• Russia – Following the successful organization of the 2018 World Cup games at the Saint Petersburg Stadium, the EURO 2021 will be no different.
• Spain – The newest addition to this list is Estadio La Cartuja, which is home to both La Liga clubs Betis and Seville.
• Italy – The championship will kick off in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, the second largest and oldest stadium on the list (constructed in 1927).
• England – This will be the first time Wembley Stadium has hosted a major international football tournament since its refurbishment following EURO 1996. The semifinal and final games will be held at Wembley Stadium.

Who are the parents of Jesse Lingard?

Jesse Lingard was born on December 15, 1992, in Warrington, England. His birth name is Jesse Ellis Lingard and he is currently 26 years old. His (father’s and mother’s name is unknown). He belongs to an average English family. 

He has a sibling namely, Louie Scott. Jesse holds English- British citizenship, but his ethnicity is unknown. His birth sign is Sagittarius.

Education: School/ College University

Talking about Jesse’s education history, he attended the ‘William Beaumont Community High School’. Then, he attended Ashton in Mersey School.

Jesse Lingard’s Career in Manchester United 

Jesse Lingard joined Manchester United’s youth academy at the age of seven and progressed through the age groups. Likely, he was part of the Manchester United team that won the 2010–11 FA Youth Cup, before signing a professional contract in the summer of 2011.

2011–12 season

Jesse Lingard was also first included in a senior matchday squad on 30 November 2011, in the League Cup quarter-finals against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford, remaining unused as Sir Alex Ferguson’s team lost 2–1 after extra time. Additionally, he had his only other call-up of the season on 4 January 2012, again unused in a 3–0 away Premier League loss to Newcastle United.

2013–14 season

Jesse Lingard was selected in the 19-man squad for Manchester United’s 2013 pre-season tour. Basically, Lingard was unavailable for Birmingham’s League Cup third-round tie because Manchester United did not want him cup-tied, then in his third league match, he made up for missing a penalty, awarded when he has fouled apparently outside the area, with an 89th-minute header to complete a 4–0 defeat of Millwall. 

Similarly, on 27 February 2014, Lingard joined another Championship club, Brighton & Hove Albion, on a 93-day loan. Whereas, he scored his first goal for the club on 8 April, in a 4–1 win against former club Leicester City, who had sealed promotion to the Premier League days earlier. Whereas, while with Albion, Lingard played 17 times, including in the Championship play-offs, and scored 4 goals. 

2014–15 season

Jesse Lingard came off the bench to score the third goal in United’s 3–1 International Champions Cup Final win over Liverpool.  Swansea won 2–1 in Louis van Gaal’s first competitive match as United manager. He made his first start on 14 February, against Reading in the FA Cup.

2015–16 season

Likely, he scored against Newcastle United in a 3–3 draw at St James’ Park, with a finish that went between the legs of the goalkeeper after a reverse assist from Wayne Rooney. Eventually, he added his third goal of the season on 2 February against Stoke City in a 3–0 victory with a closer range diving header from a cross by Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.

On 7 February 2016, Lingard scored his fourth goal of the season in a 1–1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, breaking the deadlock with a spin and shot inside the penalty area. On 21 May 2016, Lingard scored the winning goal for Manchester United in the 2016 FA Cup Final against Crystal Palace, having come on as a second-half substitute for another goalscorer Juan Mata.

International career

Likewise, Jesse Lingard played three times for England at the under-17 level in the 2008 Nordic Tournament.

Similarly, he received his first call-up for the under-21 team for the friendly match against Scotland under-21s on 13 August 2013 and made his debut as a second-half substitute for Nathan Redmond as England won 6–0.

Basically, Lingard received his first call-up to the full England squad, for a friendly against France on 16 November 2015. He did not appear in the match. Lingard received his next call-up for World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia in October 2016.

Moreover, he made his debut against Malta, starting on the left wing as England won 2–0. Lingard scored his first goal on 23 March 2018, in a 1–0 win over the Netherlands in a friendly. Jesse playing for England against Colombia in the World Cup last 16

In May 2018, Lingard was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Lingard scored the equalizer in a 2–1 win over Croatia which put England top of their group and qualified them for the UEFA Nations League semi-finals to be held in June 2019.

Jesse Lingard: Net Worth, Income, Salary

Jesse Lingard has an estimated net worth of around $8 million and he has earned that sum of money from his professional career.

How tall is Jesse Lingard?

Jesse has a height of 5 feet 9 inches and he weighs is 62Kg. Additionally, his chest, waist, biceps sizes are 37-30-14 inches respectively. Jesse’s hair color is dark brown and his eyes color is dark brown.

Social Media Handle

He is active on social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, he has around 3.6M followers on his Facebook. Around  1.9M followers on his Twitter, he has around 6.6M followers on his Instagram and 316k subscribers on the Youtube channel.

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