Jermaine Pennant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jermaine Pennant

British footballer

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1983

Place of Birth: The Meadows, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player, autobiographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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About Jermaine Pennant

  • Jermaine Lloyd Pennant (born 15 January 1983) is an English footballer who last played as a winger for Billericay Town.
  • Pennant has made over 300 appearances for 15 clubs, and has scored 24 goals to date. Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a teenager.
  • He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999.
  • He struggled to make much of an impact at the North London club and spent time on loan at Watford, Leeds United and Birmingham City before joining the latter permanently.
  • While an Arsenal player, he won 24 caps for the England under-21 team.
  • He gained notoriety in 2005, when he had to play a match while on probation – he played while wearing an electronic tag following a drink-driving conviction.
  • Following Birmingham's relegation in 2006, Pennant signed for Liverpool for a fee of £6.7 million.
  • He won the 2006 FA Community Shield and also played a vital role in the club's run to the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final, where Liverpool lost 2–1 to Milan. However, off-field problems continued to affect Pennant and consequently led to him being left out of the side.
  • He joined Portsmouth on loan before leaving to join Spanish side Real Zaragoza in 2009.
  • His time in Spain was overshadowed by disciplinary problems.
  • He returned to the Premier League for the 2010–11 season signing on loan at Midlands club Stoke City.
  • Following a successful loan spell, he signed a permanent contract at Stoke in December 2010.
  • He played in the 2011 FA Cup Final, Stoke losing 1–0 to Manchester City, and also played in the UEFA Europa League the following season.
  • Pennant fell out of favour with Tony Pulis in 2012–13 and spent time out on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
  • With his Stoke career looking to be coming to an end, new manager Mark Hughes gave Pennant a new contract.
  • However, after failing to make an impact, he left Stoke in January 2014.
  • He then spent time playing in India with Pune City before returning to England to sign a short-term contract with Wigan Athletic.
  • In January 2016, he signed a one-year deal with Singapore S.League club Tampines Rovers.

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