Jermaine Jenas

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      Jermaine Jenas
      Jermaine Jenas Brighton v Spurs Amex Opening 30711.jpg
      Jenas with Tottenham in 2011
      Personal information
      Full name Jermaine Anthony Jenas
      Date of birth (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 (age 30)
      Place of birth Nottingham, England
      Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[1]
      Playing position Midfielder
      Club information
      Current club Queens Park Rangers
      Number 16
      Youth career
      1999–2000 Nottingham Forest
      Senior career*
      Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
      2000–2002 Nottingham Forest 29 (4)
      2002–2005 Newcastle United 110 (9)
      2005–2013 Tottenham Hotspur 155 (21)
      2011 → Aston Villa (loan) 3 (0)
      2012–2013 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 6 (1)
      2013– Queens Park Rangers 12 (2)
      National team‡
      1999 England U16 3 (0)
      2000 England U17 1 (0)
      2001 England U18 2 (0)
      2001–2002 England U19 5 (0)
      2002–2003 England U21 9 (0)
      2006 England B 2 (1)
      2003– England 21 (1)
      * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:27, 22 May 2013 (UTC).

      † Appearances (Goals).

      ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2012

      Jermaine Anthony Jenas (/ˈdʒiːnəs/ JEE-nəs;[2] born 18 February 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. He is of mixed African-Caribbean and English descent.[3]

      Club career

      Nottingham Forest

      Born in Nottingham, Jenas began his career at Nottingham Forest where he immediately impressed during the 2001–02 season. After a single season at the City Ground, which produced four goals in 33 games, Jenas was sold to Newcastle United for £5 million in February 2002.[4]

      Newcastle United

      Despite an impressive first full season with Newcastle United, in which he won the 2002–03 PFA Young Player of the Year award,[5] Jenas failed to repeat his initial form with the club and his two subsequent seasons were disappointing considering his early promise. Known for his strong "box-to-box" play and ability to score from midfield, Jenas' last two years with Newcastle were marked by a series of inexplicably bland displays, both goals and energy started to dry up, leading to Jenas starting fewer games. Despite temporarily regaining his form and gaining the vice-captaincy under new manager Graeme Souness early in the 2004–05 season, Jenas' form dipped again with only two goals in 48 appearances. He scored a total of 12 goals in 152 appearances for Newcastle United.

      Tottenham Hotspur

      Rumours of his unhappiness were confirmed early in the 2005–06 season by manager Graeme Souness, when he revealed Jenas was not enjoying life at Newcastle, and the player reportedly compared life at the club to living 'in a goldfish bowl'. He was sold to Tottenham Hotspur on transfer deadline day of 31 August for an initial fee of £7 million,.[6] Throughout the season, Jenas netted seven goals from midfield as Tottenham qualified for the UEFA Cup. He marked his return from a 13-match absence through injury by scoring the second goal in Tottenham's 3–1 FA Cup fourth round win over Southend United.

      He signed a new five-year deal with Tottenham on 29 August 2007, keeping him at the club until 2012.[7] Under Juande Ramos, Jenas' form improved greatly and he initially produced occasional impressive performances, partly due to the new regime but also from some personal words of encouragement from the Spaniard.[8] Jenas played in 1–1 draw and the 5–1 victory over rivals Arsenal in both legs of the semi-finals of the League Cup, scoring the opening goals in both matches. Jenas set up Jonathan Woodgate for the winning goal in the 2–1 League Cup final victory over Chelsea on 24 February 2008.

      At the end of July 2008, Jenas added a one-year extension to his five-year contract keeping him at Tottenham until 2013. A few days later Jenas was named as Spurs' new vice-captain following the departures of Robbie Keane and Paul Robinson. On Boxing Day against Fulham, Jenas made his 100th league appearance for Tottenham.[9] He scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over West Bromwich Albion.

      Aston Villa (loan)

      On 31 August 2011, Jenas joined Aston Villa on a season loan deal from Tottenham Hotspur.[10] Jenas wore the number 8 shirt at Villa, the same number he had while at Spurs.[11] Jenas eventually made his debut for Aston Villa on 5 November 2011, after a series of niggling injuries, coming on as a second half substitute against Norwich City. Jenas then came on for his second appearance for Aston Villa, on 27 November 2011 against Swansea City, as a 69th minute substitute for Emile Heskey.[12] On 3 December 2011, Jenas started his first game for Villa against Manchester United. Whilst playing, he tripped on the Villa Park pitch and suffered a ruptured achilles injury in a game that saw him, Shay Given and Javier Hernandez all leave on stretchers. The injury kept him out for six months.[13]

      Return to Tottenham

      He returned to Tottenham following his surgery, being given the number 21 for forthcoming 2012-13 season. He finally made an appearance for Tottenham coming on as a substitute in a 1-1 draw against West Brom on 25 August 2012.

      Return to Nottingham Forest

      On 28 September 2012 Jenas signed a six month loan deal with Forest.[14] He scored his first goal of his loan spell away at Barnsley in a 4-1 win. On 1 November 2012, Forest announced that Jenas' loan had been extended until January.[15]

      Queens Park Rangers

      On the final day of the January 2013 transfer window Queens Park Rangers signed Jenas on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee from Tottenham.[16] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 home victory over Sunderland on 9 March.[17] He scored again in the following game on 16 March, in a 3–2 defeat against Aston Villa.[18]

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      International career

      Jenas has played internationally for England from the Under-15 level right up to the senior team, where he made his debut against Australia on 12 February 2003. Despite struggling with injury towards the end of the 2005–06 season, he recovered sufficiently to be named in the 2006 World Cup squad. His improvement at Spurs earned him a call-up to the England squad for Fabio Capello's first game in charge, a friendly against Switzerland at Wembley. Jenas scored the opening goal as England won 2-1.

      International goals

      # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
      1 6 February 2008 Wembley, London, England  Switzerland 1–0 2–1 Friendly match
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      Honours

      Tottenham Hotspur
      Individual
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      Career statistics

      Club

      As of 23 May 2013[19][20]
      Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
      Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
      Nottingham Forest 2000–01 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      2001–02 28 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 31 4
      Total 29 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 33 4
      Newcastle United 2001–02 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
      2002–03 32 6 1 1 0 0 8 0 41 7
      2003–04 31 2 2 0 1 0 12 1 46 3
      2004–05 31 1 4 0 2 1 11 0 48 2
      2005–06 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
      Total 110 9 7 1 3 1 32 1 152 12
      Tottenham Hotspur 2005–06 30 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 32 7
      2006–07 25 6 2 1 1 0 6 1 34 8
      2007–08 29 4 3 0 6 2 7 0 45 6
      2008–09 32 4 0 0 3 0 4 0 39 4
      2009–10 19 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 23 1
      2010–11 19 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 28 0
      2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aston Villa
      (loan)      		 2011–12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Tottenham Hotspur 2012–13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Total 155 21 9 2 13 2 25 1 202 26
      Nottingham Forest
      (loan)      		 2012–13 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
      Queens Park Rangers 2012–13 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
      Total 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
      Career total 310 36 18 3 18 3 57 2 403 44
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      Personal life

      Jenas attended The Becket School, in West Bridgford, Nottingham for his education. His father was born with the surname Genas but had it changed by deed-poll as he wanted the initials "D.J.".[21] Jermaine is nicknamed "J.J.". He dated Sabrina Keogh, who accompanied him to the World Cup in Germany in 2006, for over six years. In November 2007, Sabrina gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Sancha Natasha.

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      References

      1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 6 April 2011. 
      2. ^ "Future's brighter for 'Gee-nas'". Northern Echo. Newsquest Media Group. 2003-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-02. )
      3. ^ "Jermaine Jenas to help students in rough districts of Nottingham". DNA. 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
      4. ^ "Magpies swoop for Jenas". BBC Sport. 1 February 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2007. 
      5. ^ "Henry honoured by peers". BBC Sport. 2003-04-27. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 
      6. ^ "Jenas completes £7m Spurs switch". BBC Sport. 2005-08-31. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 
      7. ^ "Jenas to stay at Spurs until 2012". BBC Sport. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2008-01-23. 
      8. ^ "Ramos eyeing first Spurs trophy". Football365. 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-04. 
      9. ^ Nabil Hassan (26 December 2008). "Tottenham 0–0 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-12-27. 
      10. ^ "Aston Villa set to sign Alan Hutton and Jermaine Jenas from Tottenham". BBC Sport. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
      11. ^ "New signings Hutton and Jenas handed squad numbers". Aston Villa Football Club. avfc.co.uk. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2013. 
      12. ^ "Swansea 0-0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
      13. ^ "Aston Villa's Jermaine Jenas out for six months after surgery". BBC Sport. 8 December 2011. 
      14. ^ "Jermaine Jenas: Nottingham Forest re-sign Spurs midfielder". BBC Sport. 2012-09-28. 
      15. ^ "Jermaine Jenas: Nottingham Forest extend Spurs man's loan". BBC Sport. 2012-11-01. 
      16. ^ "Jermaine Jenas completes move from Tottenham to QPR". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
      17. ^ "QPR 3-1 Sunderland" BBC Sport. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
      18. ^ "Aston Villa 3-2 QPR" BBC Sport. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
      19. ^ Jermaine Jenas career stats at Soccerbase
      20. ^ "Jermaine Jenas Bio, Stats, News". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 3 January 2013. 
      21. ^ "Future's brighter for 'Gee-nas'". Northern Echo. Newsquest Media Group. 3 April 2003. Retrieved 3 January 2013. )
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      External links
      England squad – 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
      England
      England squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
      England
      Queens Park Rangers F.C. – current squad
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      Last modified on 12 June 2013, at 06:04