John Terry

English association football player

John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English former football player and manager. Terry played as a defender. He was the captain for Chelsea in the English Premier League and Aston Villa in the EFL Championship. He was also a member of the England national team. He was a manager of Aston Villa from 2018 until 2021.

John Terry
Terry in 2022
Personal information
Full name John George Terry
Date of birth (1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Barking, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1991–1995 West Ham United
1995–1998 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2017 Chelsea 492 (41)
2000Nottingham Forest (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2018 Aston Villa 32 (1)
Total 530 (42)
National team
2000–2002 England U21 9 (1)
2003–2012 England 78 (6)
Teams managed
2018–2021 Aston Villa (assistant)
2023 Leicester City (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Terry is known as one of the best defenders in the world. He was voted best defender in the UEFA Champions League in 2005. He was also the only English player to be named in the group of best players for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He wears the number 26 shirt for Chelsea and the number 6 shirt for England. Terry missed the penalty which could have won the Champions League 2008. He slipped when he was taking the penalty, giving Manchester United the title.

Career change

Terry was a Chelsea Youth player. Before he became a defender he was a midfielder in 1992. To help Terry get some first team experience he was loaned out to Nottingham Forest in 2000 until 2002, when he came back to Chelsea.

Personal life change

Terry is married to his childhood sweetheart Toni Poole. She who supported him financially when he was a Chelsea F.C trainee. They married on 15 June 2007, in Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. They have twins, Georgie and Summer, born in 2006.[2]

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 1998–99[3] Premier League 2 0 3 0 1 0 1[a] 0 7 0
1999–2000[4] Premier League 4 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 9 1
2000–01[5] Premier League 22 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
2001–02[6] Premier League 33 1 5 2 5 0 4[b] 1 47 4
2002–03[7] Premier League 20 3 5 2 3 0 1[b] 1 29 6
2003–04[8] Premier League 33 2 3 1 2 0 13[c] 0 51 3
2004–05[9] Premier League 36 3 1 1 5 0 11[c] 4 53 8
2005–06[10] Premier League 36 4 4 2 1 1 8[c] 0 1[d] 0 50 7
2006–07[11] Premier League 28 1 4 0 2 0 10[c] 0 1[d] 0 45 1
2007–08[12] Premier League 23 1 2 0 2 0 10[c] 0 0 0 37 1
2008–09[13] Premier League 35 1 4 0 1 0 11[c] 2 51 3
2009–10[14] Premier League 37 2 5 1 1 0 8[c] 0 1[d] 0 52 3
2010–11[15] Premier League 33 3 3 0 1 0 8[c] 1 1[d] 0 46 4
2011–12[16] Premier League 31 6 4 0 1 0 8[c] 1 44 7
2012–13[17] Premier League 14 4 3 1 1 0 8[e] 1 1[d] 0 27 6
2013–14[18] Premier League 34 2 0 0 1 0 12[f] 0 47 2
2014–15[19] Premier League 38 5 0 0 4 1 7[c] 2 49 8
2015–16[20] Premier League 24 1 2 0 2 0 4[c] 0 1[d] 0 33 1
2016–17[21] Premier League 9 1 3 0 2 0 14 1
Total 492 41 58 11 37 2 124 13 6 0 717 67
Nottingham Forest (loan) 1999–2000[4] First Division 6 0 6 0
Aston Villa 2017–18[22] Championship 32 1 1 0 0 0 3[g] 0 36 1
Career total 530 42 59 11 37 2 124 13 9 0 759 68
  1. Appearance in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  6. One appearance UEFA Super Cup, eleven in UEFA Champions League
  7. Appearances in Championship play-offs

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[23]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2003 6 0
2004 9 0
2005 6 0
2006 14 2
2007 7 1
2008 6 2
2009 10 1
2010 7 0
2011 7 0
2012 6 0
Total 78 6
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Terry goal[23]
List of international goals scored by John Terry
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 30 May 2006 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 23   Hungary 2–0 3–1 Friendly [24]
2 16 August 2006 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 30   Greece 1–0 4–0 Friendly [25]
3 1 June 2007 Wembley Stadium, London, England 38   Brazil 1–0 1–1 Friendly [26]
4 28 May 2008 Wembley Stadium, London, England 44   United States 1–0 2–0 Friendly [27]
5 19 November 2008 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 48   Germany 2–1 2–1 Friendly [28]
6 1 April 2009 Wembley Stadium, London, England 51   Ukraine 2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]

Honours change

 
Terry after winning the 2016–17 Premier League with Chelsea

Chelsea

Individual

References change

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