Peter Crouch

English association football player (born 1981)

Peter James Crouch (born 30 January 1981) is a former English football player. He was born in Macclesfield and was raised in Singapore and Ealing, west London. At 6 feet, 7 inches (201 cm), he is one of the tallest people to ever play in the Premier League. Crouch played for Liverpool and England. He was the first player to score 10 goals for England in a single year. He is known for his famous robotic dance celebration, which he first performed after his goal against Hungary in May 2006.

Peter Crouch
Crouch playing for Stoke City in 2014
Personal information
Full namePeter James Crouch[1]
Date of birth (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birthMacclesfield, England
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[1]
Position(s)Striker
Youth career
1991–1993Brentford
1994–1995Queens Park Rangers
1995–1998Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2000Tottenham Hotspur0(0)
2000Dulwich Hamlet (loan)6(1)
2000IFK Hässleholm (loan)8(3)
2000–2001Queens Park Rangers42(10)
2001–2002Portsmouth37(18)
2002–2004Aston Villa37(6)
2003Norwich City (loan)15(4)
2004–2005Southampton27(12)
2005–2008Liverpool85(22)
2008–2009Portsmouth38(11)
2009–2011Tottenham Hotspur73(12)
2011–2019Stoke City225(46)
2019Burnley6(0)
Total599(145)
National team
2002–2003England U216(1)
2006England B1(0)
2005–2010England42(22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was a judge on the fourth series of the United Kingdom's version of The Masked Singer.

Club career statistics change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur1999–2000[2]Premier League0000000000
Dulwich Hamlet (loan)1999–2000Isthmian League Premier Division6161
IFK Hässleholm (loan)2000Swedish Division 28383
Queens Park Rangers2000–01[3]First Division421032204712
Portsmouth2001–02[4]First Division371810113919
Aston Villa2001–02[4]Premier League7272
2002–03[5]Premier League14000004[a]0180
2003–04[6]Premier League1640020184
Total376002040436
Norwich City (loan)2003–04[6]First Division154154
Southampton2004–05[7]Premier League271254103316
Liverpool2005–06[8]Premier League32863108[b]02[c]24913
2006–07[9]Premier League329101114[b]71[d]14918
2007–08[10]Premier League21542308[b]43611
Total85221155130113313442
Portsmouth2008–09[11]Premier League381131106[e]41[d]04916
Tottenham Hotspur2009–10[12]Premier League38861344713
2010–11[13]Premier League344100010[b]74511
2011–12[14]Premier League100010
Total73127134107009324
Stoke City2011–12[14]Premier League321032203[f]24014
2012–13[15]Premier League3473011388
2013–14[16]Premier League34810323810
2014–15[17]Premier League33821313810
2015–16[18]Premier League1102151182
2016–17[19]Premier League27710132910
2017–18[20]Premier League3151021346
2018–19[21]Championship2312110262
Total225461551893226162
Stoke City U232016–17[19]1[g]010
Burnley2018–19[21]Premier League6060
Career total59914545183315532453735205
  1. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in FIFA Club World Championship
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  5. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in EFL Trophy

International career statistics change

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England national team
YearAppsGoals
200540
20061211
200783
200860
200964
2010
Total3618

References change

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  12. "Games played by Peter Crouch in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  13. "Games played by Peter Crouch in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Games played by Peter Crouch in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  15. "Games played by Peter Crouch in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  16. "Games played by Peter Crouch in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  17. "Games played by Peter Crouch in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  18. "Games played by Peter Crouch in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  19. 19.0 19.1 "Games played by Peter Crouch in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  20. "Games played by Peter Crouch in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  21. 21.0 21.1 "Games played by Peter Crouch in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  22. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Peter Crouch". www.national-football-teams.com.