Darius Vassell
Darius Vassell
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Full name |
Darius Martin Clarke Vassell[1] |
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Date of birth |
(1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 43)[1] |
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Place of birth |
Birmingham, England |
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Height |
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] |
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Position(s) |
Striker, winger |
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|
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Romulus |
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1996–1998 |
Aston Villa |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1998–2005 |
Aston Villa |
162 |
(35) |
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2005–2009 |
Manchester City |
103 |
(17) |
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2009–2010 |
Ankaragücü |
22 |
(4) |
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2010–2012 |
Leicester City |
44 |
(6) |
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Total |
|
331 |
(62) |
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|
1998–1999 |
England U18 |
5 |
(0) |
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1999–2001 |
England U21 |
11 |
(1) |
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2002–2004 |
England |
22 |
(6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Darius Martin Clarke Vassell (born 13 June 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Ankaragücü and Leicester City.
Career statistics
Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season
|
Club
|
Division
|
League
|
National cup[a]
|
League cup[b]
|
Europe
|
Total
|
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals
|
Aston Villa
|
1997–98[3]
|
Premier League
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
1998–99[4]
|
Premier League
|
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3[c] |
2 |
11 |
2
|
1999–2000[5]
|
Premier League
|
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
— |
17 |
0
|
2000–01[6]
|
Premier League
|
23 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3[d] |
0 |
30 |
5
|
2001–02[7]
|
Premier League
|
36 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6[e] |
2 |
44 |
14
|
2002–03[8]
|
Premier League
|
33 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2[d] |
0 |
39 |
11
|
2003–04[9]
|
Premier League
|
32 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
— |
39 |
10
|
2004–05[10]
|
Premier League
|
21 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
— |
22 |
3
|
Total
|
162 |
35 |
8 |
1 |
18 |
5 |
14 |
4 |
202 |
45
|
Manchester City
|
2005–06[11]
|
Premier League
|
36 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
— |
41 |
10
|
2006–07[12]
|
Premier League
|
32 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
— |
36 |
5
|
2007–08[13]
|
Premier League
|
27 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
— |
32 |
6
|
2008–09[14]
|
Premier League
|
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6[c] |
1 |
15 |
1
|
Total
|
103 |
17 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
124 |
22
|
Ankaragücü
|
2009–10[15]
|
Süper Lig
|
22 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
— |
— |
25 |
4
|
Leicester City
|
2010–11[16]
|
Championship
|
31 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
— |
32 |
4
|
2011–12[17]
|
Championship
|
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
— |
13 |
2
|
Total
|
44 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
— |
45 |
6
|
Career total
|
331 |
62 |
24 |
4 |
21 |
6 |
20 |
5 |
396 |
77
|
International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[18]
National team |
Year |
Apps |
Goals
|
England
|
2002 |
9 |
3
|
2003 |
6 |
1
|
2004 |
7 |
2
|
Total |
22 |
6
|
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vassell goal.
List of international goals scored by Darius Vassell[18]
No.
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Cap
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Competition
|
1
|
13 February 2002 |
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
1 |
Netherlands |
1–1 |
1–1 |
Friendly
|
2
|
17 April 2002 |
Anfield, Liverpool, England |
3 |
Paraguay |
3–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly
|
3
|
26 May 2002 |
Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe, Japan |
5 |
Cameroon |
1–1 |
2–2 |
Friendly
|
4
|
2 April 2003 |
Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England |
11 |
Turkey |
1–0 |
2–0 |
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
|
5
|
5 June 2004 |
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England |
18 |
Iceland |
4–1 |
6–1 |
Friendly
|
6
|
6–1
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Honours
- Aston Villa[19]
- FA Cup: 2000 (runner-up)
- Intertoto Cup: 2001
References