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Lewis Ambrose·24 March 2022
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Lewis Ambrose·24 March 2022
Ex-England striker Jermain Defoe has announced his retirement as a footballer after 22 years.
Defoe made 57 appearances for England, scoring 20 goals. He is ninth on the all-time Premier League top scorers list, netting 162 top flight goals in England, with the majority of those coming across two stints at Tottenham Hotspur.
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Defoe started his professional career at West Ham before playing for Bournemouth, Spurs, Portsmouth, Toronto FC, Sunderland and Rangers.
He rejoined Sunderland in January on a deal until the end of the season.
Across all competitions, Defoe scored 305 goals in 763 appearances at club level.