Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy, James Richard Gill
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Jamie Richard Vardy (né Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Cremonese. After being released by Sheffield Wednesday at the age of 16, Vardy began his senior career with Stocksbridge Park Steels. He broke into the first team in 2007 and spent three seasons there before joining Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC Halifax Town in 2010. Scoring 25 goals in his debut season, he won the club's Players' Player of the Year award and then moved to Conference Premier club Fleetwood Town in August 2011 for an undisclosed fee. He scored 31 league goals in his first season at his new team, winning the team's Player of the Year award as they won the division. Vardy signed for Leicester City in the Championship in May 2012 for a non-League record transfer fee of £1 million and helped the team win the Championship in 2014. In the 2015–16 Premier League season, he scored in eleven consecutive Premier League matches, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record, and was voted the Premier League Player of the Season and FWA Footballer of the Year as underdogs Leicester won the title. He won the Premier League Golden Boot for the 2019–20 season, becoming the oldest player to win the award. In 2021, he won the FA Cup and FA Community Shield. After relegation in 2023, he was named captain and led the club to promotion the following year by winning the EFL Championship in 2024, before departing in 2025 following another relegation. He played his final match with Leicester City exactly 13 years after first signing with them in May 2025, scoring a total of 200 goals in 500 appearances for the club. Vardy made his international debut for the England national team in June 2015 and was selected for UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, retiring following the latter tournament.
Career
- 1987Born
- 2007Joined Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C.
- 2010Joined FC Halifax Town
- 2011Joined Fleetwood Town F.C.
- 2012Joined Leicester City F.C.
- 2015Joined England men's national association football team
- 2025Joined US Cremonese
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Sheffield
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom
- •Known as: association football player
- •Sport: association football
- •Spouse: Rebekah Vardy
What happened recently
Jamie Vardy reveals he and Leicester City stars convinced N'Golo Kante to play for France, not Mali
Jamie Vardy undergoes fitness check at EFL club in full kit as striker eyes summer move
Sheffield Wednesday deal for ‘little Jamie Vardy’ surely ends one transfer dream
Jamie and Rebekah Vardy joined by Adele and Brian May as celebs flock to Silverstone for British GP
'To be honest' - Leicester City legend Jamie Vardy makes admission over Sheffield Wednesday return possibility
Jamie Vardy’s podcast hits record new milestone after success of ITV series with wife Rebekah
How Jamie Vardy is quietly helping England’s World Cup rivals Ghana ahead of crunch clash
Jamie Vardy gives brutal verdict on 'crazy' Serie A as ex-Leicester star blasts playing style and training methods
Jamie Vardy reveals what Erling Haaland told him during Leicester defeat at Manchester City
Jamie Vardy makes decision on returning to Leicester City with retirement update given
Jamie Vardy reveals if he’d go back to Leicester City after relegation to League One
Jamie Vardy welcomes fan vote on ultimate Leicester City tribute, and it would involve a Red Bull
Jamie Vardy backed to sign for Premier League club this summer in stunning return aged 39
Jamie Vardy to LEAVE Cremonese after relegation with former England striker, 39, set to return to former club
Jamie Vardy party! Leicester legend targets ‘fairytale’ Premier League return at 39 years of age after suffering Serie A relegation with Cremonese
Jamie Vardy relegated from Serie A as three sent off in two minutes amid VAR farce and stomach bug
Jamie Vardy 'lined up for emotional transfer to former club' as former England star, 39, close to becoming free agent
Jamie Vardy ‘lined up for emotional transfer to former club’ as former England star, 39, close to becoming free agent
Sheffield Wednesday hoping new sporting director can lead 'aggressive' transfer push with Jamie Vardy linked
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