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number for the match), and the incorrect No. 12 on the back .
In May 2006 Crouch was included in the 23-man England squad for the 2006
FIFA World Cup, and was expected to be a significant figure in the team due
to Wayne Rooney's foot injury. On 30 May he played in a pre-World Cup friendly
against Hungary, scoring the third goal in England's 3–1 win. He followed his
goal with an unusual robotic dancing-style goal celebration. On 3 June he again
played for England in a pre-World Cup friendly against Jamaica, scoring a hattrick. Between his second and third goals he took a penalty kick hoping to gain
a hat-trick, but he put the ball over the bar. England went on to win 6–0,
Crouch securing his hat-trick in the 89th minute with a fine finish – his fifth
goal in three England games.
Personal information
Peter James Crouch[1]
Full name
30 January 1981 (age 33)
Date of birth
Macclesfield, England
Place of birth
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[2]
Height
Playing position Forward
Club information
Stoke City
Current club
25
Number
Youth career
1995–1998
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps†
1998–2000
Tottenham Hotspur
0
2000
→ Dulwich Hamlet (loan)
6
2000
→ IFK Hässleholm (loan)
8
2000–2001
Queens Park Rangers
42
2001–2002
Portsmouth
37
2002–2004
Aston Villa
37
2003
→ Norwich City (loan)
15
2004–2005
Southampton
27
2005–2008
Liverpool
85
2008–2009
Portsmouth
38
2009–2011
Tottenham Hotspur
73
2011–
Stoke City
100
National team
2002–2003
England U21
6
2006
England B
1
2005–2010
England
42
(Gls)†
(0)
(1)
(3)
(10)
(18)
(6)
(4)
(12)
(22)
(11)
(12)
(25)
(1)
(0)
(22)