England Football Team Squad of 23 for 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals South Africa
Includes full England career details, World Cup squad numbers and Premier League statistics from season 2009-10.
England’s 2010 World Cup Squad of 23
| No | Player | Club | Position | Date of Birth | England Career | Premier League 2009-10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||||||
| 1 | David James | Portsmouth |  | Goalkeeper | 1-Aug-70 | 53 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Robert Green | West Ham United |  | Goalkeeper | 18-Jan-80 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Joe Hart | Manchester City |  | Goalkeeper | 19-Apr-87 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Glen Johnson | Liverpool |  | Defender | 23-Aug-84 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Ashley Cole | Chelsea |  | Defender | 20-Dec-80 | 82 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 4 |
| x | Rio Ferdinand* | Manchester United |  | Defender | 7-Nov-78 | 78 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Michael Dawson* | Tottenham Hotspur |  | Defender | 18-Nov-83 | 2 "B" | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | John Terry | Chelsea | | Defender | 7-Dec-80 | 64 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Stephen Warnock | Aston Villa |  | Defender | 12-Dec-81 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Matthew Upson | West Ham United | | Defender | 18-Apr-79 | 21 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Jamie Carragher | Liverpool | | Defender | 28-Jan-78 | 37 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ledley King | Tottenham Hotspur | | Defender | 12-Oct-80 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Steven Gerrard (Capt) | Liverpool | | Midfielder | 30-May-80 | 84 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 7 |
| 7 | Aaron Lennon | Tottenham Hotspur | | Midfielder | 16-Apr-87 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Frank Lampard | Chelsea | | Midfielder | 20-Jun-78 | 82 | 20 | 36 | 22 | 17 |
| 11 | Joe Cole | Chelsea | | Midfielder | 8-Nov-81 | 56 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Gareth Barry | Manchester City | | Midfielder | 23-Feb-81 | 39 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | James Milner | Aston Villa | | Midfielder | 4-Jan-86 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 12 |
| 17 | Shaun Wright-Phillips | Manchester City | | Midfielder | 25-Oct-81 | 34 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | Michael Carrick | Manchester United | | Midfielder | 28-Jul-81 | 22 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Peter Crouch | Tottenham Hotspur | | Forward | 30-Jan-81 | 40 | 21 | 38 | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | | Forward | 24-Oct-85 | 64 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 5 |
| 19 | Jermain Defoe | Tottenham Hotspur | | Forward | 7-Oct-82 | 42 | 12 | 35 | 18 | 5 |
| 21 | Emile Heskey | Aston Villa | | Forward | 11-Jan-78 | 62 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 2 |
| Statistics correct to 27th June 2010 (Germany 4-1 England) *Michael Dawson replaced the injured Rio Ferdinand | ||||||||||
About the author: Ben Jardine
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