Les Ferdinand

Quick Facts

Full Name	Les Ferdinand
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 8, 1966(1966-12-08)
Age	58
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Les Ferdinand Biography

Les Ferdinand is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on December 8, 1966 in England, United Kingdom. Former star of Newcastle United, Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur. He became the Tottenham Hotspur strikers’ coach in 2008.

When Villas Boas was hired in 2012, he became an assistant to manager Andre Villas Boas at Tottenham.

Leslie Ferdinand MBE (born 8 December 1966) is an English former professional footballer and current coach and who is the director of football at Queens Park Rangers.

Ferdinand made his QPR debut on 20 April 1987, aged 20, as a substitute in the 4–0 league defeat by Coventry City at Highfield Road – the first of two league appearances that season. He played a further league game in 1987–88, and was loaned for three games to Third Division Brentford. In 1988, he was loaned to Turkish side Beşiktaş for a season, and performed well with 14 goals in 24 league games and he also got his first taste of silverware, helping the club to a 3–1 aggregate victory over Fenerbahçe S.K. in the Turkish Cup.

His cousins Rio, Anton Ferdinand and his son Aaron both played in Premier League.

Les Ferdinand Net Worth

Les Ferdinand is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Les Ferdinand 's net worth $12 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started his career in the non-league team. In 1987, he was signed to the Queens Park Rangers, where he remained for more than a decade.

In 2005, the Order of the British Empire was presented to him for his contributions in international league play.

Ferdinand memorably scored for Bolton Wanderers against rivals Manchester United in the last minute, despite playing from a centre back position, which looked to have given the Wanderers the win, but a goal from David Bellion even deeper in injury time gave United a point. This goal, his last in the Premier League, came three months before his 38th birthday.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Les Ferdinand Dating?

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The spell on Tyneside was arguably Ferdinand’s most successful club tenure. He scored 29 goals in his first season with Newcastle, and significantly contributed to the side’s getting within touching distance of the Premiership title in the 1995–96 season. Newcastle led the league by 12 points at one stage, but were overhauled by Manchester United in the final three months of the season.

Facts & Trivia

Les Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Les Ferdinand celebrates birthday on December 8 of every year.

In both of his seasons on Tyneside, Ferdinand collected runners-up medals in the Premier League. In the second season, they contested a four-horse race with Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool before Manchester United won the title. Midway through the 1996–97 season, however, came a change, as manager Kevin Keegan surprisingly departed Newcastle and was replaced by Kenny Dalglish. Despite the Scot being regretful to lose such a talented striker, it quickly became apparent Ferdinand would be dispensed to free up funds for further signings. In an interview with Sky Sports in 2019, Ferdinand admitted that he regretted leaving Newcastle and had hoped at the time to stay on Tyneside for the rest of his career.

Top Facts about Les Ferdinand

1. Les Ferdinand played for 8 English football clubs.
2. He scored 149 goals in the Premier League.
3. Ferdinand earned 17 caps for the England national team.
4. He won the Football League Cup with Tottenham Hotspur in 1999.
5. Ferdinand managed Queens Park Rangers from 2014-2015.
6. He is currently Director of Football at QPR.
7. Ferdinand was appointed MBE in 2005 for services to football.
8. He started his career at non-league Hayes FC.
9. Ferdinand retired from playing professionally in 2006.
10. He has been a pundit on BBC and BT Sport since retiring

Is Les Ferdinand related to Rio?

Ferdinand was born in Acton, Greater London. He is the cousin of football- playing brothers Rio and Anton Ferdinand and Maidenhead United player Kane Ferdinand. His autobiography, Sir Les, was published in 1997. He was made an MBE in the 2005 Birthday Honours.

Why was Les Ferdinand knighted?

Les Ferdinand, affectionately known as Sir Les in a career which took him from non-league Southall to 17 England caps, finally received official recognition for his services to football. “I’m very honoured but it hasn’t really sunk in,” said the former Newcastle, Tottenham and QPR forward.

How old is Les Ferdinand?

55 years (December 8, 1966)

What clubs did Les Ferdinand play for?

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

How much did Rio Ferdinand cost United?

The £30 million fee paid by United again broke the British transfer record. Spending 12 years in Manchester, he won six Premier League titles, three League Cups, 1 European Cup and 1 World Club Cup, again captaining the side on many occasions.