John Terry facts for kids

John Terry
Personal information
Full name	John George Terry
Date of birth	7 December 1980 (age 39)
Place of birth	Barking, London, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Chelsea
Number	26
Youth career
1995-1998	Chelsea
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.; † Appearances (Goals).;

John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is a former English professional football player. Terry played as a defender and captained Chelsea in the English Premier League and the England national team.

Terry is known as one of the best defenders in the world. He was voted best defender in the UEFA Champions League in 2005. He was also the only English player to be named in the group of best players for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He wears the number 26 shirt for Chelsea and the number 6 shirt for England. Terry missed the penalty which could have won the Champions League 2008. He slipped when he was taking the penalty, giving Manchester United the title.

Career

Terry was a Chelsea Youth player. Before he became a defender he was a midfielder in 1992. To help Terry get some first team experience he was loaned out to Nottingham Forest in 2000 until 2002, when he came back to Chelsea.

Personal life

Terry is married to his childhood sweetheart Toni Poole, who supported him financially when he was a Chelsea F.C trainee. They married on 15 June 2007, in Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. They have twins, Georgie and Summer, born in 2006.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
1998/99	Chelsea	Premier League	2	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
1999/00	Chelsea	Premier League	4	0	4	1	1	0	-		9	1
1999/00	Nottingham Forest	First Division	6	0	-		-		-		6	0
2000/01	Chelsea	Premier League	22	1	3	0	1	0	-		26	1
2001/02			33	1	5	2	5	0	4	1	47	4
2002/03			20	3	5	2	3	0	1	1	29	6
2003/04			33	2	3	1	2	0	13	0	51	3
2004/05			36	3	1	1	5	0	11	4	53	8
2005/06			36	4	4	2	1	1	8	0	49	7
2006/07			28	1	4	0	2	0	10	0	46	1
2007/08			23	1	2	0	2	0	10	0	37	1
2008/09			34	1	2	0	1	0	11	2	48	3
2009/10
Country	England		277	17	36	9	24	1	69	8	406	35
Total			277	17	36	9	24	1	69	8	406	35

International career statistics

England national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	6	0
2004	9	0
2005	6	0
2006	14	2
2007	7	1
2008	6	2
2009	10	1
2010
Total	58	6

Images for kids

Terry (right of trophy) celebrates winning the 2004–05 Premier League with Chelsea
Terry celebrating after Chelsea won the 2005–06 Premier League
Terry playing for Chelsea in 2006
Terry playing for Chelsea in 2008
Terry (right) celebrates winning the double with Chelsea in 2010
Terry celebrating Chelsea's 2011–12 UEFA Champions League triumph
Terry (right) playing for Chelsea in 2014
Terry (right) with the 2014–15 Premier League trophy
Aston Villa
Terry playing for England in 2010
Terry (right) playing for England at UEFA Euro 2012
Terry (centre) with children mascots in 2009
Wayne Bridge refuses to shake Terry's hand at the start of Manchester City's game against Chelsea on 27 February 2010.
Terry lining up for England in 2012
Terry after winning the 2016–17 Premier League with Chelsea