Biography

Measuring 1m98, Peter Crouch is not only good with head but also with his feet. Indeed this striker shows some good techniques which is very rare for player of his height.

Peter Crouch will start his training with Tottenham but will fail to breakthrough there and will turn to Queens Park Rangers. QPR was in the second division at this time and the nineteen years old will score 10 goals in 38 games. Although this may be a remarkable feat for Crouch, Queens Park Rangers will be relegated to the third division.

Seizing the opportunity, Portsmouth will sign the striker for $ 2.2 million. Crouch did not disappoint as he will score 18 goals in 37 games. Transferred to Aston Villa in 2002 for 9.8 million euros, the great striker will discover at last the cream of English football but will not have a lot of playing opportunity. In three seasons with the Villains, he plays very little and will not be effective (6 goals in 42 games).

However it is Southampton that will give him his chance in 2004. After an adaptation period for the striker he will find his scoring boot and will score 17 goals. However this will not be enough as again his side will be relegated. However his performance will attract the attention of Rafael Benitez, Liverpool’s manager, who will sign him.

As usual, the giant striker will take time to adjust. Although he finished the season with only 6 goals scored, but his contribution to the game, his ability to keep the ball and sacrifice for the team are widely recognized. He will be called in the England team for the first time in May 2005 and will also be part of the England team for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

He will subsequently go on and score some vital goals for Liverpool both in the Premier League and also the Champions League. He will also score in the European game against Besiktas which is renowned for being the highest margin by which a team has won in the Champions League.

In July 2008 Crouch will return to Portsmouth and he will score his first goal in his 3^rd appearance in the Premier League. From then on he will score regularly in order to help his team in the Premier League and also the UEFA cup.

On 27 July 2009, Tottenham will announced that they have sign Crouch for a fee estimated at 10 million pounds. He will score his first goal in the Premier League for the London side against Birmingham. His last goal in 2010 will be the one against Manchester City. This ensured that Tottenham finished fourth and plays in the Champions League.

On the International scene he scored his first goal against Uruguay in a friendly. He was included in the team that represented England at the 2006 World Cup and he will score a goal against Trinidad and Tobago. He was also in the team that participated in the 2010 World Cup.